ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF POLICY MAKING AND IMPLEMENTATION ON DEVELOPMENT IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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2022-03-01
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Commonwealth Scholars and Fellows Alumni Association
Abstract
Public policy is an attempt by government to address a public issue by instituting laws, making
decisions, or actions pertinent to the problem at hand. The study assessed the role of policy
making and implementation (i.e. as major stages in the policy process) to development in Zaria
Local Government, Kaduna State. The target population of the study comprised key staff with
insight knowledge of policy making and implementation as it affected the development of the
people including Local Government Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Head of planning,
research and statistics Unit, Head of Community Development Unit. The information from
interview section was corroborated by secondary data from relevant documents e.g. the project
implementation manual (2016-2020). The data generated from the interviewees were
thematically analysed. Two propositions were made for the study: Problem identification during
policy making is a bold step to enhancing the wellbeing of the citizens in Zaria Local
Government, Kaduna State; and bureaucratic discretion is prerequisite to effective policy
implementation thereby enhancing the wellbeing of the citizens in Zaria Local Government,
Kaduna State. It was concluded after critical analysis of data that no scientific method of
selecting relevant deficiencies of the current situation (situation analysis) in Zaria Local
Government and that bureaucratic discretion over policy implementation in Zaria Local
government is just camouflage as the administrative category (who are the bureaucrats) of the
respondents asserted they do not have full power over policies’ implementation. The study
recommended among others the need for Zaria Local Government to as a matter of urgency put
problem analysis of any situation a priority before making a policy as that will bring out the
priority problems and aspirations of the people for the executives of Zaria Local Government to
as a matter of fact give discretion to the bureaucracy to implement public policies. They are in
the right place to make proper policy/project implementation
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