Grassroots Developments and Governmental Interventions in Nigeria's Fourth Republic

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - Region: Africa, grade: 4 (B), Obafemi Awolowo University (Faculty of Administration), course: Local Government and Development Studies, language: English, abstract: This study examines the effects of empowerment programmes on grassroots development and governmental intervention in Osun State, Nigeria. The study examined the effects of empowerment programmes among the people of Osun from 2010-2020. It also identifies the challenges in the implementation of various policies and programmes for grassroots development in Osun State. The study utilized primary and secondary sources of data. Primary data were sourced through the administration of questionnaire and personal interviews. Secondary data were collected from relevant journals, books, government publications. Frequency tables were used to analyze the data collected. The sample size of this study was one hundred and fifty. The findings showed that the rate of improvement is agreed, when the basic problems of people are solved as a result of the creation of local government and the closeness of grassroots authorities to the people promotes democracy. However, the study discovered that lack of qualified politicians, excessive politicking at the local level, corruption, lack of community participation in the development process, misplaced priorities, poor revenue base of local government, and dearth of high skilled manpower, and lack of autonomy are the challenges confronting grassroots development and governmental intervention in Osun State, Nigeria. The study concludes that the task of grassroots development most especially in Nigeria's fourth republic cannot be achieved by one section of the society. The effort of the government alone cannot solve all the problems, nor can the people solely achieve any level of success. The success, therefore, depends on the combined efforts of the two agents that are; the government and the people who are domiciled at the grassroots.

Emmanuel Nnaemeka Vitus is a local government technologist, project manager and digital research specialist with a distinguished track record of leading AI-focused initiatives, consistently delivering groundbreaking results in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and financial innovation. He is the founder of OrphanHub foundation, an innovative nonprofit organization that's dedicated to helping over 10,000 orphans and underprivileged youths with essential digital skills across major cities in Nigeria with headquartered in Benin-City. He holds a bachelor's degree in Local Government and Development Studies from Obafemi Awolowo University. He further obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management from the Chartered Institute of Human Resources Management (CIHRM) with an outstanding merited Distinction. He is a Global and SIG member of the Internet Society, Nigeria Chapter with a strong interest for enabling internet access to all developing African countries with an exclusive passion for the propagation of the internet governance forum. He is a fellow of the Pan-Africa Youth Ambassadors for Internet Governance (PAYAIG) aims towards empowering over 1000 African youths. As a young scholar, He is dependable in terms of planning, leading, monitoring and executing complex activities, as well as attending meetings on a regular basis. Emmanuel, is an extremely energetic and determined person who refuses to accept the planet's current catastrophic status.