LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND REVENUE GENERATION IN NIGERIA(A STUDY OF ABA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN ABIA STATE)

Abstract Revenue generation is the nucleus and the path to modern development, thus, the study was to assess the need for improved revenue generation on local government. This is because local government as the third of government is the closest to the people especially those in the rural areas. Needed revenue to provide basic social amenities to the people. But it is unfortunate to note that the local government management have not lived up to expectation especially to provide basic social amenities to the rural people. Thus, the objective of this research is to analyze the extent to which improved revenue generation had affected the development of those areas. The researcher used primary and secondary methods the data obtained through questionnaire was percentages. The following are some of the findings which included poor development of the areas, lack of basic social amenities to the rural people and lack of revenue to maintain the existing infrastructures. The researcher therefore recommended that the local government should provide basic amenities of high quality. By so doing, the people’s interest would be geared towards giving their maximum support to the local government which would lead to the development of the rural area.