The Role of the Public Complaints Commission in Protecting Worker’s Rights Against Administrative Injustice and Maladministration in Nigeria

The Role of the Public Complaints Commission in Protecting Worker’s Rights Against Administrative Injustice and Maladministration in Nigeria

Abstract of The Role of the Public Complaints Commission in Protecting Worker’s Rights Against Administrative Injustice and Maladministration in Nigeria

This research project is titled “The Role of the Public Complaints Commission in    Protecting     Worker’s     Rights    against Administrative     Injustice     and Maladministration in Nigeria”. The research work has been prompted by the observation made on the decline in the discharge of its roles in some state offices of the Commission, despite overall achievement of organizational target. The main purpose of this research therefore was to find out what must have been responsible for the decline. To achieve this, data were collected and interview conducted. In the data collected, simple descriptive presentations in Annual reports were consulted. In the course of this research, findings revealed that limitations of the Act have made a negative impact on the performance of Commission’s staff, but that the staff encounters problems while carrying out their respective jobs. Responses also revealed that the Commission needs to continually conduct training programmes especially on investigation, as that will boost staff performance.     Finally, the argument in this work is that, although the PCC has recorded some achievements regarding the discharge of its mandate from the time of its inception to date, it might not be rated high on its score board.        In this regard, (the researcher/study) have made recommendations that will have far reaching significance and they are sure to make the commission more focused, more robust and more dynamic, if they are judiciously implemented.

Chapter One of The Role of the Public Complaints Commission in Protecting Worker’s Rights Against Administrative Injustice and Maladministration in Nigeria

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND

Hon. Chief Justice J.V. Milvain of the trial division of the Supreme court of Albarat, Canada delivering judgement on 6th January 1990 in the case of “Feldbrugge V. Netherland A/100/1986 where the complainant was refused the payment of his social benefit after he fell sick and was retired as a result of ill health – held that the right to continue to receive benefit after sickness is