Effective political leadership is essential to facilitate successful attainment of public goals. The focal\r\npoint of this paper is to assess the leadership role of political office-holders towards achieving the aims\r\nand objectives of local government vis-� -vis prospects and challenges. It reviews the conceptual issues\r\nrelated to leadership with reference to Nigerian Local Government; and examines the contemporary\r\ntheories justifying the existence and need for local government. Data are gathered both from primary\r\nand secondary sources. This study appraises the performance of political office-holders using the\r\nhighlighted objectives within the theoretical perspective as parameters. At the end, this paper analyses\r\nsalient issues; as well as providing recommendations as regards political leadership development at\r\nlocal level.
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