ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITY AND THE IMO STATE CIVIL SERVICE
Keywords:
Administrative Responsibility, Public Service Rules, Civil Service, Service Delivery, Rules and Regulations, Due Process.Abstract
The Imo State Service has existed since the creation of the state in 1976, yet it does not enjoy a
favourable image in the estimation of the people of the state due to the poor attitude to work
exhibited by many civil servants.This work, therefore, focused on determining the level of
Administrative Responsibility exhibited by civil servants in the Imo State Civil Service in the
period 2011-2023. The Public Choice Theory was the framework of analysis for the study. The
questionnaire and interviews were the major sources of data collection, while data generated
were analyzed by descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that the level of Administrative
Responsibility in the Imo State Civil Service within the period of the study was low. To stem this
trend, the researcher recommended that the Imo State Civil Service should strictly uphold the
statutory measures for the enforcement of rules and regulations in the service. It should also
adopt appropriate measures to provide satisfactory service to thepublic.
