@article{2019:akpoghome:state_fund,
title = {State Funding of Public Institutions in Nigeria: Control Mechanisms and Legal Challenges (Schools and Hospitals)},
year = {2019},
note = {State funding of public institutions in Nigeria, the control
mechanisms and legal challenges forms the basis for this discussion.
Attention of the paper is on education and health or schools and
hospitals. State funding of public institutions such as schools and
hospitals is very crucial for the development of any nation. The
wealth of any nation is measured by how healthy the citizens are and
human capital development is measured also by the quality of education
the masses are receiving. Where these crucial institutions are not
adequately funded, such a nation is bound to be in crises. It is in
this light that the paper examines the sources of funding, the control
mechanisms and the legal challenges. The paper finds that funding
comes largely from the annual budget of government. There are other
sources such as contribution from international donors and
contributory schemes in forms of insurance from workers. The paper
notes that Audit is an effective control mechanism and examines the
effectiveness of the Supreme Audit Institutions in Nigeria. It also
identifies the role of the Public Account Committee in ensuring
transparency and accountability in public expenditure. The paper
further discusses the challenges and notes that low budgetary
allocation, lack of due process in public procurement, corruption,
weak institutions, unstable economic policies and lack of effective
political and democratic environment contributes to poor funding of
public institutions. The paper also notes that the non justiceability
of right to education and health is not healthy for Nigeria. Based on
the findings, the paper recommends among others that government should
increase budgetary allocation to the sectors to meet the AU and UNESCO
standards and move the right to education and health to chapter IV of
the Constitution as it would enable citizens hold government
accountable.},
journal = {KAS African Law Study Library},
pages = {541--562},
author = {Akpoghome, Theresa U and Nwano, Theophilus Chinedu},
volume = {6},
number = {4}
}