Resources Generation and Management in Public Institutions in Nigeria

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 ABSTRACT

Investigating resource generation and management in the ministry of local government, Kogi State; the study generated five research questions, two null and an alternative hypotheses. The hypotheses were tested using chi- square statistical method.

After testing the hypotheses, it was discovered that effective resource generation and utilization has a significant relationship with the development of the local government areas in Kogi State.

It was also revealed that poor utilization of resources generated has significant relationship with the presence of corrupt and inefficient local government officials.

Data were drawn from two main sources viz; primary and secondary sources. The primary data were generated from distributed questionnaires, while secondary data includes text books, journals, newspaperperson and periodicals, conference and seminar papers and internet resources that were used in the study.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page – – – – – – – – — i
Approval Page – – – – – — – – – ii
Certification Page – – – – – – – – iii
Dedication – – – – – – – – – iv
Acknowledgment – – – – – – – – v
Abstract – – – – – – – – – vi
Table of Contents – – – – – – – – vii

Chapter one: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study – – – – – – 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem – – – – – – 3
1.3 Objectives of the Study – – – – – – 6
1.4 Significance of the Study – – – – – – 7
1.5 Scope and Limitations of the Study – – – – 8

Chapter Two: Literature Review and Theoretical Framework
2.1 Literature Review – – – – – – – 9
2.1.1 Meaning of Local Government – – – – – 9
2.1.2 Historical Development of Local Government Administration in
Nigeria – – – – — – – – — 11
2.1.3 Functions of Local Government – – – – – 17
2.1.4 Sources of Local Government Revenue in Nigeria – – 19
2.1.5 Challenges to Revenue Generation and Utilization in Nigeria’s Local
Government System – – – – – – – 21
2.1.6 The Role of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs
in the Effective Generation and Utilization of Resources in Kogi State
Local Government System – – – — – – 23
2.17 Problems of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs
towards Effective Resource Generation and Utilization in Kogi State
Local Government System – – – – – – 25
2.1.8 Consequences of Poor Resource Generation and Utilization in the
Local Government System in Nigeria – – – – 26
2.2 Hypotheses – – – – – – – – 28
2.3 Operationalization of Key Concepts – – – 28
2.4 Theoretical Framework – – – – – – 29
2.5 Method of the Study – – – – – – – 33
2.5.1 Location of the Study – – – – – – – 33
2.5.2 Population of the Study – – – – – – 33
2.5.3 Sampling Procedure – – – – – – – 33
2.5.4 Sample Size – – – – – – – – 34
2.5.5 Method of Data Collection – – – – – 34
2.5.6 Method of Data Analysis – – – – – – 34

Chapter Three: Background Information of the Study
3.1 Brief Historical Background – – – – – – 35
3.2 Structure of the Ministry – – – – – – 37
3.3 Organogram – – – – – – – – 39
3.4 Functions of Departments in Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kogi – – – – – – 39

Chapter Four: Data Presentation and Discussion of Findings
4.1 Data Presentation – – – – – – – 43
4.2 Discussion of Findings – – – – – – 62

Chapter Five: Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion
5.1 Summary – – – – – – – – 64
5.2 Recommendations – – – – – – – 65
5.3 Conclusion – – – – – – – – 65
Bibliography
Appendix

INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

The local government system is a system of government established as a third tier of government after the federal and state governments.

The local government is a government at the grassroots level of administration meant for meeting peculiar grassroots needs of the people (Agagu, 1997). Put succinctly, the local government system is that tier of government closest to the people; it is vested with certain powers to exercise control over the affairs of the people in its domain (Lawal, 2000).

Like every other institution, local governments require resources to meet its responsibilities as demanded by the constitution. Broadly construed, resources are any assets that an organization might draw on to help it achieve its goals (Bryson et al. 2007, 704).

More specifically, “resources include all assets, capabilities, organizational processes, firm attributes, information, knowledge, etc controlled by a firm that enables the firm to conceive of and vary out strategies that will improve its efficiency and effectiveness” (Barney 1991, 101).

Rainey and Steinbauer (1999) offer three types of organizational resources; financial, human, and technological resources.

Given that human resources is always touted as the most important of all the resources, the centrality of financial resource to organizational survival and growth cannot be treated with any sense of frivolity.

Resource generation in the local government is without incertitude, synonymous with revenue generation. According to (Rabiu, 2004) revenue generation in the local government is derived from two broad sources, viz:

the internal and external sources, internally generated revenue includes local rates, taxes and fines and fees and miscellaneous sources (e.g. rents on council estates, royalties, interests on investments and proceeds from commercial activities).

While external sources include the statutory 20 percent received from the federation account and 10 percent from the states’ internally generated revenue (Adedokun, 2004).

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Agbakoba, R, and Ogbonna, M. (2004) Local Government Administration and Development in Nigeria. Logas: The Human Rights Law services, PP6-7.

Agagu, A.A. (1997) “ Local Government” in Kolawole, D. (ed) Reading in political science, Ibadan, Dekaal.

Agu, S.U. (2004) Revised Financial Memoranda and the management of local government finance.

Appadorai, A. (1975) The substance of politics. New Dehi, Oxford University press.

Gboyega, A (1988) Political values and Local Government in Nigeria. Lagos: malthouse press.

Lawal, S. (2000) “Local Government Administration in Nigeria: A practical approach” In Ajayi, K (ed) Theory and practice of Local Government, Ado Ekiti, UNAD.

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