The Performance of Local Governments and its Implications for the Achievement of Zero Hunger (SDG 2) in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja

Sustainable development goals (SDGs), are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and improve the lives and prospects of everyone everywhere. The objective of this study is to investigate the performance of local governments with particular reference to its implication for the achievement of zero hunger (SDG 2) in Nigeria’s federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. The study applied a survey research design with the use of structured questionnaire and the ordered logistic regression model. The Taro Yamane formula was applied to determine the optimum sample size. The findings show that there is a positive and significant relationship between the performance of local government and zero hunger, though their performance is below average. Furthermore, the positive marginal effects for the higher categories 4 and 5, agree and strongly agree, suggest that better access to seed crops, fertiliser, farm implements, credits and agricultural outputs increases the likelihood of respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing that hunger can be ended. Therefore, it is necessary for local governments to re-evaluate their strategies, plans, implementation and monitoring procedures,