LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY IN MANAGING THE EDUCATION AND HEALTH RELATED MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS PROGRAMMES IN KADUNA AND ZAMFARA STATES, NIGERIA
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY IN MANAGING THE EDUCATION AND HEALTH RELATED MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS PROGRAMMES IN KADUNA AND ZAMFARA STATES, NIGERIA
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2015-06
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MOHAMMED, Dalhatu Jumare
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This study examines the capacity of the Local Governments in managing the education and
health related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) programmes in selected Local
Governments in Kaduna and Zamfara States. The federal government has sunk in enormous resources and effort to strengthen states and local government’s capacities in managing the
MDGs programme yet there is a wide gap between the performance of the local government
and the attainment of the MDGs targets in education and health. Four hypotheses are
formulated thus; the MDGs intervention effort in education has no significant impact on the
capacity of the local government to manage primary education; the enhanced capacity of the
local government has not significantly impacted on the achievement of the MDGs targets in
education; the MDGs intervention effort in health has no significant impact on the capacity
of the local government to manage primary health care and finally, the enhanced capacity of
the local government has not significantly impacted on the achievement of the MDGs targets
in health.. The multi stage sampling technique was used to draw our sampled size. Interviews,
questionnaire and observation techniques were also employed to generate our primary data
and to complement that the secondary data were sourced and extensively used. The model
(framework) for service delivery developed by Soucat, Agnes and Manju Rani (2003) whose
focus is on relationship of accountability for service delivery was used as a theoretical
framework for this study. The study found out that those MDGs intervention efforts have not
significantly impacted on Local Government’s capacities in providing education and health
care services and thus the local government capacity significantly undermined the attainment
of the MDGs targets in education and health. The study therefore recommends that the
MDGs intervention funds should be made sufficient and emphasis should be given to
infrastructural, human, managerial skills and competence of the LGEA AND PHC managers
and staff.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFULMENT
OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NIGERIA.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPACITY,, MANAGING,, EDUCATION,, HEALTH RELATED MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS PROGRAMMES,, KADUNA,, ZAMFARA STATES,, NIGERIA