Examination of the level of community development in Gombe local government, Nigeria.
This study examined the level of community development in Gombe local government,Nigeria. The study was guided by the following research objectives: to identify the level ofcommunity development in Gombe local government and also to establish if there was asignificant relationship between governance and community development in Gombe localGovernment in Nigeria. This study adopted mixed approaches, combining qualitativeand quantitative approaches and using descriptive survey for data collection. Data wascollected using researcher‘s devised questionnaires. Pearson Linear Coefficient ofCorrelation (r) was used to establish the type of relationship existing between the level ofgovernance and community development in Gombe local government in Nigeria. ForCommunity development, the findings revealed a general average mean of 2.77, which wasinterpreted as satisfactory. There was a significant relationship between Governance and Community development (r=0.395, Sig=0.000), the null hypothesis is rejected. The researcher concluded that the role of government in community development is simply to work closely with other players in the community development system; working closely can improve speed and smoothness in administrative and regulatory tasks, probably at limitedcost.