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ABSTRACT
The study examined the role of local government in rural development: A case study of Anaocha local government area of Anambra State. Local government plays a crucial role in the delivery of services to the citizenry. The success of any local government is its ability to utilize its human and material resources to achieve the desired objectives. Descriptive survey research design was utilized in the research with questionnaires as the method of data collection. A Sample size of two hundred (200) was drawn from the population. Based on the findings, the study therefore made the following conclusion that the idea of local government is to bring good governance closer to people in the grassroots, service delivery to enhance socio-economic development and good governance, the failure of local government in the area of service delivery. The study therefore made the following recommendations that the high level of rural-urban migration should be controlled or checked. This could be done by providing those amenities (social or economic) that attracts people to urban areas such as electricity, water supply, good road, improved agricultural tools etc.Also, the federal government should provide fund for the local government to enhance socio-economic development which will consequently improve the income per capital and the standard of living of the rural dwellers.Finally, the rural dwellers should support the local government by helping to carry out development project and paying their tax (licensing etc).
