An Examination of Revenue Generation, Service Delivery, and Revenue Generation Issues in Nigerian Local Government Administration From the Viewpoint of Ibaraapa Central Local Government, Igoora, Oyo State (2010–2015)

Abstract

This study examines the connection between Ibarapa Central Local Service Delivery and Revenue Generation Government, 2010–2015, Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria. It lists the different ways the local government makes money and examines how each one affects the provision of services. To address the socioeconomic and developmental requirements of the local population, local government aims to bring governance closer to the people at the grassroots level. It has been noted over time that excessive traffic and widespread rural-urban migration are making city life more uncomfortable. Others have said that local governments are complacent when it comes to aggressively collecting revenue to supplement the monthly payments they receive from the federation account. Therefore, the main goal of this essay is to identify long-term fixes for the financial issues that local governments are facing Various methods to lessen the over reliance on federal funding for local government maintenance in Nigeria. The report also suggests, among other things, that officials who embezzle local government funds for their own personal benefit be held accountable under the law, that council employees be encouraged to collect taxes, and that agents who are not council employees no longer be used. The study comes to the conclusion that local governments definitely require adequate funding in order to carry out these duties in a way that is both credible and efficient.