An Assessment of Power Relations Between State and Local Governments in Kwara State: The Prospect and Way Forward
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2018-04-23
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Lapai Journal of International Politics
Abstract
The expectation of the people from any level of government is to receive service delivery but this is not
realized as expected due the distance government at the center cum the state brought about the
establishment of the local governments and to ensure quality service delivery at the local government in
Nigeria, there is need for inter-tier relations between the state and the local governments. However, the
local government failed in the area of the quality healthcare service delivery which is the main focus of the
work over the years. Consequently, the study examined the impact of power relations between the state
and local government as regard to the policy issue of joint account and project on healthcare service
delivery in the three selected local governments of Kwara State. The methodology adopted was both
qualitative and quantitative methods. The study found out that the power relations between the state and
local governments on the issue of joint account and project majorly the provision of healthcare facilities
like buildings, drugs and laboratory equipment were responsible for the inability of the local government
to perform to the expectation of the people in the state. The study however suggests that there is need to
amend the constitution of the federal republic in order to promote first-line-charge of statutory allocation
directly to the account of the local governments.