LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AUTONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF OSHODI-ISOLO AND SURULERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS, LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
ocal governments in Nigeria are tasked with the burden of promoting grassroots development;
their effectiveness is frequently constrained by inadequate financial autonomy. The extent to
which financial independence potentially drive service delivery has consistently generated
research interests. This research examined the impact of financial autonomy in Oshodi-Isolo
and Surulere Local Government Areas, with a view to evaluating how financial independence
influences development with respect to provision of motor able roads, primary healthcare
facilities, recreational amenities, and educational institutions and ascertaining the significant
correlations between financial autonomy and infrastructural development. Survey design was
employed. Data were elicited from 400 respondents, using structured questionnaires testing
socio-demographic attributes and perceptions of respondents. Fiscal federalism by Richard
Musgrave served as the framework. Data were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis and
chi- square test. There was positive perception regarding the influence of financial autonomy
on infrastructural enhancement, evidenced by mean scores exceeding 4.0 in relation to its
effects on roadways, healthcare services, and educational institutions. The Chi-square analysis
confirmed statistically significant associations between financial autonomy and the four
sectors (p
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