IGWE LIGA E.
NWOSE LIVINUS N.
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES,
EBONYI STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKWO, NIGERIA.
Abstract.
This article addresses the most important yet least investigated issues in public
Administration: Values and Ethics. What differences do values and ethics make
in the life and behavior of men and women in pursuit of public sector service
careers in Nigeria? Indeed, most of the reported cases of inefficiencies,
corruption, inertia ineptitude and general backwardness of our public service
institution are largely attributed to lack of proper values and ethical behavior
required to generate the desired change. The essence of this paper is to
investigate the roles which values and administrative ethics play in public
Administration in Nigeria; the evolution of ethical consideration in public
Administration and what have you. If one may ask, does values and ethics
pedagogy matter? And if it does, what are the key variables or influences that are
brought to bear on the ethical outlooks and behavior of public administration
practitioners in pursuit of public services career in this country. Conversely,
what factors influence or diminish the desired outcomes of values and ethics in
Nigeria? It was discovered that presently there are institutional mechanisms in
place such as EFCC and ICPC in place to help enforce values and ethical
behaviours in Nigeria public Administration. We evaluated these institutions and
appreciated their efforts so far, and hope that they will survive and continue to
doggedly fight corruption head-long to enthrone enviable values and ethical
behaviours in the conduct of government business, as obtains in advanced
democracies of Europe and America. In carrying out their functions, these
institutions should ensure that there are no sacred cows. They should not be
selective but frontal in their fight against corruption and unethical conducts in
Nigeria public Administration.
Keywords: Values, Ethics, Public and Administration.
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