CHAPTER ONE
1.0
GENERAL
INTRODUCTION OR BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In 1976 the Obas was a powerful entity , he appoints
his colonica chief and as a result he
was highly respected
Outside were appointed as the supervisor superintending
over the various department in the local government such as work, Agric, health
and education.
The office of secretary of the local government
becomes a political appointment
in the regard , therefore the
chairman can be among the
executive arms of the local government
because he was the
one that appointed them to power. Since the local government come to existence with arm political power
to perform.
1.1
INTRODUCTION
A myriad of large, medium and small scale
business have untimely collapsed unwillingly as a result of their frivolous
action toward training. This business failed to increase mental state of their workers
which lead to their sudden death. Training power is the power
to configure inefficiency, backwardness ineffectiveness and maladies reaction of
an organization.
Without wasting too much time the researcher decide
to discuss problems faced by teaching service as them important tools.
Baruten local government is one of the sixteen local
government in kwara state with the headquarter
at kosubosu. Although which is knownas Baruten has been in existence for
long in some societies like Yoruba a
otherwise as oyo empire as well as a
bornu empire.
1.2
STATEMENT
OF THE PROBLEM
Financial problem always be an atom in theflesh in theadministration of the individual
local government. No business can there
without aadequate financial
resources although the federal government has been
giving out statutory allocation
to local government has been givingout statutory allocation to local government, but ithas not been enough to
take care of the financial problem facing the local govenemnt.
In the northern part of Nigeria there were
predominately emirate systems with the emirs as the repositories of political
authority. The emir’s administered his territory through his appointed distorts
and village lead. In the west local government area administration was
administered his territory through his appointed distorted and village lead. In the west local government area
administration was
administered under the leadership of oba’s who assisted him in
the administration of the kingdom
Finally, in he eastern part, the traditional
political system are based on small
units. Made up of families lineage and town local administration was carried
out at the family and village level through decision made by the council of
elder s called OHAS, ICHLES and the
Nzena OZOS as case may be.
The advert of conclusion market a new phase in the development of traditional local authorities following the conquest
and subsequent subjugation of the
Nigeria societies by the British , there
arouse a need to involve or advise a way of establishing effective colonial rule in the amalgamated protectorate
of the northern southern Nigeria. Some of
the traditional political institutions such as chieftaincy institution have
adopted to fashioned out the factor the
make each system vital in Nigeria was the death of skilled personal to
administer the east area at country.
Indirect rule began
to apply the passing of naïve authority ordinance number 14 of 1916. The
indirect rule system implied government through traditional local authority
with overall supervision by the colonial power.
This system averted some success in centralized and
semi centralized northern and western Nigeria political societies respectively
and health way three decades.
In the eastern
part , it could not successfully
as a result of republican status
of east by 1950 the system of
local government in England was adopted
and implanted in form of local ordinance
preparatory to the increase religion authority
created by (mapherson ) constitution at 11951. the failure of the
native authority in the eat, the non
inclusion of the educated elite in native administration and increased the number of educated elits led to a
search for new form at local government .
The 1946 constitution (Author
Richard constitution ) made it first memorable mark in 1949 when it adopted a memorandum in 1950 given rise toa new local government where
the elite were selected as councilors through popular election.
It also crated a tree system of local government
know as the continent distinct and local councils 1952 the western region
introduced the local government
system known as the division distinct and local council. In 1954, local government colony was granted the
status of the federal capital territory and
had been known as Lagos city
council.
Furthermore, after the local government reform in the three
regions the fourth continue to
made investigation into the structure
and operation of the naïve
administration of the region .
From the first republic to the date seventies (1975) there was much modification on the local govenemnt.
In
1979, the federal military government reforms the local government system
throughout the country so as to make for uniformity at the grassroots level. The local
government thus because the their tiers of government in country after the date
and federal government.
in 1986,
revise local government system
was introduced and finally on October 1st 1988, the president of the federation general Ibrahim Babangida administration in Nigeria.
1.3
PURPOSE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
i.
To look the functions
and problems of local government
administration summarizing and political
social and economical faced by the local
government and prescribes solution to
the problem
ii.
to x-rayed the
various capital projects
undertaking by Baruten local
government as case study .
1.4
SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
Local
governments are the third tier government
established to cater for the people
grassroots . Infact some of the
objective for crating local
government are as follow.
i.
To bring the government
closer to the people
ii.
To make the
government more responsible to the
public opinion at local level as a means
of measuring more equitable
distribution of national cake.
In attaining such objective there is need of
adequate management and funds to carry out its duties .
This researcher work studies the
functions and problems face by local government.
The study would enlighten the reader whether or not
local government are faced with problem of administration and whether or not their fund are judiciously
used for the purpose of 1/3 creation
objectives.
In Nigeria
today, there are
contactingreports
rumination from different
quarters on the financial position of the local government . the local government and their
subject, these above , confusing situation
this research work will help
to oath
true position of things , and enable interested person to pass objective
comments.
The researcher will also explain other researchers to work on the
contribution of the local government to the development of Nigeria.
1.5
RESEARCH
OF THE STUDY
There are
various methods of research work
different techniques of gathering data and information. During the course of the work, researcher has adopted thehistorical method and
both primary and secondary source of data.
1.6
SCOPE
AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
This research deals with the problem of local
government admistration of Kwara syate in Nigeria . However baruten local
government is selected as a case study among all the sixteen local government
in Kwara state. The research will be interested in the function of baruten
local government are its system administration difficult encountered or carrying
out it duties revenue collection expenditure pattern, achievement of local
government and lastly possible solution to this problems.
1.7 ORGANIZATION OF HE STUDY OR PALN FOTHE
STUDY SYNOPSIS OF EACH CHAPTER
The project is divdeid itno five chapter ,
chapter one introduced the concept of
local government in nigiera form 1882,
when the first native autority ordinacne
was enacted what celebrated political scientists have already contributed on the
issue thereofe a veiw of literature.
Chapter three
explains the research methodology the method by which the redsearhc work is caried out.
Chapter four,
offers the data presentation and
analysis on the problems encounteed by the local govenment to
ensured effective adminiseration within the system
Finally chapter five is the researche´s summaries and suggetion s on
possibles ways to overcome these
problems ae mode some redimmendations.
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS OR OPERATIONAL TERMS
Reforms
This means to improve faults and form a new sytem. These are funds of the locla government consists of all sums to money or funds lawfully in
possession of the local government on
the apointed day which simply
menas the icome of thelocal government for instance taxation , fees fines rent s
Expenditure
This concern with the spending of
money made for the local governemnt on certain
items for the benefits of the peorple in lcoal government .
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Adedeji (1969)The
constitution and the trnasition decree as the affected lcoal government administration kaduna , government print is Akpan (1996) principle and practice of local government in Eastora nigeria long man
Ronald , w )1998Ñ local government in west Africa london, Geoge allen nwin page
76.
Olawale J.B (1978)
New topicon ordinary level government
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