<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study examines the problematic of budget implementation in Nigeria using Delta State as a case study. The design of the study was descriptive survey. The population of the study comprised of 2383 senior staff in the Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Ministry of Economic Planning, Ministry of Works, Ministry of Housing and Ministry of Finance. The sample of the study consisted of 350 senior staff drawn from level 10-16 using stratified and simple random techniques. The instruments used for data collection was budget implementation questionnaire. The data were analyzed using mean rating and chi-square. The findings of the study revealed that there is significant relationship between politics of accommodation, poor commitment, compromised budget monitoring, culture of corruption and budget implementation in Delta State. The study also recommended among others that approved budgets should be religiously implemented without considering or accommodating the personal or selfish interests of different stakeholders in the political system, there should be genuine and high-level commitment to the execution of budgets after their approval so that such budgetary allocations and provisions can translate into concrete development in all the envisaged sectors, and there should be an efficient and effective monitoring of approved budgetary projects as well as zero tolerance for corruption.</p></abstract>

This study examines the problematic of budget implementation in Nigeria using Delta State as a case study. The design of the study was descriptive survey. The population of the study comprised of 2383 senior staff in the Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Ministry of Economic Planning, Ministry of Works, Ministry of Housing and Ministry of Finance. The sample of the study consisted of 350 senior staff drawn from level 10-16 using stratified and simple random techniques. The instruments used for data collection was budget implementation questionnaire. The data were analyzed using mean rating and chi-square. The findings of the study revealed that there is significant relationship between politics of accommodation, poor commitment, compromised budget monitoring, culture of corruption and budget implementation in Delta State. The study also recommended among others that approved budgets should be religiously implemented without considering or accommodating the personal or selfish interests of different stakeholders in the political system, there should be genuine and high-level commitment to the execution of budgets after their approval so that such budgetary allocations and provisions can translate into concrete development in all the envisaged sectors, and there should be an efficient and effective monitoring of approved budgetary projects as well as zero tolerance for corruption.

The problematic of budget implementation in Nigeria: A study of Delta State Government

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This study examines the problematic of budget implementation in Nigeria using Delta State as a case study. The design of the study was descriptive survey. The...

S/N	A	SA	D	SD	X
1	150	240	180	60	1.83
2	160	280	180	60	1.97
3	150	300	90	60	1.74
4	130	280	180	60	1.88
5	100	300	210	100	2.06
Grand mean					1.89

Items	SA/A	SD/D	Total	Df	X²-cal.	X²-cri.	Decision
1	63	37	345	3	62.95	7.82	Ho₃ is Rejected
2	81	19	345
3	61	39	345
4	67	33	345
5	68	32	345

S/N	A	SA	D	SD	X
1	192	170	54	200	1.79
2	154	358	195	96	2.33
3	179	154	207	80	1.79
4	179	172	75	220	1.87
5	179	154	222	60	1.78
Grand mean					1.91

Items	SA/A	SD/D	Total	Df	X²-cal.	X²-cri.	Decision
1	80	20	345	3	161.19	7.82	Ho₁ is Rejected
2	74	26	345
3	74	26	345
4	76	24	345
5	74	26	345

S/N	A	SA	D	SD	X
1	100	240	240	180	2.20
2	130	300	150	60	1.86
3	110	200	210	260	2.26
4	90	280	150	260	2.26
5	120	230	240	120	2.06
Grand mean					2.13

The problematic of budget implementation in Nigeria: A study of Delta State Government

Data publikacji: 21 lip 2021

Zakres stron: 38 - 56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rsc-2020-0003

© 2020 Kelly Bryan Ovie Ejumudo, Tobi Becky Ejumudo, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mean rating showing the extent to which poor commitment has affected budget implementation

Chi-square analysis of questionnaire for the relationship between compromised budget monitoring and budget implementation

Mean rating showing the extent to which politics of accommodation has affected budget implementation

Chi-square analysis of questionnaire for the relationship between politics of accommodation and budget implementation

Mean rating of the response of sampled staff on the relationship between compromised budget monitoring and budget implementation

Chi-square analysis of questionnaire for the relationship between culture of corruption and budget implementation

Chi-square analysis of questionnaire for the relationship between poor commitment and budget implementation

Mean rating of the response of sampled staff on the relationship between culture of corruption and budget implementation

Items	SA/A	SD/D	Total	Df	X²-cal.	X²-cri.	Decision
1	61	39	345	3	216.42	7.82	Ho₄ Rejected
2	65	35	345
3	68	32	345
4	60	40	345
5	65	35	345

Items	SA/A	SD/D	Total	Df	X²-cal.	X²-cri.	Decision
1	78	22	345	3	145.99	7.82	Ho₂ is Rejected
2	87	13	345
3	87	13	345
4	78	22	345
5	72	28	345

S/N	SA	D	SD	X
1	230	195	280	2.32
2	200	252	144	2.09
3	260	225	140	2.12
4	190	210	260	2.25
Grand mean				2.22