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AN APPRAISAL OF OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS FACING MICRO FINANCE
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Nigeria is an immensely endowed country in both natural and
human resources, with the population of over 140 million people who are largely
engaged in the farming sector and small scale business. This sector is
primarily dominated by micro, small and medium scale enterprises (MSMEs) and
both peasant farmers who require financial assistance to boost their business
and improve their livelihood.
The history of microfinance sector is as old as when man
started using money. People have always been borrowing, lending and saving, for
as long as there has been money. This has always been done within communities,
using their own system and methods without any external assistance or services.
The micro finance scheme has primarily developed as a
response to the inability or apathy of commercial banks and the formal
financial system to serve the needs of low-income households and micro
enterprise. According to the central Bank of Nigeria (2005), the formal
financial system provides services to about 35% of the economically active
population, while the remaining 65% are excluded from access to financial
services.
Looking back into history, one would see that Nigerians have
always engaged in economic activities, but such activities continued for a long
time on subsistence basis. Agriculture, for instance was in most cases carried
out simply to feed the immediate family. Other activities such as pottery,
weaving, etc were for personal needs and market within the locality (Oladele,
1988).
Microfinance is all about providing financial services to the
active poor who have been excluded from such services by conventional financial
institutions, for reasons of inadequate collateral, unstructured businesses and
small sizes of transactions. The major services offered by microfinance banks
include savings, microcredit, money transfers, leases, and insurance. In
Nigeria, statistics reveal that only 35% of the economically active population
has access to formal financial services.Pauline Nsa (2010)
Fabanwo A.O.(2010) notes that very often, the target groups
gain access to financial Services for the very first time through micro
finance. Making financial services widely available in rural areas and low
–income urban areas help the poor to create wealth, improve their financial
security, empower women, generate Employment and promotes sustainable
development.
In realization of the above inequality, the CBN introduced
the Microfinance Policy, Regulatory and supervisory framework on December 15,
2005. The specific objective of the policy is to make financial services
accessible to a large segment of the productive Nigerian population.
According to Lemo (2006),the lunching of the new policy is to
ensure that financial services reach the over 80million Nigerians not served by
formal financial institutions, especially the economically active poor and low
income households who could not have access to services of the formal financial
institutions. Hence , the micro-finance policy is to complement the banking
sector reforms (Ojo,2007 and Anyanwu,2007). Thus , micro-finance is expected to
the gap in the financial system to assist the financial requirements of some
neglected group who would be unable to obtain finance from the formal financial
system.
Since then, hundreds of microfinance institutions have been
licensed by the CBN to provide these services to the target market. However, a
significant number of these banks have performed below expectation due to
dearth of skills, capital inadequacy, poor quality risk assets and inadequate
supervision.
According to Attah
J.A.A(2010), despite the interest created, interventions initiated and
patronage engendered, a large percentage of Nigerians are still excluded from
financial services. The 2010 EFInA STUDY revealed a marginal increase of those
served by formal financial market from 35.0 per cent in 2005 to 36.3 per cent
in 2010, five (5) years after the launching of the microfinance policy. When
those that had financial services from
the informal sector such as savings clubs/pools, Esusu, Ajo, money lenders are
included, the total access percentage for 2010 was 53.7 per cent or which means
that 46.3 per cent or 39.2 million adult population were financially excluded
in Nigeria.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The idea behind every micro finance programme is to improve
accessibility to appropriate financial and non-financial services to the active
poor, in order to enhance their economic activities, increase their revenues
and promote opportunities for ownership. Looking at the volume of credit disbursed,
one will tend to believe that there is an increase in the volume of credit,
given the importance of the sector and its awareness by clients willing to
access funds, but it is still not what it is supposed to be. Micro finance banks in Nigeria are threatened
by sustainability and continuity in service delivery, despite the well spelt
out policy and objectives due to the following problems:
Diversion of Micro Finance Fund.
Inadequate finance.
Unfavorable/Frequent Changes in Government Policies.
High Risk, Heavy Transaction Cost and Mounting Loan Losses.
Low Capacity and low Technical Skills on Micro financing.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The main objective of the study is to appraise the
operational problems of Micro Finance Banks in Delta Sate, Nigeria. Specific
objectives of the study are:
To examine operational structures of Micro Finance banks in
Delta state.
To appraise operational problems of Micro Finance banks in
Delta state.
To examine the effects of these operational problems on the
performance of Micro finance banks in Delta state.
To determine if operational problems of Micro finance banks
in Delta state affect micro finance access to Small and Medium Scale
Enterprises in Delta state.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
In-order to guide the study and achieve the stated objectives
of the study, the following research questions were formulated:
What operational structures exist in Micro finance banks in
Delta state?
What are the operational problems facing Micro finance banks
in Delta state?
How do operational problems of Micro finance banks affect its
performance?
Have operational problems faced by Micro finance banks
affected access to micro finance by SMEs in Delta state?
1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESE
Ho: There is no significant relationship between operational
problems and performance of Micro finance banks.
Hi: There is no significant relationship between operational
problems and performance of Micro finance banks.
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The study will aid policy makers in the state to develop
policies that will help block loopholes in the operations of Micro finance
banks in Delta state. Findings and recommendations from the study will
highlight the various operational problems facing micro finance banks in Delta
state and how these identified problems can be effectively tackled. Access to
micro finance or credit will also be improved for small and medium scale
enterprises if the various operational problems identified in the study will be
addressed.
The study will also serve as a guide and foundation for other
student researchers who may wish to further examine operational problems in
other financial institutions in Nigeria.
1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The study will be delimited to some selected Micro-finance
banks in Delta State of Nigeria. This is due to financial and time constraints
as the researcher could not cover a wider area.
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Micro-Finance Bank: This is a type to banking service that is
provided to unemployed or low income individuals or groups who would otherwise
have no other means of gaining financial services.
Operational Problem: Operational problem is the problem that
is not inherent in financial, systematic or market-wide risk. It is the risk
remaining after determining financing and systematic risk, and includes risks
resulting from breakdowns in internal procedures, people and systems.
Loan: In finance, a loan is a debt provided by an entity
(organization or individual) to another entity at an interest rate, and
evidenced by a note which specifies, among other things, the principal amount,
interest rate, and date of repayment. A loan entails the reallocation of the
subject asset(s) for a period of time, between the lender and the borrower.
Risk: Risk is potential of losing something of value. Values
(such as physical health, social status, emotional well-being or financial
wealth) can be gained or lost when taking risk resulting from a given action or
inaction, foreseen or unforeseen. Risk can also be defined as the intentional
interaction with uncertainty.
SME: Small and Medium Enterprise.
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