The Role Of Local Government In Rural Development In Nigeria

The argument for giving increased attention to the problem of rural areas is pioneer and widely acceptable by scholars. It has become a tremendous and pretentious phenomenon in Mopa-Muro local government, since the government is expected to serve as effective instrument of rural development. CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY           Local government in Nigeria could have been said to have started when politicians assumed leadership role of regional legislators under colonial reforms. That gradually led to regional self-government in the early 1950s. Before this, un…