It is widely acknowledge that the public service since the state independency has failed to recognize the intent for which it established. While its size. function. and ingestion of the national budget. and activities have grown over to do the populace sector the largest employer in the formal sector. It has failed to executive authorities policies efficaciously and delivers goods and services to the state.
Its productivity/ end product has inimal inspite of the quality of people ( i. e. the competency. accomplishment. ability. work or making of the people ) manning/ pull offing the populace sector services ( either in authorities straight ( politicians ) or indirectly ( that is. reading/ pull offing authorities ministries and section ) . Over the old ages. the populace sector has been criticized by consecutive authoritiess. the private sector and the Nigerian people from all plants of life for its failure to execute.
Even international or bureaus establishments such as the word bank and the international pecuniary fund ( IMF ) . have expressed concern that this of import and indispensable authorities establishments. which is established to play a polar function in the undertaking of state edifice. modernisation. economic development. and extension of societal services. has failed miserably to warrant it’s being despite the high sum of the nation’s entire budget consumed by the populace sector annually.
It has been observed that the ground behind the minimum performance/ low productiveness of the populace sector is traceable to “abuse of merit” by the meritocrats. through assorted agencies such as bureaucratic corruptness. politacalization of the public sector. nepotism/ favoritism ( wontorism – is the enlisting and publicity of unmerited campaigners on the footing of household connexions. kinshipties. and tribal or regional beginnings ) . enthnicization of the populace sector etc.
The Nigerian populace functionaries have excelled and rooted in all of the above stated abused among others. that maltreatment is assumed or norm for case. former governor Joshua Dariya of Plateau State. a professional comptroller. was being investigated by both the British and the Nigerian governments for 13 offenses. which include money laundering and robbery and other official offenses summed up to? 2. 680. 000. ( This twenty-four hours intelligence. January24. 2005 ) . And harmonizing to ( The Nigerian defender. Nov. 23. 2003 ) the former Nigeria crude oil curate. Dan Danzia Etete. had used his place to obtain a secret committee running to about us $ 4 million.
There had been instances of comptrollers. hearer. attorneies etc. In connexion with fiscal offenses and robbery ( see Nigerian guardian. Jan. 25. 2004. the clout. Nov. 23. ’05 ) . The above instances. were that of competent and qualified professionals who on virtue were appointed or selected to serve the public but who abuse that virtue and office for selfish involvement ( particular – meritocracy ) . And many in the assorted public services today are mistreating virtue. even. the alleged meritocrats consider the power sector public hearing. the formal curate of finance indicted Imoke and Obasanjo for non following the procedure in presenting and paying for contract
