EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STRATEGIC PLANNING ON SERVICE DELIVERY IN CHANCHANGA AND LAPAI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF NIGER STATE

Service delivery is an imperative aspect of making sure that the lives of the people are improved, it is also a yardstick for measuring the performance of any administration. The objective of the study is to assess the effect of Leadership Strategic Planning on Service Delivery in Chanchanga and Lapai Local Government Areas of Niger State. The study adopted mixed method design. which involved the qualitative interview quantitative research through the use of questionnaire administration, The target population of the study includes the executives of National Union of Local Government Employee (NULGE), current political and administrative staff of both local governments and major party leaders of the two Local Governments, making a total population of 582.The sample size was arrived at two-hundred and twenty-nine (229) through Taro Yamane sampling technique. Furthermore, Primary sources data were generated from the questionnaire and interview, while secondary sources of data were collected from the staff register, report, publication, journals, unpublished dissertation, etc. descriptive and simple linear regression was employed for the study. The findings show that the t statistics of this independent variable stood at 5.191 with a p-value of 0.000. The p-value is less than 0.05, indicating that the relationship depicted in the model is significant at 95% confidence level. But in terms of service delivery in our Local Government Areas, Services like education, health etc. are in short supply by the Local Governments. However, the study recommends there is need to strengthen strategic planning experience among present and future leaders in Chanchaga and Lapai Local Governments for better result (efficient service delivery) in order to be fair and responsive to public needs and demands.