Original Research Article | OPEN ACCESS

Administration, Accountability and Transparency in Public Sector Orgnisations: A Conceptual Overview

For correspondence:-    

Received: September 9, 2019        Accepted: December 21, 2019        Published: December 31, 2019

Citation: Administration, Accountability and Transparency in Public Sector Orgnisations: A Conceptual Overview. Account Tax Rev 2004; 3(4):1-14 doi:

© 2004 The authors.
This is an Open Access article that uses a funding model which does not charge readers or their institutions for access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) and the Budapest Open Access Initiative (http://www.budapestopenaccessinitiative.org/read), which permit unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited..

Abstract

Administration of the public service in Nigeria is a thoughtful manifestation of the nation’s socio-political setting. This study examined the administration, accountability and transparency processes in Nigerian public sector organisations. The overriding purpose of the study was to identify the key structures as well as strategies adapted in the administration of accountability and transparency processes in public sector organisations in Nigeria.  A conceptual review was adopted in exploring the entire gamut of administrative procedures in Nigerian public sector organisations and how these processes have been affected by the principle of accountability and transparency. The politicisation of the top hierarchy of the Civil Service; Lack of financial responsibility; Perpetual breakdown of discipline; Institutionalization of corruption at all levels and segments of the Public Service; Disregard for rules and regulations; Loss of direction; General decline of efficiency and effectiveness.

Keywords: Administration, accountability, transparency, corruption, public