THE CHALLENGES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA

KYENGE .J.
Department of Public Administration
Fidei Polytechnic Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria
E-mail: johnkyenge@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
This paper captioned the challenges of local government Adminitration in Nigeria explored the meaning of local government and local Administration and examine the historical background of local government administration in Nigeria from pre-colonial to colonial period and independent Nigeria. The paper higlighted local government reforms in Nigeria and evaluated the problems of local government in Nigeria where emphasis was placed on lack of
autonomy which leads to undue interference by state government making local council as appendage of state government, unskilled staff and indiscipline among other things. The paper suggeted ways of putting local government Administration in Nigeria in the right path for efficiency and productivity.