E-GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAUD IN NIGERIA PUBLIC SERVICE
Muhamud Abdallah, Bassey Okokon Ubong and Dominic Oche Odoh
Volume 3 Issue 2
Abstract
The study examined E-governance as a vital tool in addressing the issues of Administrative Fraud in Nigeria Public Service. The failure of traditional governance model to provide solution to contemporary challenges in the public service has elicited the advent of sophisticated technological response that provides placid environment for digitalizing public administration. Administrative fraud is a major vice militating against good governance and social development. The transition from governance to e-governance has been considered a veritable instrument in ensuring transparency, accountability and effective service delivery in public service. The potency of ICT as a supporting tool in curbing the pervasiveness of Administrative fraud is acknowledged. This study adopted a qualitative approach via in-depth interview for data collection and thematic analysis. The data generated for the study were analyzed usingboth content and phenomenological analysis to analyze data generated. It is discovered that ICT has played a significant role in combating administrative fraud by increasing revenue of government through Integrated Payroll Information System (IPPIS) and Treasury Single Account (TSA) System. Public sector Fraud has significant effect on economic growth and development of Nigeria and the performance of the Nigeria public service. The study recommends that Administrative Fraud affect economic development and growth as such appropriate sanctions should be applied when fraud is discovered or detected and government should establish a public recovery fund where money recovered should be kept and used to enhance efficient and effective performance in the Nigeria public service. Key words: E-governance, Administrative Fraud, Public Service
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