Good Governance as a Catalyst to Nation Building through Economic Growth and Development of Local Government Areas in Nigeria

Abstract

The Local Government Administration is a process of manipulating resources at the grassroots level in order to meet up the need of local communities that form such geographical entities for both economic growth and improvement of the quality of life of the rural populace. Generally, Local Government exists in order to provide avenues for effective Local participation, efficient service delivery and effective mobilization of local resources. The paper relied on secondary data, such as journals pamphlets, annual publications and text books, the findings revealed that inherent practices in local government negate growth and development and the paper recommends good leadership practices such as accountability, transparency, effective leadership and rule of law.