ACCOUNTABILITY AND CORRUPTION IN PUBLIC ORGANIZATION (A CASE STUDY OF ISIALA MBAO L.G.A OF IMO STATE)

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