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asfbr-628	Kurfi, Shafi’u Abubakar; Danrimi, Moh’d Lawal	Embezzlement and Reckless Spending: A Bottleneck for Local Governments’ Revitalization and Sustainable Development in Nigeria	2020	7	.pdf	application/pdf	4635	184	39	However, most Local Governments in Nigeria have been unable to fulfil their obligations at the grassroots due to excessive external control from the states which impliedly lead to excessive embezzlements and reckless spending which is also bottleneck for local governments’ revitalization for sustainable development. These among others include: ▪ 1% training fund for Local Government Service Commission ▪ 4% for the traditional rulers (traditional council) ▪ 7.5% for employer contributions (contributory pension/NCPS) ▪ 5% redemption bond ▪ 15% primary school teacher‟ pension ▪ Maintenance of Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs ▪ Contribution to SUBEB ▪ 0.5% life insurance premium ▪ 1% audit fees ▪ 15% local government staff funds As a result of the above deductions, outright scrapping of the account was considered due to following reasons: ▪ Inability of the local government to carry out developmental projects at the grassroots. ▪ Irregular and times, non-payment of salaries and allowances of the local government functionaries ▪ To allow local governments to have financial and administrative autonomy ▪ To allow the existing local governments to function effectively in their duties ▪ To limit the overbearing influence from the state government ▪ To reduce unnecessary deductions from the local government account by the state government. ▪ To allow even distribution of dividends of democracy. ▪ To allow the elected political officers fulfil their promises to the masses in the local government area. ▪ It makes the local government to be at the mercy of the state government by going all about cap-in-hand begging for funds. ▪ To put an end to illegal deductions from the local government funds. ▪ To put a stop to the delay in the remittance of local government funds. ▪ To put a stop to unnecessary interference in local government affairs. ▪ For the harmonisation of local government funds.	cache/asfbr-628.pdf	txt/asfbr-628.txt