FEDERALISM AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA'S FOURTH REPUBLIC: A STUDY OF LAFIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT. BY USAMAN MUSA LOKO DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL STUDIES, ISA MUSTAPHA AGWAI 1 POLYTCHNIC, LAFIA AND OMAKU ABUBAKAR ANGULU DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL STUDIES, ISA MUSTAPHA AGWAI 1 POLYTECHNIC, LAFIA BEING A RESEARCH PROPOSAL SUBMITTED FOR SPONSORSHIP THROUGH TETFUND RESEARCH INTERVENTION GRANT. MAY, 2023.