EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU (CCB) AND CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL (CCT) IN COMBATING CORRUPTION IN THE NIGERIAN PUBLIC SERVICE
EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU (CCB) AND CODE OF CONDUCT TRIBUNAL (CCT) IN COMBATING CORRUPTION IN THE NIGERIAN PUBLIC SERVICE
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2012-10
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ADAGBA, ONAH SUNDAY
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Abstract
All over the world, the issue of corruption has become a major problem to be tackled
because of its corrosive impact on good governance and the socio-economic well being
of the people whom government exists for. In Nigeria, there are quite a number of anticorruption
agencies established to address the problem of corruption, like the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related
offences Commission and the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal etc. This
dissertation evaluates the performance of Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and Code of
Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in combating corruption in the Nigerian Public Sector. The study
postulates that the administrative structure, the legal framework establishing the
Bureau, the inadequate executive capacity and the lack of government’s political will are
constraints to her effective operation and performance. The study adopted the system’s
theory as theoretical framework because of its components and besides, what is being
studied (corruption) is part of a wider system (government) and society. Its output also
affects the level of good governance. Both primary and secondary data were used in the
study. The data collected through the questionnaire were analysed through the use of
tables, frequency counts and percentages. The hypotheses were further tested using the
chi-square statistics which serves as an important ingredient for measuring their
performance. The qualitative data from the interviews, observations and other
secondary data were descriptively analysed. From the analysis of data, the study found
that the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal have not performed adequately in
executing their mandate because of the agency’s administrative structure and the legal
framework establishing them coupled with the inadequate government’s will to enable
the organisations succeed. Although the lack of executive capacity and other material
resources were identified as constrains too, the test of hypothesis (chi-square) has
shown that although these are problems to the bureau, they are not significant enough
to affect her overall performance like the issue of structure, legal framework and the
insifficient political will by the government and interference. Thus the significant
contribution of the study is that it has demonstrated that the persistence of corruption in
the Nigerian Public service or the society generally is not so much about its
pervasiveness and sophistication, but because of the administrative structural
deficiencies, legal framework and other organizational deficiencies of the bodies
established to fight corruption. Consequent upon these findings, the study recommends
amongst others that (1), government should urgently re-invigorate the agencies for a
better performance to set it on the pedestal to bark and to bite thereby checkmating
corruption in the service (a), urgently review the administrative structure of the bureau
separate from the normal civil service structure to enhance quick response and decision
making (b) constantly review the legal framework of the bureau to expand its scope of
powers to cover new dimensions of corruption in service (2) Enhance the executive
capacity of the Bureau in terms of quality and quantity of staff, financial allocation,
logistics and other material resources necessary for the effective execution of its
mandate and (3) Government’s demonstration of political will to enable the bureau
succeed in its mandate as seen in some countries. It is only then, that the dividends of
democracy and good governance will reach the majority of Nigerians who daily live in
despair under the heavy weight of an albatross (corruption)
Description
A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE
SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
AWARD OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIA
OCTOBER, 2012
Keywords
EVALUATION, PERFORMANCE, CODE, CONDUCT BUREAU (CCB), TRIBUNAL, CORRUPTION, NIGERIAN PUBLIC SERVICE