Benue State University, Makurdi

Management Development and Succession Planning: Challenges and Prospects for Nigerian Public Service

Arimie, Chukwuyem Joel, Eghaghe Ambrose & Osaluwe, Elomese Omonefe

Abstract

pivotal and critical in the Nigerian Public service where effective service delivery can be achieved through enhanced capacity building of the employees. The paper explored the concept of management development and succession planning in the Nigerian public service. Relying mainly on secondary data from journals, government reports, and internet materials, and employed the Resource-Based View theory as framework of analysis. The study revealed that management development is a key feature of succession planning, through which employees are equipped for future leadership tasks. It was concluded that the Nigerian Public Service has no visible operational management development programs that promotes sustainable succession planning, rather the prevalent practice is what we call accidental replacement system. The paper recommends that the Nigeria public service should first be clear about its vision for the future and the skills that the vision will require. Nigerian leaders must be vision-driven and get things right by incorporating youth capacity detection, attraction and management development programs through mentoring initiatives in the public service.

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