Abstract:
Local government being the third tier of government in Nigeria is established to
ensure development in the rural area. The central purpose of local government is to make
findings on governmental presence at the grass roots. There has been series of
conferences by leading scholars of local government to find out the extent to which local
government has been able to provide basic amenities to the rural populace. The
development of rural areas strategies is important in the achievement of any appreciable
growth, of the non
-
industrialized societies, like Nigeria. In view of the above, varying
policies, theories, and techniques to tackle rural poverty were adopted in Nigeria by
various governments.
However,
it
has been assumed that a three tier arrangement
,
federal, state and
local will help remove such factors hampering developmental activities at the grass root
level, and help transform that marginal segment
of
rural areas into our national life by
providing them with social and economic amenities equally enjoyed by urban
dwellers.
Furthermore
, it
will help
bring the government
closer
to the grass roots.
