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

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 sampleconsists 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.