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esutjss-54	Banko, Okibe Hyginus 	The Paradox of Leadership in the Local Government Administration in Nigeria	2020	24	.pdf	application/pdf	10163	443	34	Several measures can be adopted to achieve this objective, like:  resolving the question of third tier nomenclature affixed to local government;  granting fiscal and administrative autonomy to local government;  de-emphasizing patron-client system of leadership in the local government;  instituting presidential democratic system at the local government system;  putting strong system of checks and balances among the hierarchies of leadership;  localizing local government leadership to blend with its autonomy;  stamping out corruption, nepotism and favouritism in the system;  setting jurisdictional boundaries among the tiers of government;  centralizing local government election management body;  unifying local government leadership tenure and remuneration;  reversing local government as dumping ground for inept workforce;  ensuring effective supervision and strong disciplinary measures; Paradox of Leadership 195  training and re-training of local government staff; and  motivating welfare structure and package. It is either that a particular group is criticizing local government leadership and administration in its approach and mechanisms for rural governance and development, or another group is eulogizing local government leadership and administration for its development strides, efforts at empowerment of rural populace and roles in deepening the practice of democracy.	cache/esutjss-54.pdf	txt/esutjss-54.txt