Abstract
Local government officials, at the lowest level of government, are closest to the public; hence, their actions affect the public's overall well-beingdirectly. Information and communication technology (ICT) adoption has proven to be a powerful instrument used to improve organizational performance globally. ICT adoption in Nigerian local government authorities appears to be low, based on empirical evidence, which is why this study aims to explore the settings, conditions, and factors that contribute to low ICT adoption in Enugu State's 17 local government authorities.This study employed a survey research design and the snowball sampling approach to gather data from 94 local government employees throughout the state, using questionnaires. A thematic analysis was used to triangulate the data after structural equation modelling with the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Amos version 24 was used for data analysis.The results indicate that the primary cause of low ICT adoption in Enugu State's local government authorities is ICT policy, with a lack of political will appearing as a predictor of ICT policy across local governments. Therefore, the study suggests, among other things, that local government administrators should instill political will to formulate policies that will increase the adoption and deployment of ICT in local government administration.