THE IMPACT OF POOR REVENUE GENERATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS (A CASE STUDY OF UMUAHIA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

THE IMPACT OF POOR REVENUE GENERATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

 (A CASE STUDY OF UMUAHIA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

TABLE OF CONTENT

COVER PAGE

APPROVAL PAGE                                                                              i

DEDICATION                                                                                      ii

ACKNOWLEDGMENT                                                                        iii

TABLE OF CONTENT                                                                         iv

ABSTRACT                                                                                          vii

CHAPTER ONE

1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY                                            1

1.2     STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM                                           2

1.3     PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY                                 3

1.4     RESEARCH QUESTIONS                                                         4

1.5     SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY                                             4

1.6     SCOPE AND DELIMITATION                                                  5

1.7     LIMITATION OF THE STUDY                                                 5

1.8     DEFINITION OF TERMS                                                          6

 CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0     DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

IN NIGERIA                                                                               11

2.1     SOURCES OF REVIEW GENERATION IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT                                                                                15

2.2     THE NEED FOR REVENUE GENERATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS.         21

2.3     THE PROBLEMS OF REVENUE GENERATION                    24

2.4     THE IMPLICATION OF REVENUE GENERATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS          27

2.5     TAX AS A MAJOR SOURCE OF REVENUE                           35

2.6     THE PURPOSE OF TAX                                                            37

2.7     PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH TAX COLLECTION IN UMUAHIA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA              39

CHAPTER THREE

3.0     RESEARCH METHODOLOGY                                                 45

3.1     RESEARCH DESIGN                                                                45

3.2     AREA OF STUDY                                                                     46

3.3     POPULATION OF THE STUDY                                               46

3.4     SAMPLE SIZE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES                    46

3.5     INSTRUMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION

3.6     SOURCES OF DATA COLLECTION

3.7     VALIDATION OF INSTRUMENT                                            49

3.8     METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS                                             50

 CHAPTER FOUR

4.0     DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS                             55

 CHAPTER FIVE:

5.1     SUMMARY OF FINDINGS                                                       73

5.2     RECOMMENDATION                                                               74

5.3     CONCLUSION                                                                           76

BIBLIOGRAPHY                                                                       77

APPENDIX                                                                                 80

CHAPTER ONE

1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Development is a sine qua non for modern civilization. In a crusade and struggle to carryout development at all nooks and crannies of the society, the local government as the tier of government that is nearest to the people is saddled with the responsibility of direct development of the people to a certain level.

Development is highly associated with fund, much revenue is needed to plan, execute and maintain infrastructures and facilities at the local government level. The needed revenue generated for such developmental projects. Like construction of accessible roads, building of public schools, health care centers, construction of bridges among others are soles generated from taxes, royalties, haulages, fines and grants from states, national and international governments.

Thus, the Local government cannot embark, execute and possibly carryout the maintenance of these projects and other responsibilities without adequate revenue generation.

This is the basic reason why development is skeletal at some Local Government councils in Nigeria. The issue of poor revenue generation is not exceptional to local government in Abia State. This has been one of the problems encountered by Umuahia North Local Government.

This however pronouncedly affected development negatively in local government councils. In this research project, the issue to address is how far can this poor revenue generation affect development especially in Umuahia North Local Government.

1.2     STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The Local Government Council take direct care of the grassroots people, that is the people in the rural areas. This group of people sometimes lack essential facilities and condition of modern civilization. They lack pipe bore water to drink, do not have electricity, accessible roads, poor educational infrastructure and facilities to mention but a few.

This is one of the major reasons of rural – urban migration of movement. This has made our cities to be congested and increase in many criminal activities. Based on the above and foregoing assertions, it is obivious that the impact of poor revenue generation on the development of the rural area is a serious problem. This might be as a result of poor revenue generation. If Nigeria is to achieve her desired goal of vision 2020 and possibly meet the millennium development goals (MDGS) target, the issue of revenue generation must be addressed squarely.

Hence the researcher is bothered to find out the impact of poor revenue generation on the lives of people at the rural area and how it has affected development in general especially in Umuahia North Local Government Area.

1.3     PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

The broad objective of the research is to evaluate the impact created by poor revenue generation on the development of Umuahia North in Abia State.

The other objective of this study includes:

1. To determine the level of modern social amenities available in Umuahia North.
2. To find out the level of poverty associated with the rural people as a result of poor development

• To find out the degree of rural-urban migration.

1. To make useful suggestions to solve the problem of poor revenue generation as development depends on revenue generated.

1.4     RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. What are the impacts of poor revenue generation on the development of Umuahia North?
2. Are there adequate modern social amenities in Umuahia North?

• Is the poverty level of the rural people high has a result of poor development?

1.  Has poor revenue generation in Umuahia North contributed to rural-urban migration?
2. How can revenue generation in Umuahia North be improved?

1.5     SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The significance of any human endeavour is measured by its relevance to solving human problems. The findings of this study would help Umuahia North Local Government to identify the problems associated with revenue generation and its consequences on development.

1.6     SCOPE AND DELIMITATION

The study is focused on the impact of poor revenue generation and how it affects development of the local government areas. It will also involve the analysis of problems associated wit revenue generation and its impact on the development of Umuahia North Local Government.

THE IMPACT OF POOR REVENUE GENERATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS (A CASE STUDY OF UMUAHIA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT)