THE ROLE OF ACCOUNTING IN THE CONTROL OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY A CASE STUDY OF UDO DILI UMU IBE COY AND NEPA

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

In most developing countries Nigeria, government’s participation in economic activity is usually significant. One of the ways through which the government has intervened in the Nigeria economy is through the establishment of public enterprises. Public enterprises are statutory bodies operating services of an economic or social character or both on behalf of the government. Since the colonial era, especially after independence in 1960, Nigeria public enterprises have witnessed a steady growth until recently.

As “Olise (1988: 133) puts it,” Beginning as a twinkle in the period between the era of the second world war and Nigeria attainment of independence, and the creation of public co-operation has risen to flood level since independence and has maintained a steady growth. The rationales behind the establishment of public enterprises in Nigeria are many