the problems of revenue generation in the local government administration a case study of oredo local government council edo state

📄 Project Abstract

Revenue is crucial to the existence of any organization, being that a corporate organization, government parastatal or ministry. In the same vein, the 774 local government councils in Nigeria require funds to discharge its assigned constitutional responsibilities. Economic viability is one of the pre-requisite for the creation of a local government. Unfortunately, many of the local governments in Nigeria have been tied to the apron string of the allocation from Federation Account, without which many of them cannot even pay staff salaries left alone executing people oriented projects. Consequently, I decided to carry out a study to unveil why this absurd situation has been the order of the day with local government administration in the country. To get relevant data on this subject "problems of Revenue Generation in the Local Government Administration", questionnaires and personal interviews were conducted. The responses indicate that, among other things, corruption by council officials...