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ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF BIRNIN GWARI AND GIWA LOCAL GOVERNMENTS KADUNA STATE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (2005-2010)
ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF BIRNIN GWARI AND GIWA LOCAL GOVERNMENTS KADUNA STATE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (2005-2010)
Abstract:
This study “Assessment of the performance of Birnin Gwari and Giwa local governments Kaduna State in Community Development projects (2005-2010)” aimed at appraising the performance of the local government in promoting community development activities.
The problem of the study was the drastic reduction in the funding to community development by the local governments and the problem of corrupt practice to the consolidation of community development effort.
The objectives of the study unraveled the factors responsible for the inadequate funding to the approach and to proffer a substantial solution to the problem.
The study hypothesized that inadequate funding militates significantly against the performance of Birnin Gwari and Giwa local governments in community development was accepted while the improvement in the living condition of people in rural communities
does not significantly depend on the performance of the local government in community development and that non participation of communities in the formulation and implementation of community development project does not affect the performance of the local governments were rejected.
System theory was applied in developing our theoretical frame work.
Average means score applied in testing our hypotheses. The study revealed that the problem of inadequate funding to community development affects the performance of the local government in community development.
The study recommends for adequate and regular funding to the community development, involvement of the communities in projects by allowing then to decide their felt needs and enlighten people on the effect of poor maintenance culture to public projects.
ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF BIRNIN GWARI AND GIWA LOCAL GOVERNMENTS KADUNA STATE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (2005-2010)