Benue State University, Makurdi

CORRUPTION AS A DETERMINING FACTOR IN THE PROVISION OF FUNDS AND RETENTION OF QUALIFIED TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BENUE SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF NIGERIA

Mahmud Pinga PhD and Benedict Ikpekwu Owoicho

The study investigated corruption as a determining factor in the provision of funds and retention of teachers in secondary schools in Benue South Senatorial District of Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to establish the impact of corruption on the provision of funds and retention of qualified teachers in secondary schools. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were formulated and tested. Survey design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 2,895 teachers in 178 secondary schools in the area of study, 435 or 15% from 27 secondary schools were sampled using proportionate stratified sampling and simple random sampling techniques. A-10 item researchers’ structured questionnaire titled “Impact of Corruption on the Provision of Funds and Retention of Qualified Teachers’ Questionnaire (ICPFRQTQ)” was used for data collection. The reliability of the instrument was measured using Cronbach Alpha. It yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.926 which indicated high internal consistency. Mean and Standard Deviations were used to answer the research questions, while the ChiSquare test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings are that corruption has significant negative impact on the provision of funds and retention of teachers’ in secondary schools in Benue South Senatorial District of Nigeria. The study therefore, concluded that if these practices continue unabated, the entire standard of education system in Nigeria will reduce drastically. This will also tarnish the image of Nigeria as a nation. Based on the findings, it was recommended among other things that Parent Teachers’ Associations in collaboration with the school management across Nigeria should set up formidable monitoring teams that would ensure all projects allocated to the schools are executed properly and according to specifications to avoid diversion of resources meant for the development of schools.

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