Assessment of Revenue and Provision of Social Amenities in Borgu And Mokwa Local Government Areas of Niger State
Assessment of Revenue and Provision of Social Amenities in Borgu And Mokwa Local Government Areas of Niger State.
ABSTRACT
The Problem of poor and inadequate social amenities at the local government areas has made some people to call for their scrapping. But these local governments often complain of inadequate revenue.
This study assessed revenue available to Borgu and Mokwa local government areas of Niger state and the social amenities they provided between 2007 and 2011.
This is done in order to ascertain their internal and external revenue, social amenities provided and to establish relationships between the variables.
To do this, data were collected through primary and secondary sources and were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The descriptive method used is percentage while figure and tables were used to present data.
The inferential method was carried out using a non- parametric statistical tool (Spearman Correlation) with the aid of a Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).
Secondary data on Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and the amount of statutory allocations from Federation Account accessed through the State Joint Local Governments Account (SJLA) were the independent variables.
The dependent variable was the provision of social amenities represented by capital expenditure (C.E). The hypotheses were tested and outputs of the correlation revealed a perfect, positive and strong relationship between IGR and Provision of social amenities in the local governments.
It also showed a strong relationship between the accessed statutory allocations and provision of social amenities. Our findings revealed that, the local governments IGR were poor and the social amenities provided by them were few compared to revenue expended especially in Borgu Local Government.
Mokwa Local Government expended meager of its available revenue on provision of social amenities. The study also revealed that, the Local Governments accessed little of their due external revenue from Federation Account from the State Joint Local Government Account (SJLA).
We concluded that, for the Local Governments to provide more social amenities, more IGR must be generated and more of their external revenue from Federation Account must be accessed from the State Joint Local Government Account.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page – – – – – – – – i
Declaration- – – – – – – – – – ii
Certification- – – – – – – – – – iii
Acknowledgement- – – – – – – – – iv
Dedication – – – – – – – – – v
Abstract- – – – – – – – – – vi
Table of Contents- – – – – – – – – vii
List of Tables – – – – – – – – – x
List of Figures – – – – – – – – xi
Abbreviations – – – – – – – – – xii
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study- – – – – – – 1
1.2 Statement of the Research Problem- – – – – – 2
1.3 Research Questions- – – – – – – – 6
1.4 Objectives of the Study– – – – – – – 6
1.5 Statement of Hypotheses- – – – – – – 7
1.6 Scope and Limitations of the Study- – – – – – 7
1.7 Significance of the Study – – – – – – – 8
1.8 Operational Definition of Concepts – – – – – – 9
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
2.1 Introduction- – – – – – – – – 12
2.2 The Concept of Local Government – – – – – 12
2.3 Functions of Local Government in Nigeria- – – – – 16
2.4 Sources of Local Government Revenue in Nigeria- – – 17
2.5 Revenue Generation Problems in Nigeria Local Government – – 20
2.6 Review of Empirical Studies- – – – – – – 26
2.7 Theoretical Framework – – – – – – 33
CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – – 38
3.2 Research Design – – – – – – – 38
3.3 Population and Sample Size – – – – – 38
3.4 Sampling Techniques – – – – – – – 39
3.5 Sources of Data- – – – – – – – 40
3.6 Administration of Instruments – – – – – – 41
3.7 Method of Data Analysis – – – – – – 41
CHAPTER FOUR OVERVIEW OF REVENUE AND PROVISION OF SOCIAL AMENITIES IN BORGU AND MOKWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF NIGER STATE
4.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – 43
4.2 Internal and External Revenue Profile of Borgu and Mokwa Local Government44
4.3 Monthly Net Revenue Allocations to Borgu and Mokwa Local
Governments from Federation Account – – – – – 46
4.4 Revenue and Provision of Social Amenities in Borgu Local Government 59
4.5 Revenue and Provision of Social Amenities in Mokwa Local Government- 61
4.6 Adequacy of External Revenue in Financing Borgu and Mokwa Local
Governments‟ Estimates- – – – – – – 64
4.7 Borgu and Mokwa Local Governments access to Net Allocation from
Federation Account – – – – – – – – 68
CHAPTER FIVE DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
5.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – 70
5.2 Data Presentation – – – – – – – – 70
5.3 Summary of Personal Observation and Interview of Residents – – 72
5.4 Test of Hypotheses – – – — – – – – 74
5.5 Major Findings – – – – – – – – 79
CHAPTER SIX SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
6.1 Summary- – – – – – – – – – 81
6.2 Conclusion- – – – – – – – – 82
6.3 Recommendations- – – – – – – – 83
References – – – – – – – – – 85
Appendix – – – – – – – – – 89
INTRODUCTION
The achievement of both individual and organizational objectives may remain a mirage without the required means needed for their attainment.
Also, how the available scarce resources are utilized determines the success or failure of both individuals and institutions in the accomplishment of the set targets.
The effective management of revenue available to any organization remains a prerequisite to the achievement of its set objectives. And what an organization is able to achieved tells how its resources especially revenue is used.
Local governments all over the world are established to carry out functions which include provision of social amenities and services such as health services, portable water, rural roads construction and maintenance, etc.
To enable them perform these functions, revenue sources are legally established in most of the countries of the world. In Nigeria, this is in Section 162 (2) of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999.
Local governments are the third tier of government in Nigeria and are expected to carry out some functions (Section1 and 2 of fourth schedule of 1999 constitution) with a fiscal backing in Section 162 of the constitution.
The provision of the fourth schedule highlights local government functions such as construction and maintenance of roads, street lighting, drains, provision of health services, etc and also presents sources of internal revenue generation such as collection of rates, tenement rates, etc.
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