THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC POLICY AND ITS EXECUTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF GRASS ROOT LEVEL IN KOGI STATE (A STUDY OF ANKPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA)

This study examine the impact of public policy and its execution on the development of grass root in Kogi State (a study of Ankpa local government area of kogi state) the main objective is to examine the role of citizen consultation and participation in public policy formulation and examine the challenges hindering public policy formulation and execution in Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State. Relevant literature was reviewed to highlight the subject matter. Selected representative comprising of staff resident of Ankpa LGA formed the sample seize examined.. rational comprehensive and institutionalist theory was used to analyze the research topic A sample of four hundred (400) was drawn from the total population of (267,353) taro yamane techniques was used in selecting the sample. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data Respondent responses were presented in frequency tables and simple percentages were used for demographic data, while correlation method of data analysis was employed for hypotheses testing. three hypotheses were formulated and tested accordingly there are certain challenges hindering the effective and efficient implementation of public policy at the grass-root and finally, that citizen consultation and participation aids the actualization of public policy formulation and execution at the grass-root particularly in Ankpa Local Government. Consequently, It is therefore recommended that public policy be it at federal state or local government should be separated from politics. Politics has over the years affected public policy in a negative where politician will only support a policy if it has a comparative benefit to them and the political elite leaving the masses which the policy supposed to touch their lives.