ASSESSEMENT OF PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT STRATEGIES OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION AMONG PUBLIC OFFICERS IN SELECTED PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA
Abdullahi Mohammed, PhD and Ede, Hyacinth Sunday
Volume 7 Issue 1
Abstract
Public officers are expected to maintain high standard of public morality and accountability in the discharge of their duties. In Nigeria, the guide to expected official behaviour is the Code of Conduct for Public Officers as enshrined in the 5th schedule of the 1999 Constitution as amended. The Code of Conduct Bureau is the agency responsible for publicizing and enforcing the codes amongst Public Officers. The objective of this study was to evaluate how effective the Bureau has been in deploying public enlightenment strategies to ensure that public officers are made aware of the requirements of the provisions of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act, through public enlightenment programmes to encourage compliance. Descriptive research design relying on the use of survey was adopted for the study. Primary data was collected using questionnaires. Quantitative methods was deployed in analyzing the data collected, a frequency distribution of the outcome of the responses to the data collection instrument were tabulated and the percentages and mean rating of the response calculated, and used for analyzing the research questions. The findings of this study revealed that the level of public enlightenment conducted by Code of Conduct Bureau on the provisions of the Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act in Nigeria is within the low extent. But compared with what used to be in the past, it could be inferred that the efforts is considerable but not sufficient. It is recommended that the CCB should employ broader public enlightenment campaign strategies so as to reach a wider public and public officers, among other recommendations.
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