Zoning of political positions and good governance in selected Local Government Areas in Enugu State (1999-2019)

Abstract

This study examined zoning of political positions and good governance in selected local government areas in Enugu state. The specific objectives were to: investigate the extent to which power rotation affected good roads at the Local Government Areas in Enugu State, examine the effect of equitable representation on service delivery in the selected Local Government Areas, ascertain the challenges confronting political consensus on the quality of education at the Local Government Areas. Survey research design was adopted for the study. Population of the study was 1,505,948 based on the National Population Commission Projection for 2019 for the six local governments studied. The sample size of 316 was determined for the study, using Taro Yamani Statistical Formula. The study used questionnaire as the primary source of data collection. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested using t-test statistics. A two tailed significant at 5% confidence level was adopted. Findings of the study revealed that zoning of political positions was not strictly followed in the local governments of Enugu State, Zoning of political positions has no effect on quality service delivery in the Local Governments of Enugu State, Zoning of political positions have encountered significant challenges in Enugu State. Based on the above findings the researcher recommended that Zoning of political positions should be strictly implemented at the Local Government level to put an end to agitations from marginalized communities, Political parties should consider the candidate that is popular among the local people and who can deliver the dividends of democracy to the people in their party primaries and in political appointments and that Political Parties should treat all the autonomous Communities within a Local Government equally, irrespective of their Cultural, Political, Economic and Population status.