A Critical Examination of Local Government Accounting Systems in Nigeria (Case Study of Aguata Local Government)
A Critical Examination of Local Government Accounting Systems in Nigeria (Case Study of Aguata Local Government)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Local government, whether in a rural or urban context, plays a critical role in the socioeconomic development of the grassroots. By making governance and service delivery available to residents at the community level, the government is closest to the grassroots. It also aids the administrative and political growth of the grassroots. According to Adebayo, Dada, & Olarewaju, (2014), social, political, and economic growth become meaningful and genuine when it originates from the grassroots, or the most basic level of society.
The fundamental functioning of financial services in a competitive, efficient, and cost-effective way is the overarching aspect in local government...
