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THE ROLE OF INTERNAL AUDITOR IN PREVENTING FRAUD IN GOVERNMENT PARASTATAL.

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CHAPTER ONE: Introduction                                                                              1

1.1      Background to the Study                                                                            1

1.2      Statement of the Problem                                                                           6

1.3      Objective of the Study                                                                                6

1.4      Research Questions                                                                                    7

1.5      Justification of Study                                                                                  7

1.6       Formulation of Hypotheses                                                                        8

1.7      Plan of the Study                                                                                        8

1.8      Source of Data and Research Methodology                                                 9

1.9      Limitation of the Study                                                                               10

1.10    Definition of Terms                                                                                    10

 CHAPTER TWO: Literature Review                                                                    11

2.1      Conceptual Review                                                                                    11

2.1.1   Definition of Auditing                                                                                11

2.1.2   Type of Auditing                                                                                        13

2.1.3   The Concept of Internal Audit                                                                     13

2.1.4   Scope and Objective of Internal Auditing                                                    14

2.1.5   Duties and Responsibilities of an Internal Auditor                                       16

2.1.6     Challenges of Internal Audit                                                                     17

2.1.7   Benefit of Internal Audit                                                                             19

2.1.8   Internal Audit and Management                                                                  20

2.1.9   Challenges of Internal Audit                                                                       20

2.2      Theoretical Review                                                                                    22

2.2.1   Contingency Theory                                                                                   22

2.2      Empirical Review                                                                                      23

CHAPTER THREE: Research Methodology                                                         28

3.1      Introduction                                                                                               28

3.2      Research Design                                                                                        28

3.3      Area of the study                                                                                        28

3.4   Population of the study                                                                                  28

3.5      Sampling and Sampling Techniques.                                                          29

3.6      Research Instrument                                                                                   29

3.8      Validity of Instrument                                                                                29

3.9      Procedure data administration                                                                     30

3.11    Method of Data Analysis                                                                            30

CHAPTER FOUR: Data Analysis, Presentation and Interpretation                     31

4.1      Section A: Analysis of Demographic Data                                                  31

4.2      Analysis Research Questions and Testing of Hypotheses                               33

CHAPTER FIVE: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations                               38

5.1      Summary of Findings                                                                                 48

5.2      Conclusion                                                                                                41

5.3      Recommendations                                                                                      41

5.4      Suggestions for Further Studies                                                                  42

References                                                                                                           43

Appendix: Questionnaire                                                                                      47

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4.1.1   Gender Distribution of Respondents                                                 31

4.1.2   Distribution of Respondents across Department                               32

4.1.3   Management Level Distribution of Respondents                               32

4.1.4   Age Distribution of Respondents                                                     33

4.2.1   Respondents opinion on effectiveness of internal audit in 

          preventing assets of public sector organizations.                                34

 4.2.2   A contingency table on chi-square test on effectiveness of 

          internal in  preventing fraud in government parastatal.                       34

4.2.3   Respondents opinion on adequacy of punishments for violations of 

          internal audit procedures in Nigeria?                                                 35

4.2.4   A contingency table on chi-square test for adequacy of punishments 

          for violations of internal audit procedures                                         36

 4.2.5   Respondents opinion on effective application of available punishments 

          for violations of internal audit procedures in Nigeria                          37

Abstract

This study was generally designed to the role of internal auditor in preventing fraud in government parastatal. It had 3 specific objectives, 3 research questions and 2 hypotheses. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 200 respondents from Ogun State Ministry of Works and Housing. A self – structured questionnaire, using a four-point modified Likert a scale was the instrument for data collection. 168 respondents that correctly completed and returned their questionnaire formed the sample size for the study. While mean was employed in data analysis chi-square was used to test the postulated hypothesis. The study found, among other things, that in spite of availability of adequate punishments, they were not effectively applied across boards for violations of internal audit procedures. It concluded that efforts should be geared towards updating the knowledge of internal auditors rather than engaging in interminable search for error-proof internal audit procedures. The study recommended a thorough and transparent recruitment process for internal audits.

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