Treasury Single Accounting (TSA) and Public Sector Accountability in Nigeria

Abstract

The study ascertained effect of treasury single account and accountability in the Nigeria Public Sector. Two specific objectives guided the study, while two research questions was raised and two hypotheses were formulated in line with the specific objectives and tested at 0.05 level of significance. A descriptive survey research design was used. The population of this study consisted of 600 staff of the four federal health tertiary institutions drawn from Account Departments and simple size of 250 Account Departments staffs were selected using the proportionate random sampling technique. A structured 25-item validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The reliability of the instrument was ensured using pilot test technique, which was analyzed using Cronbach alpha method and yielded an overall reliability co-efficient of 0.85 with the aid of statistical package for social science (SPSS) 20.0. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and one regression models for the research questions and for test of hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings show that adaptation of a treasury single account and accountability (TSA) in the Nigeria Public Sector is capable of plugging financial loopholes, promoting transparency and accountability in Federal Health Tertiary Institutions in South-East Nigeria. The study concluded that TSA policy would go a long way in blocking the indentified financial leakages in revenue generation and promote transparency and accountability in the public sectors financial system if it is fully implemented. The study therefore recommended among others, that government should engage in massive public enlightenment about the important of the TSA policy.