International Journal of Academic Information Systems Research (IJAISR)   Year: 2021 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 6 | Page No.: 12-20 Intrigues of Bureaucratic Corruption and Service Delivery in Anambra Government System (2006-2014) Obi, Helen Obiageli PhD; Emenike, Ekene & Chukwurah, Daniel Chi Junior PhD Abstract: This study examined intrigues of bureaucratic corruption and service delivery in Anambra state local government system for a period of 2006-2014. Corruption remains a major problem which has constrained local government especially in Nigeria from contributing meaningfully to the upliftment of the standard of living of the local people. This problem is manifest in almost every local government area in Nigeria. The following are the Objectives of the study, to ascertain the effect of embezzlement on service delivery in Anambra State local government system, to determine the effect of extortion by Local Government staff in Anambra State local government system, to evaluate the effect of financial fraud on workers service delivery in Anambra State local government system. The researcher employed the application of regression analysis to test the hypothesis and simple percentage method was used in the analysis of data. The population of the study was the entire Anambra state, whereas this study used 9 local government areas in three senatorial zones. Three hundred and ninety-nine questionnaires were distributed but only three hundred and thirty-three were retrieved and analyzed. The study concluded that Financial fraud have significant negative effect on workers service delivery. The researcher recommended that the solution must begin from the leadership perspective. Thus, the leadership in all spheres of Nigerian polity must be reoriented towards quality service delivery to the citizenry: such leaders must be able to suppress personal interests to favour national interests while carrying out their official responsibilities.