IMPACT OF POOR REVENUE GENERATION ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA A CASE STUDY OF ORUK-ANAM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

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ABSTRACT

Revenue generation is the nucleus and the path to modern development. Thus, the study assess the impact of poor revenue generation on the socio-economic development of local government areas. This is because local government as the third tier of government and the closest to the people especially in the rural areas needed revenue to provide basic social amenities to the people. But it is unfortunate to note that the local government management have not lived up to expectation especially to provide basic social amenities to the rural people. Thus, the objective of the research was to analyse the extent to which poor revenue generation has affected the development of those areas. The researcher used primary and secondary methods of data collection to generate the needed data. The data obtained through questionnaires were presented in tables and expressed in simple percentages. The following were some of the findings which included poor development of the areas, lack of basic social amenities to the people and lack of revenue to maintain the existing infrastructures. The researcher recommended that the local government should provide basic amenities of high quality. By doing so, the people’s interest would be geared towards giving their maximum support to the local government which would lead to the development of the rural areas.  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE       –        –        –        –        –        –        –        i

CERTIFICATION         –        –        –        –        –        –        ii

DEDICATION     –        –        –        –        –        –        –        iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS       –        –        –        –        –        iv

ABSTRACT        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        v

TABLE OF CONTENTS        –        –        –        –        –        vi

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1     Background of the Study        –        –        –        –        1

1.2     Statement of the Problem      –        –        –        –        3

1.3     Objective of the Study  –        –        –        –        –        5

1.4     Research Questions      –        –        –        –        –        6

1.5     Statement of Hypothesis        –        –        –        –        6

1.6     Significant of the Study         –        –        –        –        –        7

1.7     Scope and limitations of the Study –        –        –        8

1.8     Operational definition of terms       –        –        –        9

1.9     Organization of the Study      –        –        –        –        12

CHAPTER TWO:  LITERATURE REVIEW AND

    THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

2.1     Literature Review         –        –        –        –        –        14

2.1.1  Historical Evolution of Local Government

in Nigeria            –        –        –        –        –        –        14

2.1.2  Sources of Revenues Generation in Local

 Government        –        –        –        –        –        –        19

2.1.3  The Problems of Local Government

 Revenue Generation in Nigeria      –        –        –        27

2.1.4  The Implication of Revenue Generation on

  the Development of Local Government Areas-                   32

2.1.5  Tax as a major source of local government

revenues in Nigeria       –        –        –        –        –        41

2.1.6  Problems associated with tax collected on

  Oruk Anam   Local Government Area    –        –        45

2.2     Theoretical Framework          –        –        –        –        –        49

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1     Research Design –        –        –        –        –        –        52

3.2     Area of the study-         –        –        –        –        –        53

3.3     Population and sampling technique          –        –        –        54

3.4     The sample Size  –        –        –        –        –        –        54

3.5     Method of data collection      –        –        –        –        55

3.6     Instrumentation   –        –        –        –        –        –        56

3.7     Method of data Collection     –        –        –        –        56

3.8     Validity and Reliability of the Study        –        –        57

3.9     Method of Data Collection    –        –        –        –        58

3.10   Method of data analysis         –        –        –        –        59

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND

     ANALYSIS MAJOR FINDINGS,  

     DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

4.0     Introduction         –        –        –        –        –        –        60

4.1     Data analysis       –        –        –        –        –        –        61

4.2     Major Findings    –        –        –        –        –        –        74

4.3     Discussion of Findings           –        –        –        –        –        75

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS,

            RECOMMENDATION AND

     CONCLUSION

5.1     Summary of works       –        –        –        –        –        77

5.2     Conclusion –        –        –        –        –        –        –        78

5.3     Recommendations        –        –        –        –        –        79

REFERENCES

APPENDIX I

APPENDIX II

IMPACT OF POOR REVENUE GENERATION ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA A CASE STUDY OF ORUK-ANAM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA