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Theoretical exposition reveals rising public misconduct in Nigeria's public service, highlighting ethical dilemmas and suggesting reforms.
Ethical dilemma provides a circumstance that requires a choice between competing ideologies in a given, usually undesirable or confusing situation among public servants. Therefore, the focus of this study is to examine ethical dilemma in Nigerian public service: A theoretical exposition. Methodologically, the study used secondary sources of information like textbooks, journals, government documents etc. and analyzed issues through the use of content analysis. This paper also adopts Utilitarianism theory to analyse ethical dilemma in Nigerian Public Service. Therefore, through holistic discussion, the study found out that irrespective of the penal actions and punishment in the public service, yet, public misconduct is still growing in geometric progression. The study among others recommends that there should be zero tolerance of corruption and other vices in all sectors of the economy for efficient and effective public service delivery in Nigeria.
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