Browsing by Author "Adedoyin John Towoju"

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    Challenges of Local Government Administration on Rural Development in Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria
    (NIU Journal of Social Sciences,, 2023-12-31) Idris Danjuma Mohammed; Adedoyin John Towoju; Hassan Seyid Ishola
    Abstract This study is an examination of the impact and challenges of local government administration on rural development in Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria. The study relied on both primary and secondary data. 218 questionnaires were received and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science software. Basic needs approach was adopted for this study. Findings from the study showed the majority of the respondents agreed that Kaiama Local Government council has not adequately enthroned development in Kaiama as it has not ensured adequate water supply, the provision of basic health facilities,rural road construction and improvement in other social amenities in the local government. Majority of the respondents also agreed that the failure of leadership at local level affects rural development and that community development is not adequate in the Local Government as a result of corruption and diversion qf projects by local government officials amongst others also hinder development in Kaiama The paper concluded that rural development is largely undermined in Kaiama Local Government and recommended that political appointees and workers in Kaiama must imbibe the culture of leadership by example anchored on selfless service to the people with total commitment and sacrifice. Kaiama Local Government should be more people-centred in approach, such that necessary collaboration or partnership with communities in its domain can facilitate the process of rural development. Both government and non-governmental progremmes on development should be implemented and executed in Kaiama. There should be periodic monitoring of Local Government.projects. Political consideration in the allocation of contracts should be discouraged in Kaiama. Keywords: Kaiama, Local Government, Rural, Development.
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    Traditional Institutions as Instrument for Rural Development in Ilorin Emirate of Kwara State, Nigeria
    (NIU Journal of Humanities, 2023-06-30) Idris Danjuma Mohammed; Adedoyin John Towoju; Mubarak Sulaiman Jamiu
    Abstract The study examined the roles of the traditional institutions in the community development with reference to llorin Emirate in Kwara State as well as bringing the effects and impacts of traditional institutions on rural and socio-economic development to the people of Ilorin Emirate because the role of Traditional Institutions in community development ranged from providing good leadership as Custodian and repository of the community, to mobilize physical, human and financial resources for the local development at large. This paper is situated within the qualitative method of social research. The paper, which is theoretical in nature basically extract its arguments from secondary sources of data including journals and other related policies, textbooks and publications. To improve on the reliability and validity of the paper, multiple secondary sources were used to harmonize the risk of error. The paper concludes that, traditional rulers play a very significant role of informally managing conflict and peace-making meetings when matters get out of hand, they also serve as advisory role to the local council. On the basis of these findings, it was recommended among others that traditional rulers should be adequately empowered financially, socially and materially; as this would go a long way to influence their effectiveness in grass root mobilization for rural development. Keywords: Ilorin Emirate, Traditional institutions, Rural Development