STRENGTHENING CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT: THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE

Abstract

In a bid to ensure an effective and democratic local government system in Nigeria, this paper takes a critical examination of the present state of Local Government and capacity building in Nigeria. This is because the issues bordering on the performance of local government administration in Nigeria has been at the front burner in the polity in recent times. The paper explores the militating factors and weaknesses in the system with the view to re-invigorating it to meet the challenges of governance in the 21st century through capacity building. Source of data collection are based on the participant observation method. This work will also benefit from secondary data such as manuals, textbooks, periodicals etc. the world view of the paper is to contribute to political reengineering of Nigeria State through the viability of Local Government as a panacea for political growth, economic stability and overall well-being of the citizenry.