Administrative Ethics and Accountability in The Public Service: A Case Study of Ethical and Attitudinal Re-Orientation Commission (Earcom) Akwa Ibom State

It is generally accepted that a state has particular responsibilities concerning the wellbeing of its citizens. The questions therefore, is to what extent is the diversity of the services to be provided to satisfy the needs of society expected. In administering these services, it involves the use of civil/public servants to accentuate the expected result. This study explore the need for good administrative ethics and accountability in the public service delivery, a case of Ethical and Attitudinal Re-Orientation Commission (EARCOM) of Akwa Ibom State was viewed. This commission was established to propagate the need for ethical and attitudinal change in the public sector administration. In line with the objective of study, two research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. The administrative theory:-principle of Authority and Responsibility was used. Survey design was adopted and questionnaire served as our instrument of data collection. Two hundred questionnaires were distributed to staff of EARCOM and simple percentage and spearman’s ranking to test the hypothesis. The result revealed that there is a significant relationship between a good. Administrative Ethics and Accountability in public service delivery.