Abstract

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 of
community development in Gombe local government and also to establish if there was a
significant relationship between governance and community development in Gombe local
Government in Nigeria. This study adopted mixed approaches, combining qualitative
and quantitative approaches and using descriptive survey for data collection. Data was
collected using researcher‘s devised questionnaires. Pearson Linear Coefficient of
Correlation (r) was used to establish the type of relationship existing between the level of
governance and community development in Gombe local government in Nigeria. For
Community development, the findings revealed a general average mean of 2.77, which was
interpreted 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 limited
cost.