An Evaluation Of Financial Management Procedures In Kalgo And Birnin Kebbi Local Governments From Kebbi State, 2005 - 2012

📄 Project Abstract

This study centre's on the financial management procedures and its application in some selected Local Government areas of Kebbi state i.e. Birnin Kebbi and Kalgo Local Government Areas. The problems faced by the two Local Governments Councils on applications of financial management procedures are multidimensional. It translates into questions of state interference, complexity of the Financial Memoranda, lack of qualified personnel to mention a few. The research seeks to find out whether sound financial rules and regulations guiding the financial operations of Local Government exist and to see how effectively and efficiently they were applied. The research used both primary and secondary data,a total of sixty (60) questionnaires were administered to the local government functionaries, out of which only Fifty Six were completed and returned, while the Tax payers on the other hand a total of forty questionnaires were administered to them and only thirty eight were fully completed and retu...