GOOD GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN NIGERIA: A MEASUREMENT OF THE HEALTH SECTOR

GOOD GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN NIGERIA: A MEASUREMENT OF THE HEALTH SECTOR
ABSTRACT
    Good governance and service delivery as essential for the economic and social development of Nigeria. The government can improve its service delivery to the masses if there is good governance; which ensures transparency, probity and accountability, in the conduct of public affairs by public office holders. This study is informed by the need to investigate the level of government’s service delivery, though good governance to the citizens of Nigeria.
To carry out this study, a survey was conducted using questionnaire to collect the necessary data, which were statistically and analytically manipulated. The result of the study was based on the analysis of data collected.
 TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
Statement of research problems
Objectives of the study
Significance of the study
Scope of the study
Limitation of the study
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1    The Concept of Good Governance
2.2    Health Sector in Nigeria
2.3    The Concept of Health and Health Care Service Delivery
2.4    Levels of the Health Care Service Delivery in Nigeria
2.5    National Policy on Health
2.6    Problems of the Health Sector in Nigeria
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1    Research Design
3.2    Sources of Data
3.3    Population of Study
3.4    Sample Size and Sampling Technique
3.5    Data Collection Instrument
3.6    Field Work
3.7    Data Analysis Plan
3.8    Statement of Hypothesis
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND HYPOTHESIS TESTING
4.1    Data Analysis
4.2    Hypothesis Testing
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS AND IMPLICATION OF RESEARCH
5.1    Discussion of Findings
5.2    Implication of Research
CHAPTER SIX: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
6.1    Summary
 6.2    Conclusion
6.3    Recommendation
 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1    Background to the Study
    The concept of good governance is highly sought after phenomenon in developing countries, including Nigeria because of the benefits associated with it. Good governance is central to the social, economic and political development of any nations. It promotes the rule of law, transparency and accountability in the conduct of public affairs and facilitates the process of a country’s quest to better the life of its citizenry and improve their general wellbeing.
    However, the term good governance does not apply to other corporate bodies in private sector. Good governance as a term which refers to the manner in which public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources, emerged to serve as a model to compare ineffective economies of political bodies. Good governance centers on the responsibility of governmental bodies to meet the needs of the masses rather than that of a select groups in the society. Good governance therefore, promotes service delivery to the citizenry of a country.
Service delivery by government and governing bodies can be made effective and efficient through proper deployment of the amiable resources to the various sectors of the economy to impact on the masses who are expected to be the beneficiary of government service delivery system. The many areas of service delivery includes; health care, education, water supply, electricity, transport and communication, agriculture, housing among other social infrastructure.
    The health sector in particular, is very vital to the well being of the masses in that  it promotes their health and impact directly on the lives.
Healthcare service delivery is an aspect of service delivery that is particularly affected by good governance and it has been a serious issue in Nigeria and many other developing countries. The health sector in Nigeria has witnessed a number of policies and programmers put in place by the government at various levels, but the impacts of these health policies and programmers are still low, especially on the poor segment of the population. This low impact is as a result of lack of proper implementation of   the policies and programme which is in turn caused by lack of good governance in the country. Therefore good governance and healthcare service delivery has some relationship in general; however this study is geared towards investigating how good governance and effective healthcare service has impacted positively on the lives of Nigerian since the 1999 democratic dispensation.
1.2    Statement of Research Problem
    The health sector of the country has been given a lot of emphasis by various governmental regimes, but the desire goals and objective of the health sector have not been achieved. The health sector has been confronted with several problems ranging from poor finding, lack of healthcare infrastructure, lack of manpower among others. These problems of the health sector are due to lack of good governance in Nigeria since the country gained its independent in 19 60. However with the enthronement of the new democratic dispensation since 1999, there have been some improvement in the health sector of the country even though the much desired state has not been attained in the country’s health sector. It is therefore necessary to determine the extent of the impact of healthcare service delivery through good governance on the lives of Nigerians since the 1999 democratic dispensation.
    Against this backdrop, this research seeks to provide answers to the following research questions.
What is good governance?
What are the benefits of good governance?
Is there good governance in Nigeria since 1999?
What is the state of Nigerian health sector since 1999?
What are the problems of Nigeria health sector?
Is there any relationship between good governance and healthcare service delivery in Nigeria?
Has the healthcare service delivery system impacted positively  in the lives of Nigerians through good governance since 1999?
How can good governance be entrenched in Nigeria?
1.3    Objectives of the Study
    The major objectives of this study include the following;
To determine whether good governance is beneficial
To know if there is good governance in Nigeria since 1999.
To determine the state of the Nigeria health sector,
To determine the problems facing the health sector in Nigeria
To ascertain the relationship between healthcare delivery service and good governance in Nigeria.
To determine whether the healthcare service delivery system has impacted positively on the lives of Nigerians through good governance since 1999 and
To determine how good governance can be entrenched in Nigeria.
1.4    Significance of the Study
    The significance of this study includes the following:
It will provide information about the state of health sector and good governance in  Nigeria.
It will helps to know the impact of healthcare service delivery through good governance on the lives of Nigerian since 1999 and
It can serve as a basis for further research in good governance and service delivery in Nigeria.
1.5    Scope of the Study
    This study is focused on good governance and service delivery in Nigeria with particular reference to the health sector. The study also covers Edo State of Nigeria as the population of study. A sample of fifty (50) respondents is drawn from the population of study for detail investigation.
1.6    Limitations of the Study
    To undertake an investigate of this nature is associated with some constraints, especially challenges in the aspect of review of relevant literature and collection of primary data. This study has the following limitations.
The time for the study is short;
The inadequacy of secondary data;
The difficulty in the collection of primary data required for the study, and
The unwillingness of some respondents to provide appropriate responses to question posed to them. GOOD GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN NIGERIA: A MEASUREMENT OF THE HEALTH SECTOR