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| Effect Of Politics In Abia State Civil Service |
Kalu, Glory Ugbaga and O. C. Nwaorgu
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Abstract:
Generally, Nigerian civil service has been politicized to the extent that most top officials openly support the government of the day and this had grossly affected various strategic intents of policy formulation and implementation in the service. The aim of this paper is to examine the effect of politics in Abia State civil service. The study relies on secondary sources of data collection, such as public service reforms, textbooks, journal articles, newspapers and the internet based materials. Data analysis techniques are content, thematic, historical and secondary data analyses. The finding of the paper shows that the Abia State civil service has been politicized to the extent that most top officials openly use the public bureaucracy to consolidate their position and reputation. The paper concludes that the influence of politics in the Abia State civil service cannot bring about any change or improve efficiency, rather it will generate a conflicting and non-cooperative relationship between the public bureaucrats and the political officeholders. The paper recommends 'blind to differences' approach in the State civil service employment process, which hinges on merit in a competitive employment process.
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