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    Comparative Analysis of the Effect of Regime Type on Development in Nigeria
    (Public Administration Research Conference, Organized by the Center for Public and Nonprofit Management.16thAnnual Research Conference, „Promoting broadened prosperity, social equity, community resilience, and inclusive governance through policy reform and public service from local to global initiatives’ University of Central Florida, 2021-03) Ahmed, Idris Jamo; Ibrahim, Yusuf
    In recent years, democracy is becoming a second choice for many African states. In Africa and beyond there has been resurgence of military intervention in politics. There was a coup d‟état in Mali, Sudan, Chad, Borkinafaso, Guinea Bisau and Niger republic. This is a clear sign that democracy is losing place in the Sahel region of Africa and probably due to the failure of the new democracies in Africa to advance development. Political tension and economic unrest in African democracies is another danger facing the continent. Nigeria is one of the countries facing democratic setback and high political drama. Yet no study has systematically compared regime type on development in Nigeria. To discern whether regime type has effect on development the paper used military and democratic regimes in Nigeria. Specifically the study looks at the impact of regime type on the level of corruption, insecurity, economic development, inflationary rate and poverty in Nigeria between 1997 and 2021. Qualitatively we found that whereas democracy is better in most countries, but in the Nigeria there is no momentous shift from military regime in terms of economic growth, poverty reduction, corruption and insecurity. We argue that national development is a product of regime‟ commitment toward improving people‟s standard of living. Both national and international efforts should be geared toward improving justice, accountability and the rule of law.
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    Local Government (LG) and the Challenges of Service Delivery in Nigeria: Exploring the Alternatives
    (1st Natioanal Conference on Local Government and Sustainable Development in Nigeria. Organized by the Department of Local Government and Development studies, Faculty of Administration Ahmadu Bello University., 2017-12) Ahmed, Idris Jamo; Yakasai, Danyaro
    Among the reasons for creating Local Governments is to provide services at the grassroots level so as to reduce overdependence on state and federal governments. Studies indicate that, Local Governments performance in Nigeria has been below expectation in spite of several reform measures. While there are growing body of literature of the challenges of Local Governments in Nigeria, adequate attention on better alternative service delivery models have not been given. This work will fill this gap. Data were sourced from secondary source. Findings of the study revealed that insufficient funding, lack of autonomy, in adequate skills personnel, accountability and prudent management of resources deficit as well as corruption are among the most challenging factors hindering effective service delivery at the Local Government level. The study concluded that, decentralization service delivery model in Nigeria has been perfectively less effective in solving local demands due to massive corruption and mismanagement. Thus the study recommended collaborative/ partnership service delivery model so as to cater for the growing challenges of accountability and insufficient fund at the local level.
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    LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA: A CHRONOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE FROM 1861 TO 2012
    (2017) Ahmed, Idris Jamo
    The work traced the evolution of Local Government administration in Nigeria from colonial era to 2012. Relying mainly on secondary data, the study outlined how series of events which include colonial intrusion and subsequent introduction of indirect rule system which made the system as an instrument mainly for maintaining colonial laws through Native Authorities. The work also argued that, the 1976 Local Government Reform accorded the Councils a third tier status and enshrined reform measures in the 1979 Constitution but were subjected to control by the state Governments. The work also opined that, this has significantly affected LG administration in the country and rendered them ineffective. This situation has accentuated another reform effort in 2003 in order to improve better administration of the people at the local level. Moreover, the study discovered that, the struggle for better LGs administration in the country in the year 2012 took a dramatic change as efforts are being made by the National Assembly to amend Sections 7,162; 7, 313 and Section 162 of the 1999 constitution and replace them with ‘LG autonomy Act’