ABTRACT
The
issue of corruption and accountability has been a major bone of contention in Nigeria local government
council and the citizenry at large. The need for financial products, fidelity
and accountability in our local government council can never be over-estimated.
However, form the basis of this research work, the project is presented in five chapters, most of the
chapters consists of x-rayed findings, chapter five laid emphasis in the whole
work, make recommendations and
conclusions and finally draw conclusion.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE
APPROVAL PAGE
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
- INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
- STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
- OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
- SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
- SCOPE OF THE STUDY
- LIMITATION OF STUDY
- DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER TWO
- LITERATURE REVIEW
- REFERENCES
CHAPTER THREE
- RESEARH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.1 INTRODUCTION
- RESEARH DESIGN
- SOURCES/METHODSA OF DATA COLLECTION
- POPULATION AND SAMPLE SIZE
- SAMPLE TECHNIQUES
- METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS
CHAPTER FOUR
- PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
4.1 PRESENTATION OF DATA
- ANALYSIS OF DATA
- INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS
CHAPTER FIVE
- SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
- CONCLUSION
- RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
According to Ndoh and Emezi (1997): our local government originated form indirect rule system introduced by the British colonial government. I t was carried out in the north through the recognized National authority which has the paramount rule of the naïve authority.
Between 1960modernized local government were introduced in place of indirect rule system, though adoption of many laws. This allowed democratic local civil system. However, there was a general nationwide local government reform which Maxwell a turning point in the history and Pattern of local govern throughout the country. The aims and objectives of the reforms as outlined in the guidelines for local governments reform were as follows
- To make approximate services and development activities responsible to the local wishes and initiatives by developing them to local representative bodies.
- To facilitate the exercise of democratic self governance close to the local level of our society and to encourage uncreative and leadership.
- To provide a two way channel of communicative between local communities and government both federal and state.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM