ABSTRACT
Ethics as implied in the study lays emphasis on the selflessness and the disposition of the individual towards the realisation of the public goods. This study is designed to address the issues of ethical behaviour as a primary requirement for maintaining and sustaining development in the society. The research concentrates on the essence of ethics and examine its imperativeness in the life of this society as an inevitable assets that can guarantee stable and sustainable development. The study raised a lot of suggestion that will ensure a virile public service, part of which is that there must be an existing formidable public service.