INTERPRETATION OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC OFFICERS

In Nigeria the Government is the singular largest employer of labour. Yet statistics show that the entire Civil and Public service employs just about two million out of nearly 200 Million Nigerians. The Shortcut to wealth is the Government funds. Thus the top Public Servants, Politicians and Contractors are the most affluent Nigerians. Public sector is a lucrative avenue Civil Servants living far above their incomes are a common sight because the Code of Conduct that regulates the public service is ineffective. The aim of this paper is to examine the existing Code of Conduct for Public Officers with the goal of highlighting its contents and limitations from which to recommend how to make it function more efficiently.