THE SOCIO-POLITICAL FACTORS AFFECTING PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA’S PUBLIC SERVICE (A CASE OF OWERRI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OWERRI, IMO STATE)

Abstract

The public service exists for the smooth running of the state and country in term of helping in translating government proposal and policies into action. The thrust of public service in sometimes not achievable which amounts to poor productivity and service delivery that heads to under development of the state. How efficient and effective government is depend on a numbers and extents of the environmental factors in which public administrative system operates. In view of the above, this work was divided into five (5) chapters in order to examine the challenging socio- political factor be delivery productivity and service delivery in Owerri municipal council public service of which after investigation, distribution and collation of question, the researcher observed that political instability, organizational conflict, sexual harassment, nepotism, ethnicity, federal character principle, corruption, God-fatherism instead of merit system and administrative efficiency, motivation, conducive environment and ethical standard are the socio political factor that affect and militate against sustainable and improved productivity. Therefore, this work is to the view that when the above socio-political factors are properly addressed there will be improvement and increase in productivity and service delivery in the public service of Owerri council.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page                                                              i

Certification                                                           ii

Dedication                                                             iii

Acknowledgement                                                  iv

Abstract                                                                v

CHAPTER ONE

3.7         Method of data analysis                           48                  

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 Presentation and analysis of data                 49                           

4.1  Introduction                                                  49           

4.2  Presentation of data                                       49           

4.3 Analysis of data                                              50          

4.4   Test of hypothesis                                          58          

4.5     Interpretation of result                                  59           

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0    Summary, conclusion and recommendation        61                   

5.1  Introduction                                                     61      

5.2   summary of finding                                           61       

5.3 Conclusions                                                       64       

5.4   Recommendations                                              65       

Reference                                                          67      

Appendix                                                          70

Appendix 11                                                  71

CHAPTER ONE

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1  BACKGROUNG OF THE STUDY

The public service is an organization of government that execute the polices and decision at government. Public service also presupposes service in the organization of government .truly speaking the bulk of decisions and action taken by the government are influenced and implemented by public service. The public service exists for the smooth running of the state in terms of helping in translating government proposals and objectives into action. Although in theory, it is the prerogative of the legislature (elected political office holder) to make and formulate policies and the public servant(Bureaucrats)are responsible for the successful and effective implementation of these policies and programmes. even though, the  mandate the dries have a case in the favour of this assertion.

 The public servant who are made up of competently technically and professionally trained men and woman  in the nest field of government make and formulate these policies which when presented to their political which when presented to their police boss are merely structure and rubber stumped. Ogunna (1999) its main goal however, and  the developing countries is how to see to the formulate and execution of people oriented policies and programmes of government that will enhance the general economic welfare of citizen. However within the emergence of modern state and democracies the public service has evolved as the bed- rock of the executive arm of the government that ensure the implementation of the policies of the legislature while ensuring the continuity of government which is tailored toward the actualization of government objectives which is sine-qua-non to nation development. Ajekomo and Aroh (2003) put differently, productivity is a crucial factor in economic and social development of a nation or an organization. Productivity is goal of every organization, any organization that cannot operate to a degree of significant productivity is an important entity ogunna (1999) a productive worker or employee is a productive technical and skill manpower will be an economically and socially  buoyant and viable society organization and nation spend million years to improve staff or individual who will bring about productivity improvement to their service be it private or public organization Akanwa and Ohiri (2003) efficiency and effectiveness are inter related concept associated with organization endeavour while efficiency simple describe input/out put relation, effectiveness refers to the degree to which an organization  can is able to achieve high output with minimum  in put (ikelegbe 1974) in public agencies and parastatals. Efficiency is often time regard of competence by which desired result are achieved it requires the goal should be achieved with minimum waste of resource in government bureaucracy. The emphasis is on attainment of goods; service and promotion of public welfare rather than profit maximization (hale 1997). It might interest you to know that public agency can be measured based on the level of the attainment or realization at policy programme and organizational goals and objectives. Generally productivity in the public service can be effective depending on whether stated intention planned and projected output (productivity) and objective are realized or not. Above all, it is note worthy to state that there are number of bed exiling institution, structural, motivational, social economic factors affecting productivity  in the public service at all levels of government both federal state and local level and also in government agencies parastatals and ministries

Consequently this research work is designed to emphasize  on only the social political factor affecting the municipal council Imo state and proffer possible solution to the affecting social political factors so as to ensure effective, efficient and improved productivity in the public service

1.2    STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

In the sphere of public service certain socio-political factors have been identify as factors responsible for low productivity in public service. Therefore, it is indeed important to state emphatically the factor responsible for poor productivity in the service. Among the factor identified as being responsible for the poor productivity in public service are