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Enchancing Public Accountability and Performance in Nigeria: Periscoping the Impediments and Exploring Imperative Measures

David K. Adejuwon
Africa’s Public Service Delivery & Performance Review | Vol 2, No 2 | a54 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/apsdpr.v2i2.54 | © 2014 David K. Adejuwon | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 23 November 2016 | Published: 01 June 2014

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David K. Adejuwon, Lagos State University, Nigeria

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Abstract

Over the past decades, accountability and performance have been central in public sector management. Accountability is important for effective performance in the public sector because both elected and non-elected officials need to show the public that they are performing their responsibilities in the best possible way and using the resources provided them effectively and efficiently. This article examines the impediments to public accountability and performance in Nigeria, and recommends remedial actions for effective public accountability and performance in Nigerian public sector management. The article adopts qualitative method in gathering data from various sources. It traced the absence of accountability in public sector management in Nigeria to the incursion of the military into the Nigerian public administration. It shows with relevant examples how the cultureof non-accountability and poor performance has eaten deep into the fabric of the society. It therefore proposes some measures to address the malaise of public accountability and performance in Nigeria. The article contends that unless good governance is in place with public accountability carefully observed, effective public sector performance cannot be realized.

Keywords

Public Service Delivery; Public Accountability; New Public Management; Performance; Efficiency; Effectiveness; Transparency; Corruption; White-collar Crime

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