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The Appraisal Of Financial Control Approaches In Nigeria Local Government System
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Nigeria
local government system is as old as Nigeria creation. Even before the
arrivals of the British to Nigeria and introduction of modern system of
local government, the traditional system of local government exists.
However, with traditional system of governance, which was administered
by local people, the issue of financial control more often than not
generates problem between the operator and the governed and a times
between the operators themselves.
During the colonial rule the
British divided Nigeria into regions, districts and division. The
districts were then like what we call today local government areas.
While the central government controls the entire country, it gave the
subordinate unit some degree of independence in the control of its
affairs and provision of certain amenities in the local areas.
Prior
to the lunching of the 1976 local government reforms, all regional
(states) government without acceptors created, modified and manipulated
local government system and institutions as considered expenditure.
The practice was not suitable and these brought about for a uniform
local government system. It is on these grounds that a new local
government system popularly called “1976 local government reformsâ€
metamorphosed.
Ugwu, (1991: 11) states that is therefore the quest
for effectiveness, good functioning and reliability of our local
government system that brought about this decentralization of the
power of the federal government by the 1976 local government reforms.
According
to paragraph seven of the 1976 local government reforms, the term
tier if design as a set of local government with their own identity
powers and source of revenue established under state legislation and
with the function for which they have been responsible to the state.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research work is meant to critically appraise the concept of financial control approaches in Nigeria local government system focusing on Enugu State local Government.The researcher used both primary and secondary methods of data collected through.a. Questionnaire administrationb. Oral interview andc. Personal observationSecondary data were collected througha. Periodical and journalsb. Textbooks a ... Continue reading---
