AN ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF E-GOVERNANCE IN YOBE STATE MINISTRY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND CHIEFTAINCY AFFAIRS, DAMATURU

ABSTRACT This study assessed the factors affecting the implementation of e-governance in Yobe State Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Damaturu. The specific objectives were examined the factors affecting staffing on e-governance for achieving organizational goals in Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. Thus, it paid attention to the influence of corruption, staff quality and financial constraints on the implementation of e-governance Yobe state Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. The study is a survey design. Thus, descriptive methods were adopted. Data were collected through primary and secondary sources. Questionnaires were administered on 175 respondents. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting the participants of the study. Tables, figures and percentages were used to analyze the data. The finding discovered that, the civil servants in the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs are not trained to be computer literate; there is need for a training and development of staff who will handle the entire digitization of the Ministry to enhance effective service delivery. It is based on these research findings that the research concludes that financial constraints, staff quality and corruption have all influenced the implementation of e-governance in Yobe State’s Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. The study recommends stringent measures for punishing corruption, enhancing budgetary allocation for e-governance and hiring digitally-literate employees who would be trained and retrained to revolutionize e-governance in Yobe State.