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Item Local Government Internally Generated Revenue And Administrative Costs: A Question Of Efficiency(UTHM Publisher, 2018) AbdulKareem, Abdulrazaq Kayode; Adejumo, Abdulhakeem; Ishola, Abdulrasaq AjadiInternally generated revenue is one the sources of revenue open to the local governments. These revenues are generated within the confines of the local government mostly through services provided to the local population. This source of revenue required some efforts to carryout such as administrative expenses like consultancy fees and stationeries. In the past, little efforts have been geared towards investigating the efficiency of revenue collection and the cost involved, as efficiency is a major criterion in the revenue collection. Therefore, this paper dwells into the relationship between the internal source of local government revenue, and the costs involved in the generation of the revenue to measure the degree of efficiency in the revenue administration. The study used survey questionnaire administered to the revenue section of local governments in North Central Nigeria to seek their opinion on the research question of whether the administrative cost of revenue impacts on the rate of revenue generated. The study applied chi-square statistical method to analyse the result of the questionnaire. From the result, where the null hypothesis was rejected shows that there is a relationship between the rate of administrative cost and revenue generated. Therefore, the study concludes that it becomes necessary for the local government to become more efficient in their revenue generating capacity due to the dwindling nature of funds from the center.Item A Reflection of Voters’ Registration on Electoral Integrity in Nigeria(Faculty of General Studies, Federal University, Dutse, 2016) Adejumo, Abdulhakeem; Salawu, Ogirima Ibrahim; Abdulkareem, Abdulrazaq KayodeCompiling a credible voter register is one of the major preparatory steps towards instituting an acceptable electoral process among competing candidates and political parties. This fact is often sidestepped or glossed over by many stakeholders in the electoral process. Much emphasis is often placed on the election-day activities. How important thus, is voters’ registration to the conduct of credible elections? This article offers an explanation into the significance of transparent and acceptable voters’ registration to credible elections. It reviewed the conduct of voters registration exercise from 2007 to 2015 and juxtaposed it with the outcome of the succeeding elections. The article reveals that the quality of voters’ registration exercise substantially affects the credibility and subsequently, acceptability of succeeding elections.