UN-ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR AND THE CHALLENGE OF THE TWENTY- FIRST CENTUARY PUBLIC SERVICE IN NIGERI

The issue of ethics and unethical behaviour in public administration is a major phenomenal problem to leaders especially in Latin America, Africa and the continent of Asia. This situation has posed serious concern to good governance and thus engaged attention of scholars, donor agencies and public servants. This, concern for ethics in the public service has become significant as the reputation and success of government depend upon the conduct of public functionaries and what the public believes about the conduct of officials. These experiences over the years have severely diluted, politicized and undermined the credibility and integrity of the public service thus making it weak.