Public sector governance reform and public sector performance in Ondo State, Nigeria

Public sector is expected to regularly finetune its management tools and techniques through reforms in order to meet the exigencies of the time. Unfortunately, years of administrative reforms in Nigeria have not been able to achieve this imperative need. The study examined public sector governance reform and public sector performance in Ondo State, Nigeria. The study derived its data from both primary and secondary sources. Interviews were conducted with major and relevant stakeholders to elicit data. New public management and attainment of objectives models were employed as framework for the study. The study also revealed a reasonable degree of impact of public sector governance reform on the performance of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government in Ondo State. The findings show that weak capacity, inadequate number of experts, political factor, high technical nature of the reform and Nigerian bureaucratic cultural syndrome were responsible for the delay in the implementation of the reform. The study concluded that periodic review and evaluation of the reform are apparently required to ensure sustainability.