HISTORY, ADMINISTRATION AND CHALLENGES OF THE DELTA STATE COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURE, NIGERIA.

ABSTRACT : Delta State can comfortably stand in for the Nation as a State with Multi-ethnic nationality.And the Delta State Council for Arts and Culture both in recruitment and execution of her day to day activitieshas these factors considered as the different tribes are deliberately captured. Its role is to promote, propagate,present and preserve the rich cultural heritage of the people of Delta State. The objective of this study istherefore to investigate the basic edict/law setting up the Council as well as the mandate, vision, goals, aims andchallenges of the establishment as well as the contributions of the Directors of the Delta State Council for Artsand Culture since inception. This study will be limited to the administration of the Delta Arts Council throughreviewing relevant literatures and interviews through the qualitative research methodology to arrive ast a robustfindings. The study brings to the fore the activities of the council, the organizational structure and the challengesbedeviling the council to enrich the existing literature around the discourse.

KEYWORDS: Delta State, Arts Council, Historical Development, Directors, Challenges, Administration