BY:
NAME: ONIFADE AYOMIDE OLUWATOBA
MATRIC NO: 09/SMS02/015
BEING A RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT THAT IS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING FACULTY OF AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY ADO-EKITI, EKITI STATE,
NIGERIA.
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BARCHELOR OF SCIENCE (B.SC) HONS IN ACCOUNTING.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Background of the study
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research Methodology
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Data Presentation and analysis
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 Summary
5.1 Conclusion.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Local government in any nation like Nigeria is an entity through which government and its policies are carried to the grass root. The government body of such an entity is selected or otherwise locally selected. It constitutes an integral party of a country overall political structure.
The creation of local government is made by the law of the state government with intention of bringing government to the people. It is clearly understand that even if the machinery of the state government stops franchising law and order will still prevail, if local council in Nigeria continues to exist.
According to Okoli (1998) local government exist to fell the gasp which the national government is to remote to fell, it bring the national government closer to the people and make its impact feet in all the nooks and cronies of the society. By implication the national government through thus medium caters for the grassroots. Local government plays vital roles in the development of the country.
It can also be maintained that should local government machinery ground to a half, there is bound to be chosen and confusion. They are the overall of authority and it is through them that the provision of all facilities and services aimed at giving the