problems and prospects Davies, A.E. creator text xu| 1995 continuing ng p.86-108 "The focus of this paper is thus the analysis of the growth of bureaucratic power, the need to control it and the various control mechanisms available in Nigeria for achieving effective control. The argument here is that because of various institutional, environmental and even human factors, the control agencies and their officials have tried but there is still room for improvement. Some form of reorganisation of some of the mechanisms of control need to be carried out along suggested lines" Bureaucracy - Nigeria Civil service - Nigeria Greenhil Journal of Administration 180718