GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Governance, though a pale discuss in most society is the cornerstone of every society as it predestines the direction a society takes. Most individuals though disinterested in the dealings of public affairs are faced with the reality to require accountability as regards public activities which in a larger sense has a lot to do with government taking accountability for conducts both as individuals and as a collective within the public spheres. Dwelling in the purview of this pretext, the paper while adopting various methodology intends to investigate the basis, determinants and impact of government accountability in public administration. Data collected for research paper were from secondary sources, scholarly articles and journals and direct observations from informal interviews, questionnaires and document analysis. Data was processed and reviewed from both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The result of the research shows a correlation between accountability in government and its impacts on the improvement of public administration