Fiscal Autonomy and Local Government Administration in Nigeria: A Study of Abeokuta South Local Government Council

Governments all over the world have adopted the term fiscal autonomy as an important discourse. Granting full financial autonomy to local governments will enhance in her delivery of services. This paper presents an analysis on fiscal autonomy and local government administration in Nigeria with focus on Abeokuta south local government. The study adopted survey research design. Eighty five respondents formed the sample for the study. Questionnaires were properly scrutinized and analyzed. With responds from sampled respondents, the study observes that granting full financial autonomy to local governments will prevent the encroachment of State governments into local government affairs among other findings. The paper therefore concludes and recommends suggestion proffered to tackle the issue of local government fiscal autonomy in Nigeria.

Keywords: Local; Fiscal; Administration; Government; Autonomy.