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Year: 2014| Volume No: 3| ISSN: 2360-9664| Page No:
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Title:
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURES IN DANJA, SABUWA AND FUNTUA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF KATSINA STATE (2009-2013)
BABA SHANI LAWAL
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
An ideal democracy is one that recognizes and encourage political participation. Apart from it being a fundamental right, active or passive political participation fosters development. A great percentage of the populations of Danja,Sabuwa and Funtua Local Government Areas participate both actively and passively in politics. Unfortunately however, as much as people desire to be involved in matters affecting them, the situation is not so, therefore, social development is very low. This study focused on political participation and the development of social infrastructures in the three Local Government Areas of Katsina State with particular emphasis on health and education as components of social development. For the purpose of this study both primary and secondary sources of data were explored. The data was calculated and analyzed using the simple percentage. The research revealed that people take part in multiple political activities but have little or no say in decision making. The study therefore recommended that people should be involved in problem identification, planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of matters that affect them so as to harmonize political participation and the development of social infrastructures in the three Local Government Areas
SUMMARY:
An ideal democracy is one that recognizes and encourage political participation. Apart from it being a fundamental right, active or passive political participation fosters development. A great percentage of the populations of Danja,Sabuwa and Funtua Local Government Areas participate both actively and passively in politics.
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