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International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review Vol.2 No.2 International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review Vol.2 No.2 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES REVIEW Second Publication 2011 www.ijsshr.com Copyright Oteh Chukwuemeka O. Department of Sociology/Anthropology Ebonyi State University Abakaliki Ebonyi State - Nigeria. ISSN 0781 – 3232 Published by Ebonyi University Press Abakaliki VOL.2 NO.2 JUNE 2011. I International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review Vol.2 No.2 Guidelines for Submission of Articles Authors are to submit clear copies of manuscripts type-written, double spaced on A4 paper with margin on both sides not more than 15-20 pages in length including abstract and references. The title pages of Articles should carry the authors names, status, addresses, place of work e-mail address and phone numbers and abstract about 250 words (with at least five key words). Manuscripts are received on the understanding that they are original and unpublished works of authors not considered for publication else where Current APA style of referencing should be maintained. Figures, tables, charts and drawing should be clearly drawn and the position marked in the text. All manuscripts and other editorial materials should be directed to the: Editor-in-chief Dr. Oteh, Chukwuemeka Okpo Department of Sociology/Anthropology Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Ebonyi State e-mail: [email protected] Phone: 08034356286 OR Dr. E.B.J Iheriohanma Directorate of General Studies Federal University of Technology, P.M.B 1526 Owerri, Imo State Nigeria. e-mail: [email protected] All online submission of Articles should be forwarded to: [email protected] You can also visit our website at www.ijsshr.com II International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review Vol.2 No.2 EDITORIAL BOARD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: DR. OTEH CHUKWUEMEKA OKPO Department of Sociology/Anthropology Ebonyi State University- Abakaliki e-mail: [email protected] CONSULTANT EDITORS: PROF. I.V.O. MODO Department of Sociology/Anthropology University of Uyo Akwa Ibom State PROF. NTUNDE FLORA Department of sociology/anthropology Enugu State University of Sciences & Technology ESUT ASSO. PROF E.B.J. IHERIOHANMA Directorate of General Studies Federal University of Technology, P.M.B 1526 Owerri, Imo State Nigeria e- mail: [email protected] DR. LIONEL E.UKOKA Department of General Studies Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene DR. C.I. ANAH Directorate of General Studies Federal University of Technology Owerri Owerri Nigeria DR. WALTER MBOTO Department of Sociology/ Anthropology University of Calabar Cross-Rivers State DR. EDET ABU SOLOMON Department of Sociology/Anthropology Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. DR. NNAMDI TOBECHUKWU EKEANYANWU Head, Department of Mass Communication Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. Email: [email protected] [email protected] III International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review Vol.2 No.2 CONTENTS 1. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD - AKHAKPE IGHODALO & KOLAWOLE SOLA …………………………………………..1 2. THE NIGERIAN MEDIA IN THE CONTEXT OF CONSTITUTIONALITY AND DEMOCRACY: A CASE FOR THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT - ALLEN NNANWUBA ADUM & CHARITY OGOCHUKWU EKWENCHI (Ph.D)……….7 3. IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON JOB SATISFACTION OF EMPLOYEES OF NIGERIAN BANKS - AMINU SALISU GUMMI …………………………………………………………………14 4. PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF THE CULTURAL RELEVANCE OF BBA II REALITY TV SHOW: A STUDY OF COVENANT UNIVERSITY STAFF AND STUDENTS - IGBINOBA ANGELA OSARIEME ………………………………………………………..19 5. EMBER-MONTHS AND DISASTER BELIEFS IN NIGERIA - OMOBOWALE, AYOKUNLE OLUMUYIWA & AKINADE, HELEN OLUBUNMI JAIYEOLA & OMOBOWALE, MOFE YISARA OLUWATOYIN ……………………….32 6. ASSESSMENT OF FISCAL FEDERALISM ON DEVELOPMENT IN KADUNA NORTH AND KADUNA SOUTH L.Gs. (2000 – 2005) - BELLO, MATHEW FUNSHO, & OTOHINOYI, SAMUEL & AKUME, ALBERT TERKULA …………………………………………………………………………………41 7. A SUGGESTIVE PARADIGM OF INFORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR NIGERIA’S NATIONAL TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE (NTI) - DIRI, CHRISTIAN TUOTAMUNO ……………………………………………………….53 8. EFFECTS OF MANAGERIAL SHAREHOLDINGS ON CAPITAL STRUCTURE OF LISTED NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS IN NIGERIA - HASSAN, IBRAHIM (Ph.D) ……………………………………………………………….59 9. ANTI-STIGMATIZATION MESSAGES AND TERTIARY INSTITUTION STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS PLWHA - NWABUEZE, CHINENYE (Ph.D) & EDEGOH, ONYEKA ………………………………66 10. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EXTENT OF PRACTICE OF UNETHICAL BEHAVIOURS BY LECTURERS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH EASTERN NIGERIA - NWAJIUBA, CHINYERE AUGUSTA (Ph.D) ……………………………………………..74 11. INDECISIVE POPULATION POLICY AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA - WUSU, ONIPEDE (Ph.D) …………………………………………………………………...81 12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIFFERENTIALS AND ADEQUACY OF CARE FROM CHILDREN AMONG THE ELDERLY IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA - WAHAB, ELIAS OLUKOREDE (Ph.D) & UCHE, U. ISIUGO-ABANIHE (Ph.D) ………87 13. REPOSITIONING CULTURAL PRACTICES FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN EDE OBALLA, NIGERIA - OKONKWO, EMEKA E. & UZUEGBU, JOSHUA OKENWA …………………………..98 IV International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review Vol.2 No.2 14. CHANGING VISION IN NIGERIAN DRAMATURGY: WHAT PROSPECT? - EPOCHI-OLISE, RUTH ETUWE & OGU-RAPHAEL, IFEANYI ……………………….108 15. RECAPITALIZATION AND PROFITABILITY OF QUOTED INSURANCE COMPANIES IN NIGERIA - IBRAHIM, HAMISU & ABUBAKAR, SALISU ………………………………………….114 16. IMPLICATIONS OF COMMUNAL CONFLICT ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - NWALI, TIBEN BENZ & NWKEDE, JOSEPH OKWESILI ……………………………..122 17. CHANGING WORK VALUES IN SMALL AND MEDIUM ORGANISATIONS IN NIGERIA - IZAMOJE, LARRY ………………………………………………………………………..129 18. WESTERN EDUCATION, MUSLIM IDENTITY AND FEMALE SCHOOLING IN NORTH WESTERN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF ASAMA’U GIRLS’ ISLAMIC COLLEGE, SOKOTO - DANSABO, MUHAMMAD TASIU ………………………………………………………140 19. EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF INTEREST RATE SPREAD IN NIGERIA: POST LIBERALIZATION PERIOD - AUWALU, HARUNA ……………………………………………………………………..147 20. THE IMPACT OF COMPANY SIZE AND STRUCTURE (CORPORATE ATTRIBUTES) ON PROFITABILITY OF SELECTED QUOTED COMPANIES IN NIGERIA - OJEKA, STEPHEN A. & IKPEFAN, O. AILEMEN (Ph.D) ………………………………158 21. STRATEGIES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY IN NIGERIA - OMEJE, P. N. & NDUKWE, C. ……………………………………………………………166 22. CORRUPTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS (1999 - 2007) - BELLO, MATTHEW FUNSHO & OTOHINOYI, SAMUEL & AKUME, ALBERT TERKULA.……….171 V International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review Vol.2 No.2 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD AKHAKPE IGHODALO Department of Public Administration Lagos State University, Ojo Lagos +2348037222867, [email protected] & KOLAWOLE SOLA Department of Industrial Relations and Personnel Management Lagos State University, Ojo Lagos +2348035753243, [email protected] ABSTRACT Local government administration is widely regarded as government closest to the people of the grassroot. It performs vital functions such as: political education, mobilization of the people for popular participation in governance, vehicle for political accountability, among others. The struggle to bring about a local government system in Nigeria has been a long drawn one. Efforts have geared towards moving the system from local administration to local government with functional political and economic autonomy. Yet, local government administration is confronted with issues and challenges such as: federal and state government’s interventions in the constitutional apportioned responsibilities of local government. The paper argues that for local government administration to realize its lofty goals, the country should return to true federalism, enthrone positive leadership, pursuit of economic self-reliance through internally generated revenue, and embrace attitudinal and behavioural changes to achieve good governance. Keywords: Local Government, Democracy, Reforms and Governance. Introduction Local government administration is perhaps the oldest form of administration in human history. In Nigeria, prior to the advent of the British colonial administrators, the various communities, kingdoms and empires had evolved their own unique forms and patterns of native administrations which were able to meet the needs of their various peoples at their different levels of development. But the British colonial administration in Nigeria changed all these. They came with their own system of administration that has not been effective. There is a sense in which the point can be made that if the colonial administration in Nigeria had not halted the natural evolution of the peoples' unique system of native (now local government) administrations, greater socio-economic and political development would have by now being realized in different parts of the country. This was not the case, as the British colonial administration distorted the existing patterns and forms of local administration they met by modifying them to suit their philosophy of governance. Thus, the politico- social and economic evolution of the country has impacted in no small measure on the fortunes of local government administration in the country. The once vibrant and dominant level of government, is presently seen as an appendage of the higher levels of government namely, state and federal governments. Given the crucial role local government administration plays in development at all levels of human endeavour, it is imperative to interrogate
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