ABSTRACT
There is in the air today, as there
has been throughout the global history of the past five thousand years, a lot
of resentment to hypocrisy and misunderstanding of the phenomenon popularly called
"corruption". The hypocrisy came from ruling classes, the
misunderstanding is practically that of everyone else except a possible few,
which is why we are here.
At all levels of Nigeria polity,
political corruption involves illegal purs.uit of misuse· of public office and electoral corruption includes the purchase
of votes with money or promise of office special favours.
This study is aimed at finding out
the impact of corruption on local government performance in Nigeria. This is
done with a view of finding solution to this problem. The estimated population
of the study is approximately to 40 employees of Oshodi/lsolo Local Government
which constitute of both male and female staffs of some selected department in
the council.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of contents
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
to the study
1.2 Statement
of Research Problems
1.3 Objectives
of the study,
1.4 Research
Questions
1.5 Research
Hypotheses
1.6 Significance
of the study
1.7 Scope/
Limitation of the study
1.8 Definition
of Terms
CHAPTER TWO:
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Conceptual
Framework
2.3 Evolution
of Local Government
2.4 Bureaucratic
Corruption
2.5 Corruption
in Local Government
2.6 The Impact of Corruption on Local Government
Performance
CHAPTER THREE:
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Re-statement
of Research Questions
3.3 Re-statement
of Research Hypotheses
3.4 Research Design
3.5 Population of the study
3.6 Sample and Sampling Procedures
3.7 Data Collection Instrument
3.8 Administration
of Data Collection Instruments
3.9 Procedures on Data Analyses
3.10 Limitation of the Study
CHAPTER FOUR:
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Classification and Characteristics of
Responses
4.3 Analysis According to Research
Hypotheses
CHAPTER FIVE:
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
5. l Summary of Findings
5.2 Findings
5.3 Recommendations
5.4 Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE
STUDY
Nigeria is a developing country,
inspite of its human and materials resources has been diversely referred to as
"poor run by crooks" and rated by transparency international as one
of the two most corruption countries on planet earth (Guest 2006:6).
Local government in Nigeria is
generally considered notorious haven of corruption. It is a paradox and unfair
categorization for a country that is also well renowned for producing the best
brains in any field of endeavour. To be sure, the tag of corruption that is
synonymous with the Nigeria local government is a consequence of years of
military rule. As a country that has for long suffered from dictatorial
military. regimes, Nigeria local government has seen a systematic erosion of
values in almost all facets of life and this is because .: the military by its
constitution is a no sticker to the standards and procedures of good
governance, transparency and accountability. As such military rule has given a
surge in corruption in local government, under it, kleptocracy easily became
elevated to statehood and with it nepotism, rent seeking and such other
systematic vices. Inflated contracts and over invoicing became common place as
public service was characterized by inefficiency and wastage of public funds.
All that one needed to become an
overnight millionaire was to simply know some influential personage(s). Merit
was unrecognized and one could get his/her way with a requisite network.
According to Bamidele (1980) various
attempt at fighting the scourge of corruption, fraud and other related offences
have proved to be an uphill task for successive regimes in Nigeria. Even the
draconian decrees that prescribe stiff penalties and even death sentence (as
was the case of drug trafficking decree later repeated) have done little or
nothing to stem the ever expanding tide of corrupt practices and related
offences in the nation's local government (Bamidele: 1996: 10).
In view of the foregoing, -this study will therefore
examine the impact of corruption on the performance of local government in Nigeria.
Using Oshodi /Isolo Local Government as reference point.
1.2 STATEMENT
OF PROBLEMS
Due to the high level of corruption
in Nigeria local government, foreigners regard average Nigerians especially
those who wants to do business,
with them as corrupt, because trust
has been away with corruption. We have created such a bad image for ourselves
with potential foreign business partners to the extent that genuine and honest
people now suffer.
Virtually all sectors of the society
are presently experiencing moral crisis as a result of corruption. It is now a
case of "everyone for himself, God for us all". ill gotten wealth is
now glorified publicly. This has made corruption a norm and a victimless crime.
However, the effect of corruption has
been debilitating and pernicious on the nation's body polity social values have
continued to decline as the get rich syndrome has led to numerous cases of
violence lowering of traditional institutions and breakdown in laws and order.
The economy has continue to sink deeper into the doldrums as it come under the
full weight of corruption.
The citizenry are worst for it, as
poverty runs deeper in the lives of the common people, social state of despair
and decay. (Odekunle; 2001)
11. is the position of this study that in order to come
to grips with multidimensional nature of the problem of administrative corruption in Nigeria local government,
all inclusive approach is desirable in order to enable us analyze administrative
corruption with the larger preview of an amoral state.
1.3 OBJECTIVES
OF THE STUDY
This study is aimed at examining the
impact of corruption on local government performances in Nigeria
to achieve these objectives:
1. To examine the consequential effect of
corruption on local government.
2. To find out how best corruption could be
controlled' in Nigeria local government.
3. To investigate the origin and the major
causes of corruption in Nigeria local government.
4. To
analyzed Nigeria local government performance.
1.4 RESEARCH
QUESTION
1. Can corruption affect the performance
of local· government?
2. Is
there any relationship between corruption and poverty?
3. Is
the local government the most corrupt?
4. Is the government itself sincere and
committed to the course of fighting the scourge?
1.5 RESEARCH
HYPOTHESIS
1. Ho: There
is no significant -relationship between the nature of leadership and ability to
fight corruption.
H1: There is a significant relationship
between the nature of leadership and ability to fight corruption.
2. Ho:
There is no significant relationship between corruption and
poverty.
H1: There is a significant relationship. between corruption and poverty.
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
No nation can flourish with
corruption and no nation would allow corruption to destroy the basis fabric of its
society. This explains why attempts shall be made to combat the scourge in loc.al
government in Nigeria. This study will
therefore necessary because it will find out the main problems associated with
liability of Nigeria government to fight corruption in the society. It will
also be useful to other researchers in this field of human endeavor.
1.7 SCOPE
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
The business of this research shall be delimited to the
impact of corruption on local government performance. A case study of Oshodi/Isolo Local
Government. Due to the nature of the study, the questionnaire was distributed
to some selected department in Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Council.
1.8 DEFINITION
OF TERMS
1. CORRUPTION: A dishonest or illegal behaviour.
2. LOCAL GOVERNMENT: is a smaller government which is
created to make people closer to the day to day activities of the country.
3. PERFORMANCE:
1S the level of measuring people activities.
4. GOVERNMENT: it is the institutions which makes
and enforce law within the territorial boundaries of a state in order to
regulate activities within the state in the interest of the citizens.
5. RESPONDENTS: A person who answers question during
an interview or one who fill a questionnaire for a research work.
6. DELEGATION: Is a group of people who represent
the views of an organization, and country.
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