The Functions Of Local Government In Rural Development

(A CASE STUDY OF OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT ABSTRACT In a federal system like Nigeria, local governments are close to the grass root and hence can be effective socially, economically   and politically. Apart from providing and maintaining basic infrastructures, local governments can complement the economic activities of other levels of government. The activities of the National Directorate of Employment, for example, or the back–to–land programmes that are agriculturally based, can have more positive impact at the grassroots level by working with local governments. Chapter  one of this research p…