EFFECT OF DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES AND SANCTIONS ON CIVIL SERVANTS PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED MINISTRIES IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examines the Effect of Disciplinary Procedures and Sanctions on Civil Servants' performance in selected Ministries in Niger State. The main objective of the study is to evaluate the level of awareness of disciplinary procedure, the effect of enforcement of disciplinary procedure, on civil servants' performance and the challenges and way forward for improve enforcement of disciplinary procedure in Niger State civil service. A documentary research method was adopted to elicit information. The population of study was all the 18067 staff from five ministries (Niger State Ministries of Health, Education, Justice, Agric and Natural Resources and Niger State Civil Service Commission. Findings from the study showed that prudency played significant role in the apportionment of disciplinary measures and penalties against some offenders as spelt out in Public Service Rules. The conclusion is that the level of awareness on job expected conducts influences the behaviour of civil servants, sanctions have been enforced to ensure efficiency and competence, copies of regulations and code of conduct are issued to all the Civil servants once recruited, orientation and sensitization are given to civil servants on the rules and regulations in Niger State Civil Service. Among the recommendations suggested are; the Niger State Civil Service Commission should conduct orientation courses for officers nominated into the disciplinary panel to intimate them of appropriate disciplinary procedures as well as the necessity of adherence to ethics so as to save government from litigation that may result from wrong decisions
taken on erring staff.