Assessment of Revenue Generation and Service Delivery

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Assessment of Revenue Generation and Service Delivery.

ABSTRACT  

Every local government in Nigeria desires quality service delivery as it is pertinent to the sustainability of grassroots development.

The fundamental factor in achieving quality services, are adequate and reliable of the revenue sources as well as quality human resources that will serve as instrument for formulation and implementation of local government financial resources.

This study assessed revenue generation and service delivery in Nigeria, a study of Abuja Municipal and Abaji Area Councils of Federal Capital Territory from 2008 -2013; arising as a result of low service delivery in Abaji specifically in health care and environmental sanitation services.

The objective of the study is to make comparative assessment of actual revenue generated by the two area councils and how the revenue sources have affected service delivery.

For methodology of the study, questionnaires were administered to sample beneficiaries; oral interviews for selected Heads of Department (Account, Health and Sanitation) and non-participative observation were used to collect primary data.

The secondary data were collected through published academic journals, council‟s document (quantitative data), published and unpublished master’s thesis.

However, the study found that Abuja Municipal and Abaji area councils have disparity in revenue sources, qualitative and quantitative service delivery as a result of level and access to fund generation in Abuja Municipal.

Consequently, the study recommended among others that; in achieving level of funding for quality service delivery in Abaji area council as expected by the beneficiaries, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) should increase the statutory allocation of Abaji area council.

To enable the council improve on its socio-economic service delivery for encouraging taxpayer and attract other investors for commercial purposes. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page- – – – – – – – – – i
Declaration- – – – – – – – – – ii
Certification- – – – – – – – – iii
Acknowledgements– – – – – – iv
Abstracts- – – – – – – – – – vi
Table of contents- – – – – – – – – vii
List of Tables- – – – – – – – – x
List of Figures- – – – – – – – – xii
Abbreviations- – – – – – – – – xiii

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 General Background to the Study- – – – – 1
1.2 Statement of the Research Problem- – – – – 4
1.3 Research Questions – – – – – – – 6
1.4 Objectives of the Study- – – – – – 6
1.5 Research Hypotheses- – – – – – – 7
1.6 Significance of the Study- – – – – – – 8
1.7 Scope and Limitations of the Study- – – – – 9
1.8 Definition of Concepts- – – – – – 10
1.9 Plan of the Study- – – – – – – – 12

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

2.1 Introduction- – – – – – – – – 13
2.2 Literature Review- – – – – – – – 13
2.2.1 Concept of Local Government – – – – – – 13
2.2.2 The Functions of Local Government Councils in Nigeria- – 16
2.2.3 Sources of Local Government Finance – – – – – 20
2.2.4 The Level of Funding Local Government in Nigeria for Enhancing Quality Service Delivery- 27
2.2.5 The Obstacles to Revenue Generation and Service Delivery in Nigeria Local Government- – 35
2.2.6 Overview of Local Government Revenue and Services in Nigeria 40
2.2.7 Review of Empirical Studies of Local Government and Service Delivery –  46
2.3 Theoretical Framework- – – – – – – 51
2.3.1 Theories of Local Government – – – – – 51
2.3.2 The Relevance of the Theories of Local Government – – 54

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction- – – – – – – – 56
3.2 Research Design- – – – – – – – 56
3.3 Population of the Study- – – – – – – 57
3.4 Sample size and Sampling Technique- – – – – 57
3.5 Sources of Data- – – – – – – – 60
3.6 Administration of Instrument – – – – – – 61
3.7 Method of Data Analysis- – – – – – – 61

CHAPTER FOUR: HISTORY AND ADMINISTRATION OF REVENUE IN ABUJA MUNICIPAL AND ABAJI AREA COUNCILS OF FCT

4.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – 64
4.2 History of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) – – 65
4.3 History of Abaji Area Council – – – – – 66
4.4 Administrative Structure and Revenue of Federal Capital Territory 66

CHAPTER FIVE: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

5.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – 70
5.2 Data Presentation and Analysis – – – – – – 70
5.3 Test for Hypotheses – – – – – – – 98
5.4 Major Findings- – – – – – – – 102

CHAPTER SIX: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

6.1 Introduction- – – – – – – – – 105
6.2 Summary- – – – – – – – – 105
6.3 Conclusion- – – – – – – – – 107
6.4 Recommendations- – – – – – – – 109
Bibliography – – – – – – – – 111
Appendix- – – – – – – – – 116

INTRODUCTION  

In 1954, Nigeria adopted the Federal System of Government, which essentially shared the responsibility for service delivery among the three levels of government in an intergovernmental public arrangement.

Basic government services such as agriculture support and irrigation, rural roads, health service, sanitary activities and primary education among others, were placed in the hands of lower level government, which then enables the community to be participative members of the society.

The ability or capacity of local government to deliver sustainable public services depend on the level to which authority, functions, and financial resources are transferred or given to them vis a vis the scope and weight of their responsibilities.

This is referred to as decentralization of authority for public services. The process of decentralizing authority, involves the process of deconcentration and devolution of services.

“Decentralization” is the transfer of authority and responsibility for public services, from the central government to intermediate and local governments or quasi-independent government organizations.

The process of decentralization involves, within an appropriate legal framework of political, administrative and fiscal decentralization.

Besides, the three components (political, administrative and fiscal decentralization) vary from unitary system of government to federal system of government.

Consequently, when administrative decentralization is predominant, 2 the situation has a bias towards deconcentration, or when all the three components are present, we have a state of devolution (Berlin 2009:26). 

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