Engaging the problematic of governance and service delivery in democratic Nigeria: An opinion survey god'stime

Purposeful governance is a fundamental instrument employed in the achievement of effective and efficient administration of resources and service delivery. Governance and social responsibility require that representatives elected via a legitimate and popular mandate, should give the citizenry adequate and effective representation that would guarantee decent living standard for everyone in terms of availability of basic social needs. The attainment of this objective connotes the purposefulness of governance. It is in this vein, that this research paper interrogates the issues of governance and the state of service delivery in Nigeria's socio-political and economic development milieu. The study made use of both primary and secondary data in the analysis of the phenomena under investigation. While the multi-stage sampling technique was used to select a sample of 6ooo respondents from four out of the six geo-political zones, the chi Square statistical technique and Yule's Q were employed to test and determine the validation or otherwise of the stated hypotheses. The study found out that the framework of governance in deference to public service delivery in Nigeria is substandard, lacks purposeful direction thus; efficient and sustainable service delivery has been undermined. Consequently, the institutionalization of a systematic process of good governance control is required to encourage and sustain active public participation to ensure accountability, efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery.