ISSUES AND CHALLENGES OF STAFFING AND STAFF CONTROL IN AKWA IBOM STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (A CASE STUDY OF ITU LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCIL)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0 Background of the Study
The Local Government Reform (1976) was a nationwide which took place in Obasanjo administration, undertaking by the military government as part of its intention to return power to civilian sort of a precursor to active comprehensive political action. It was also designed to spread government program to the grassroots and institutionalize the Local Government system in Nigeria.
The reform resulted in the creation of 301 Local Governments across the country of varying populations between 150,000 – 800,000.
Prior to the 1976 reform the Local Government system in the country was less autonomous with the colonial era Native Authorities serving as a avenue of policy implementation directed from Lagos.
According to Charles O. (2009) Local Government is a sub-governmental organ or body created by the Central Government or Act of parliament to be in charge of political administration of a locality of a local unit in a State. The United Nations Department of Public Administration defines Local Government as a political subdivision of a Nation (in a federal system a State) which is constituted by law and has substantial control of local affairs, including the powers to impose taxes or to exact labor for prescribed purpose.
Main functions of the Local Government Councils are:
There have been numerous in-house and third party independent surveys directly addressing this issues. The results see to indicate that there are many staff issues and challenges and this research work seeks to highlight some of the issues and challenges and possible control measures.
Public service modern organization structure with lost of staffing and staff control challenges and issues which can be summarized as;
The above problems motivate this research.
1.2 Objectives of the Study
The objectives of this study in specific terms will;
1.3 Significance of the Study
This research work being an appraisal of the issues and challenges of staffing and staff control in Local Government seek to highlight some of staff common issues and challenges. This research work will be of benefit to government, public services, organization, etc that have various roles to play in the prevention and control of staffing problems. Strengthen and facilitate the problems of employee it will also enhance the growth of the organization.
It will also be beneficial to staff of Itu Local Government and other public service department and parastatal to gross the fact that staff issues and collaborative effort in the organization.
In addition, this research material will serve as resource material to student that will undertake further research on this area.
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this research work is to undertake and depth analysis of the challenges and issues of staffing and staff control in Itu Local Government Council as the case study.
1.6 Delimitation/Scope of the Study
A study on the challenges of staffing and staff control would have been complete if all the government and private establishments in the country were taken into consideration. However, this is not possible for a research at this level as such the scope and study is limited to only the issues and challenges of staffing and staff control in Itu Local Government Council was taken as a case study in this research.
This will allow for a better and make concise study of the subject matter to be under taken.
1.7 Limitation of the Study
This research study was limited to the issues and challenges of staffing and staff control in Itu Local Government Council. Since there are many bodies or organization involved in staffing.
The limited time given for the completion of this work will make it impracticable to study all, these research work is limited to Itu Local Government in Akwa Ibom State.
Since the financial strengths and capacity were not there. The researcher limited his study or research to Itu Local Government Area.
1.8 Definition of Terms
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