Browsing by Author "Abubakar, Bilkisu Mahdi"

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    EFFECT OF REVENUE GENERATION ON INFRASTUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF GOMBE STATE
    (DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2018-03-13) Abubakar, Bilkisu Mahdi
    Revenue Generation are vital to the survival of many states in Nigeria, but regrettably, many states have neglected the role of internally generated revenues in their development. They rely heavily on shared revenues from the federation account. Any reductions in allocations from the federation sent shocks throughout the federation due to over reliance on it by states. The study examines the effect of internally generated revenue on Infrastructural development of Gombe state, whether revenue generation has impacted on Gombe state by providing water, electricity and roads network. To achieve the objectives of the study, a documentary research method was designed relying on secondary data. The study found that the revenue generation by the state revenue agency was very low as to register any tangible effect on the state budget that rely heavily on allocation from the federation account and other sources. Internally generated revenue has minimal on the infrastructural development of the state, but it has significant impact on the annual expenditure on water, electricity and roads network. The study also revealed that internally generated revenue was economical and tax avoidance and evasion were also insignificant. The study therefore recommended that there should be equality in its allocation toward infrastructural development in the state. For instance, more IGR should be allocated to water than road. Good water provision will have a trickledown effect on healthcare because it will forestall and tackle bad water-related sickness like malaria that are commonly suffered by people of the state and extends their life span. Also there should be expansion of the state revenue base as well as improving the board capacity to generate more revenues that will contribute substantial to the state government annual budget.
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    PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF EFCC ANTI-CORRUPTION DRIVE IN GOMBE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF GOMBE STATE
    (Department of Public Administration, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2021-06-06) Usman, Bappi; Abubakar, Bilkisu Mahdi; Shehu, Ibrahim Yakubu
    In Nigeria, corruption is a lucrative and dangerous threat where a mere imprisonment alone is never enough to deter the perpetrators. Other issues such as the president’s body language as well as the magnitude of punishment for offender are a factor. According to the National Bureau of Statistics corruption charges in Nigeria isestimated at about 4.6 billion naira, confirming the deterioration of Perceptions Index of Transparency International Corruption. Nigeria's 2019 CPI ranking scored the worst, scoring 27 out of 100, well below the world average of 43 and the average for Sub-Saharan Africa of32.02. Given that Transparency International is based on the perception oft he institutions rather than on measuring the actual experiences ofpublic corruption, thisstudyexamined the perception ofpublic on the anti-corruption struggle of the EFCC in Gombe local government area of Gombe State Gombe. It is a survey research and Bandura’s social learning theory constituted the theoretical frame for the paper. The multi- stagesamplingtechniquewas used to select the 407 study participants. In this study, it was found that public corruption is perceived as a serious problem that must be stopped. Factors responsible for corruption in the regioninclude poverty, unemployment, lack of patriotism, weak justice system, negative value system, and lack of social and economic security; corruption perception index of Nigeria from 1996 - 2019 was also keyed. It was also found that the impact of corruption in the area of the local government of Gombe includes a slowdown in growth and economic development, poor infrastructure development, poverty and unemployment, lack of provision of basic health services and reduction of the investment potential of the company. This research recommended the need for a mindset shift. It involves changing the value system that emphasizes the unbridled predilection for materialism.