EFFECTS OF ECOLOGICAL FACTORS ON THE EFFICIENCY OF DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA

Sunday Onah Adagba, Felix Silas Anyio

Abstract


A dominant theme in the administration of most developing countries, after the attainment of independence in the late 1950s and 1960s was the expressed desire of the ruling governments to bring about rapid socio-economic development of their societies.  The situation on ground today does not give much credence to the realization of desired results through the sub-set of Public Administration called “development administration” which focuses on the relationship between administration and economic development.  This paper attempts at examining the ecological factors that has impeded the realization of the objectives of development administration in Nigeria and to serve as a vehicle for change and modernization.  The data for this study are largely secondary.  It is concluded that for development administration to achieve its objectives in Nigeria, the starting point will be the enthronement of purposeful political leadership, a sound and permanent enthronement of democracy and the limiting of socio-cultural clearages on administration.  This can be achieved through a holistic re-orientation of our values and institutional reforms to bring about rooted development-oriented bureaucracies.

Keywords


Ecology, Administration, Development, Development Administration

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