• The Appraisal Of Financial Control Approaches In Nigeria Local Government System

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    • The guide line equal articulated the following objectives of the new local government   reforms.
      1)          To enable the people to service and activities in their communities through their representative bodies
      2)          To mobilize human and material resources through the involvement and participation of the people in the programme for the development of their communities.
      3)          To create favourable condition for democratic development initiative and qualities among the people.
      4)          To enhance the sense of belonging and security through the effective communities and between the local government   communication and the three levels of government in Nigeria.
      5)          To provide a two way channel of communication between local communities and government (both state and federal(
      6)          To bring government nearer to the people and guarantee reasonably, adequate functions, financed resources and staff for local government.
      It is important to state that despite the various reforms that were equally other structural led to the creation of local government   in Nigeria from 229 in 1977 to 301 in 1987.
      In 1989 we had 589 and presently we have 774 local government   areas in Nigeria. Enugu south local government   areas which we used as a case study was created in 1991 by the general Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida led administration it is therefore, necessary to state despite all the guidelines structural and management and managerial reforms, all the financial control approaches in the local government   system have not achieved maximum result and is in this basic that there is the need for the study.
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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---