THE IMPACT OF GOOD EFFECTIVE RECORD KEEPING IN AN ORGANISATION (A CASE STUDY OF ABDU GUSAU POLYTECHNIC TALATA MAFARA)

ABSTRACT This paper is on records keeping for local government administrative officers in the twenty-three (23) local government areas of Sokoto State. Research has shown that when records are not rightfully kept, much time is lost in sorting and locating the needed information from large volumes of records. The fact that the rate of records misplaced or lost from which useful information for decision making could basically have been obtained, usually makes it difficult to provide concise and up-to-date records of both past and present operations, thus creating a challenge for effective recordkeeping. The paper is of the opinion that a coherent records management policy should be formulated and that old and archaic storage facilities such as wooden shelves should be discarded by the local government areas under study. That adequate fund should be made available by the aforementioned local government areas to procure modern and adequate storage equipment and facilities as well as for training and staff awareness programs particularly for administrative officers in their respective local governments. Keywords: Records, Records keeping, Administrative Officer,