ABSTRACT
This study investigated Intergovernmental financial relations and local government autonomy in
Nigeria : A case study of Igbo-Etiti local government Area of Enugu State. To accomplish this
task, we were able to determine if the structure of Intergovernmental financial relations in
Nigeria enhanced autonomy of Igbo-Etiti local government; ascertained whether the structure of
Intergovernmental financial relations undermined infrastructural development in the local
government and examined whether the structure of Intergovernmental financial relations in
Nigeria increased literacy rate in Igbo-Etiti local government Area. All data gathered were
presented in tables and analysed in percentages. The appropriate theory that was used for the
work is institutional theory and we were able to arrive at the following findings; that financial
autonomy of local government cannot be guaranted under the present structure of
Intergovernmental financial relations; that infrastructurtal development in the local government
areas was being undermined by lack of financial autonomy and that there shall be increase in
literacy rate in the rural areas when local governments are allowed to have direct allocations
from the federal government. Arising from these findings therefore, we recommended among
other things that adequate constitutional revenue rights should be given to local councils to
enable it remain relevant in the development process in the country.
, E & FREDOLINE, C (2021). Intergovernmental Financial Relations And Local Government Autonomy In Nigeria: A Case Study Of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area Of Enugu State, 1999-2012. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/intergovernmental-financial-relations-and-local-government-autonomy-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-igbo-etiti-local-government-area-of-enugu-state-1999-2012
, EWELUM and CHIKWADO FREDOLINE "Intergovernmental Financial Relations And Local Government Autonomy In Nigeria: A Case Study Of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area Of Enugu State, 1999-2012" Afribary. Afribary, 05 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/intergovernmental-financial-relations-and-local-government-autonomy-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-igbo-etiti-local-government-area-of-enugu-state-1999-2012. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
, EWELUM, CHIKWADO FREDOLINE . "Intergovernmental Financial Relations And Local Government Autonomy In Nigeria: A Case Study Of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area Of Enugu State, 1999-2012". Afribary, Afribary, 05 May. 2021. Web. 19 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/intergovernmental-financial-relations-and-local-government-autonomy-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-igbo-etiti-local-government-area-of-enugu-state-1999-2012 >.
, EWELUM and FREDOLINE, CHIKWADO . "Intergovernmental Financial Relations And Local Government Autonomy In Nigeria: A Case Study Of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area Of Enugu State, 1999-2012" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 19, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/intergovernmental-financial-relations-and-local-government-autonomy-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-igbo-etiti-local-government-area-of-enugu-state-1999-2012