Implementation of Federal Character Policy in Nigeria Civil Service
Timothy Onimisi1, Ku Hasnita Ku Samsu2, Mohd Mahadee bin Ismail3, Murni binti Wan Mohd Nor4
1Timothy Onimisi, Department of Political Science, Federal University Lokoja, P.M.B. Lokoja, Kogi State, Nigeria.
2Ku Hasnita Ku Samsu, Faculty of Human Ecology, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Serdang, Malaysia.
3Mohd Mahadee bin Ismail, Faculty of Human Ecology, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Serdang, Malaysia.
4Murni binti Wan Mohd Nor, Faculty of Human Ecology, University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Serdang, Malaysia.
Manuscript received on 17 October 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 23 October 2019 | Manuscript Published on 02 November 2019 | PP: 570-577 | Volume-8 Issue-2S9 September 2019 | Retrieval Number: B11190982S919/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.B1119.0982S919
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Abstract: Disturbed with the disparity in the employment distribution in the civil service, the Nigerian government enacted the Federal Character Policy to ensure equality in employment distribution in the country’s civil service. Unfortunately, the policy appears to be unsuccessful in its implementation because disparity still characterizes employment distribution in the Nigerian civil service. This has led to the rivalry, disharmony, and discontent in the service. This paper explores measure aimed at ensuring implementation of the Federal Character Policy in the Nigerian civil service employment distribution. In order to meet the objective of the paper qualitative research method adopted while purposive sampling used in selecting the informants interviewed while the relevant document was equally analyzed. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was adopted for data analysis. The paper found that the implementation of the policy can be ensured with committed leadership, orientation and training. The paper provided valuable strategies that will ensure the implementation of the Federal Character Policy in the Nigerian civil service employment distribution and importantly it provided helpful insight for policies that are facing similar implementation setback.
Keywords: Civil Service, Federal Character Policy, Implementation, Nigeria.
Scope of the Article: Social Sciences