Local Administration and Rural Development in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State
| dc.contributor.author | Lawal Yusuf Birisan, Mohammed, Idris Danjuma & AbdulRauf, Ambali | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-22T12:00:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-04-22T12:00:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-11 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The creation of local government anywhere in the world stems from the need to facilitate development at the grassroots (mostly rural areas). However, Representation by the local leaders in Baruten Local Government, Kwara State is so poor that a representative strives to make him/herself happy at the detriment of the populace. In the same vein, non-involvement (participation) of the Local people in decision making has been reported to be one of the hindering factors to rural development in Baruten Local Government, Kwara State. It is against these stated problems that the study is out to assess the effects grassroots’ democracy in rural development in Baruten Local Government, Kwara State. The study adopted questionnaire, and interviews to generate primary data necessary for the study. Secondary data was derived from relevant documents to complement the primary data. Quantitative data collected through questionnaire was analyzed both descriptively and inferentially. The inferential statistical tool for the study is multiple regression technique of analysis with the help of (SPSS) version 25.0. On the other hand, the responses of face-to-face interview were thematically analyzed. From the data collected and analyzed, the study found that representativeness of local leaders with 0.606 coefficient has significantly affected rural development in Baruten Local Government; in the same vein, the study found that grassroots’ participation with 0.149 coefficient has significantly affected rural development in Baruten Local Government. However, the significance of this can be judged from the P value represented as “sig”. The study therefore, recommended among others that all efforts must be directed at ensuring that elections continue to be conducted in a free and fair atmosphere in order to boost representative leadership. In respect to grassroots’ participation, more ways should be paved for easy mobilization of the general masses at the grassroots who by their new-found intellectual education and level of awareness are now willing to contribute to the socio-political and economic development of their environment. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | HARDCOPY | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2805-3389 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/5103 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | LOKOJA JOURNAL OF POLITICS | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | VOL. 2 | |
| dc.title | Local Administration and Rural Development in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State | |
| dc.type | Article |