The politics of treasury single account and probity: Periscoping University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu Nigeria

Abstract

Financial rascality and improper accountability has bedeviled Nigeria for decades. Several efforts have been made by successive administrations and regimes to address corruption and financial rascality in Nigeria has not yielded significance fruit. When the Muhammadu Buhari led administration came on board, it quickly formulated the policy of Treasury Single Account (TSA) to stem down the tide of financial rascality. Therefore the study examines the politics of single treasury account and performance of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu Nigeria. The study adopted survey research design. Questionnaire, face- to- face interview and focus group discussion guide were the major tools used to elicit data from respondents. Data elicited were analyzed with the aid of parametric and descriptive statistics. The study revealed among other things; that treasury single account has not significantly mitigated fund misappropriation in University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu. The study further revealed that treasury single account has not significantly enhanced performance of University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu. It is therefore the position of the study that the adoption of TSA should be rejigged and reformed to enable it achieve the intended objectives. Also Government machinery should be set in motion to rejig the implementation of TSA, especially in the area of probity and accountability. There is also need to ensure that allocation of financial resources to different units are monitored and effective feed-back mechanism established to ensure that the desired performance is achieved in University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu