Enumerate five reasons for which the public service in Nigeria has not been proficient.
- Bribery and Corruption: The quick, smooth operation of the civil service is often handicapped by bribery and corruption. Some public servants no longer do their official duty, rather they are looking forward to being bribed before doing their duties.
- Mode of employment: MOST (not all) employment into the public service is not mainly on merit. Employment is given to those that are highly connected or those that are ready to pay for the employment. Some of these people may not be qualified for the job and these will affect the level of productivity. Sometimes, the unqualified person is appointed or promoted to a position he cannot perform well, while the qualified person is passed over due to favoritism.
- Bottleneck in Administrative procedure: The Nigerian Public Service is govern by its constitution (Public Service Rules), employment, retirement and sacking of Civil Servants are done by or with the permission of the Federal Civil Service Commision (FCSC). This means that as an employee, your boss cannot sack you. He can only give you a query or make complains to the FCSC. This makes most workers to misbehave and engage in different misconduct.
- Duplication of offices and position: The public service is often criticized for wasting financial and manpower resources, and retaining unproductive workers with the creation of ministries, departments and positions with similar functions.
- Ineffective organization: The public service has been touted as being ineffectively organized, and improperly managed. For instance, records, documents, files and other sources of information are not well arranged nor properly coordinated. This may be due to frequent movement of workers or non-delineation of responsibilities.
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