TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page - - - - - - - - - - i
Approval page - - - - - - - - - - ii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iii
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - - - - - -iv-v
Table of content - - - - - - - - -- - - -vi-viii
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - 1-3
1.2 Statement of the research problem - - - - - -3-3
1.3 Research question - - - - - - - - 3-3
1.4 Aims and objectives - - - - - - - - 3-4
1.5 Assumptions of the study - - - - - - - 4-4
1.6 Scope and limitation - - - - - - - 4-4
1.7 Significance of the Study - - - - - - - 5-5
1.8 Research methodology - - - - - - - 5-9
1.9 Definition of the key concepts or terms - - - - - 9-10
1.10 Outline of the study - - - - - - - - 10-10
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 11-11
2.2 Democracy and representation - - - - - - 11-14
2.3 Reasons for local representation - - - - - - 15-16
2.4 Political Accountability - - - - - - - 16-18
2.5 Challenges of democracy and representation in Nigeria - - - 18-19
2.6 Theoretical Framework - - - - - - - 19-20
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 Historical background of the area under study - - - - 21-21
3.2 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 21-22
3.3 History of traditional rulership in Funtua - - - - - 23-24
3.4 Politics - - - - - - - - - 24-25
3.5 Economy - - - - - - - - - 25-26
3.6 Administrative structure - - - - - - - 26-27
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 political representation and stewardship in Funtua local government constituency 2007-2011). - - - - - - - - - - - - 28-29
4.2 Data presentation and analysis - - - - - - 29-43
4.3 verification of findings - - - - - - - 43-44
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Summary - - - - - - - - - 45-45
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 46-46
5.3 Recommendations - - - - - - - - 46-47
5.4 Bibliography/References - - - - - - - 48-49
Appendix - - - - - - - - - 50-52
Interview Guide - - - - - - - - - 53-53
