1Oguno, Stephen Okwuchukwu and 2Chukwunonso, Ugochukwu Ikenna
1&2Department of Public Administration, Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra state, Nigeria
Corresponding Author’s email: uiolunonso@gmail.com
Abstract
The aim of the local government system is to bring the government at the centre closer to the people at the local level.. The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between local government and the socio-political development of South East Nigeria by shedding light on the challenges which includes; political interference, corruption, poor inter-governmental relations, etc, opportunities and potential strategies for effective governance at the grassroots level. Participatory democracy theory was used because it is primarily concerned with ensuring that citizens have the opportunity to be involved in decision-making on matters that affect their lives and the local government system is a tool to do just that. The functions of local government in the South East were also examined. Also terms like; development, social development and political development were looked into and who the people of the South East are were also examined. Various recommendations were then given to ensure sustainable socio-political development in the zone using local government as a tool to do just that.
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