Accountability In Public Sector: A Pre-condition For Economic Growth And Development In Nigeria. (a Case Study Of N Newy-norty Local Government Of Anambra State

INTRODUCTION/ BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.1THE NEED FOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN PUBLIC SECTOR         At, the onset of the oil boom in the 1970’s, many were convinced that the era of scarcity has given way to abundant resources. A major problem was how to plan for the societies to be confronted with the vast increases in material wealth and leisure. The national priorities shifted rapidly as Nigerians embrace the increased material wealth with poor planning and abundant waste. The cost of running the government enlarged bureaucracy and social programme increased tremendously as money realized from the…