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Effect Of Federal Character Principle On The Staffing Process In The Nigerian Federal Public Service
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Okolo (2014) in a study on influence of the Federal
Character Principle (FCP) on National Integration (NI) in Nigeria,
reveals that the FCP and Federal Character Commission (FCC) has not been
able to address the obvious imbalances in various segments of the
country’s affairs.
Using a stratified random sampling method with a
sample of 190 respondents from five federal ministries grouped into four
major categories of grade levels, Briggs (2007)’s study onproblems of
recruitment in Nigerian federal civil service, he identified federal
character principle and lack of independence of the service commission
as the prevalent problems affecting recruitment in Nigerian federal
civil service. As results of these problems, job description and
standard personnel requirements were not adequately used in the
recruitment process, especially at the lowest category of grade levels.
Gberevbie
(2013) empirical study has shown that no nation can attain sustainable
development for the enhancement of the living standard of the people
without a properly organized public service to implement government
policies. Using secondary data, he observes that the implementation of
the federal character principle in Nigerian public service tends to
encourage unethical behaviour amongst public officials and circumscribe
merit in the area of manpower procurement and promotion. It therefore
concludes that for the Nigerian public service to achieve its mandate of
facilitating sustainable development there is need for the government
to reappraise the implementation of the federal character principle
through the enforcement of merit anchored on public service reform
initiatives that can galvanize human capacity and governmental
institutions for sustainable development.
Although several studies
have been conducted on the issue of federal character principle in the
Nigerian public service, few scholars have paid attention to the effect
of federal character principle on the staffing process in the Federal
Road Safety Corps (FRSC). This explains why this study is deemed timely
and sacrosanct as it will fill in the gap that exists in the literature.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY:
The
major objective of this study is to assess the effect of Federal
Character Principle on the Staffing Process in the Nigerian Federal
Public Service. While other specific objectives of this study are:
1.To examine the relationship between federal character principle and staffing process in the Nigerian federal public service.
2.To investigate the effect of federal character principle on the efficiency of the Nigeria federal public service.
3.To examine if promotion is based on federal character principle in the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
4.To identify the impact of federal character principle on national integration in Nigeria.
5.To identify current problems and challenges of implementing federal character principle in Nigeria.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study critically examined the Effect of Federal Character Principle on the Staffing process in the Nigerian Federal Public Service. Descriptive Survey Design was adopted in the study. A total number of two hundred and eight (208) copies of questionnaire were administered to respondents; while two hundred and three (203) were properly filled and returned for the analysis. Data analysis was undertaken using simple percentage and frequency distribution tables. Spearman’s Rank Correlation ... Continue reading---
