Effects of Caretaker Committee on Achievement of True Democratic in the Administration of Local Government Councils in Oyo State

Abstract

This study assessed the activities of caretaker committee in the 
administration of Local Government Council in Oyo State. Survey 
research design was employed through collection of data. The sample
consists of all Local Government Councils in Oyo zone which are Oyo 
East, Oyo West, Atiba and Afijio local governments. The instrument 
used were questionnaire titled “Effects of Caretaker Committee on 
Achievement of True Democratic Administration in Local Government 
Councils in Oyo State (ECCALGC) and a self-developed structured 
questionnaire for data collection with a reliability coefficient of 0.92 
The questionnaire consists of (20) items with hypotheses tested at 
0.05 significance level. The data collected were analyzed using 
correlational statistical tool. The findings revealed that there is no 
correlation between caretaker chairman and elected chairman of Local 
Government in Oyo State. This research therefore, revealed that true democratic administration cannot be realized where caretaker 
chairman is been appointed to direct the affairs of local government 
administration. Suggestions and recommendations were given on how 
to run local government administration not only in Oyo state but the 
whole country in general.