ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to appraise the Local Government revenue collection system in Ni9eria. In particular, it intended to discover impediment in the revern 1e generation exercise of the Local Government. The result of the study will help to improve internally generated revenue in many Local Government Areas. Four research questions were raised for the study. Questionnaires were used to collect clata from eight respondents sample from the revenue collection in the Local Government Arca. The revenue collection includes the revenue staff of the council, community revenue agents and firms who collects revenue on behalf of the council. Althouqh, the firms help to make revenue generation easier, thev do not give correct account of the revenue generated to the council. They councils inability to provide amenities adversely affects revenue collection from the communities. The Local Government Council does not enforce the registration of business ventures within its area of authority. It was there.ore concluded that the firms defraud the Local Government Council while the council it~)cll' discouraqcs revenue gcn~i .ition inrJirccliy r10L i1ving th·_: practice of us1ng orgc:i1L.::0Uon c.f forcc Lo g _·ncrc:~o revenue Ior U1c local government should be aL :!is!10d. F1n0iiy1 the Loc-1! Govern, ncnt JulJ,or-ity :3hould endeavour Lo disch .nJc its rcsponsibiiily more e:!Tk:ici·i:.ly.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title Page...
Certification .
Declaration .
Dedication .
Acknowledgement. .. v
Abstract... . ..
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study .
1.2 Statement of the Problem .
1.3 Research Questions . . . . ..
1.4 The Objective of the Study ...
1.5 Research Hypotheses... . ..
1.6 Significance of the Study ...
1. 7 Scope of Study . .. . ..
1.8 Definition of Terms ...
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Review of Related Literature ...... 9
2.1 The Concept of Local Government 10
2.2 Problems of Local Governments in Nigeria ... 15
2.3 Problems of Participation and Involvement. ..
2.4 Misplaced Priority .
2.5 General Indiscipline .
2.6 Undue Interference .
2. 7 Economic Base 22
2.8 Revenue Drive Agent. .. 24
2. 9 Problems in the System Assessment. ..
2.10 Challenges in the System Assessment. .. 26
2.11 Comparing the Contribution of Umuahia North and Umuahia South LG.A...
2.12 Revenue Collection... 28
2.13 Loopholes and Problems in Revenue Collection ... 31
2.14 Other Problems in Revenue Collection...... 35
2.15 Absence of Reasonable Tenement Worthy of Valuation And Ratinq..
2.16 Poor Inelastic and difficult methods for revenue collection 36
2.1.7 Corruption arnonq Revenue Officials ... 37
2.18 Lack of Professional Training ... 37
2.19 Excessive Bureaucratic Control ... 37
2.7-0 tnadequotc Public E: !;ghtcrt1-r1c11L. .. 3
2.21 The Incidence of Highjack . .. ... 40
2.22 Inability of Local Government to Enforce Bye-laws. 40
2.23 The Strategies for Improving Revenue Collection 40
2.24 Another Remedies for Improving Revenue Collection... 45
2.25 Local Government Accounting Process 46
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research Met:1odology ... 50
3.1 Population of L!1c Study ... 50
3.2 sample and Sarn/ing Techniques ... 51
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Presentation and Analysis of Data . 54
4.1 Introduction ... 54
4.2 Research Questions 1. . 54
4.3 Testing of Hypotheses i . 59
4.4 Testing of Hypotheses ii . 59
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 Summary of Findings . 65
5.2. Conclusion ... 65
5.3 Recommendalion ... 66
Refeences
Appendix 1
Question noires
OBASI, M (2020). APPRAISAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE COLLECTION SYSTEM IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF UMUAHIA NORTH L.G.A). Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 22, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/appraisal-of-local-government-revenue-collection-system-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-umuahia-north-l-g-a
MOUAU/08/11190, OBASI. "APPRAISAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE COLLECTION SYSTEM IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF UMUAHIA NORTH L.G.A)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 31 Mar. 2020, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/appraisal-of-local-government-revenue-collection-system-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-umuahia-north-l-g-a. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
MOUAU/08/11190, OBASI. "APPRAISAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE COLLECTION SYSTEM IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF UMUAHIA NORTH L.G.A)". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 31 Mar. 2020. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/appraisal-of-local-government-revenue-collection-system-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-umuahia-north-l-g-a >.
MOUAU/08/11190, OBASI. "APPRAISAL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUE COLLECTION SYSTEM IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF UMUAHIA NORTH L.G.A)" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2020). Accessed 22 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/appraisal-of-local-government-revenue-collection-system-in-nigeria-a-case-study-of-umuahia-north-l-g-a