Development Administration and Administrative Development Interventions: Addressing Insecurity in Nigeria

Abstract

The article is about the transition from the traditional public administration to development administration and administrative development to address the high level of insecurity in Nigeria. Currently the entire geo – political zones in Nigeria is bedeviled with insecurity which has impacted negatively on the image and economy    of the country. The article made it clear that development administration and     administrative development if properly introduced in public administrative system can address the myriads of insecurity issues since some of the causes of insecurity stem from the way the government is managing the affairs of the country. The article posited that promotion of peace and security, economic stability, confronting the sponsors of insecurity without compromise and using security bureaucrats to fight insecurity are keys to resolving security issues in Nigeria.