Browsing by Author "Aluko, Opeyemi Idowu"

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    Interrogating Boko Haram insurgency on Nigeria’s political image.
    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, 2016) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; Osezua, E. M.; Aluko, Opeyemi Idowu; Isiaq, Abdulwaheed Atanda
    Every nation of the world is conscious of her political image. It is the bargaining power of most nations among the comity of states. Nigeria’s political image had been suffering from political leukaemia which is a combination of corruption and internal insurgency. The political image of Nigeria facing the menace of Boko Haram had become battered by the outburst of the insurgency in 2009 till 2016. Many countries have further placed Nigerians on a closely watched mirror of terrorist attack prone state. With this advancing development, Nigeria’s future relevance in political landscape of the world might be in jeopardy. This paper analyses the political implications of Boko Haram insurgence and its trend in Nigeria. The research analytical tool of process tracing is used in this study. The broken window theory is used to further justify the spread and activities of the insurgent groups. This paper concludes by submitting that insurgencies like cancerous growth and time bomb, defaces the state and a virile political effort is needed to stop the future harm on the state.
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    Managing Democratic Structures in Africa: The Way Forward
    (Department of Public Administration, University of Ilorin., 2016) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; Isiaq, Abdulwaheed Atanda; Aluko, Opeyemi Idowu
    The principle of democratic practice has never been alien to Africa even before the advent of colonialism. The name democratic practice presumes all manners of checks and balances. The advent of colonialism reshaped the traditional system of government (TSG), which is democratic in principle, so as to conform to the styles of colonial administration. At the demise of colonialism in Africa, the TSG powers had been reduced to mere peasantry and pedantry. Consequently, after independence, new order of government emerged which took to autocratic rule. Interestingly, the colonialist reintroduced the form of TSG back to Africa in an advanced system called Liberal Democracy. Therefore, this paper seeks to interrogate democracy in Africa and the existing institutions in the face of administrative letdown. The methodology adopted the afrobarometer database round six, 2015 to analyse the level of democracy in four selected states in Africa with selected institutions; the executive, the legislature, the judiciary and the security sector. The democratic peace theory is used to reach a conclusion regarding failed democracy or institutions. This paper recommends an institutionalised democracy with integration of the principles of Africa TSG.
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    Nigeria foreign policy: the depreciating empire.
    (Nigerian Political Science Association, 2015) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; Aluko, Opeyemi Idowu
    Nigeria foreign policy: the depreciating empire.
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    Reclaiming Nigeria's Foreign Policy Depreciating Empire: An Insight on Africa Centre Peace Policy (1999-2015)
    (Nigerian Political Science Association (NPSA), 2018) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; Isiaq, Atanda Abdulwaheed; Aluko, Opeyemi Idowu
    Nigeria has made giant stride in the pursuance of peace and stability in Africa and indeed in the world. Nigeria no doubt in the last four decades had been ravaged with all manner of developmental difficulties such as poverty, communal conflict, corruption, bad leadership, uncommitted followership and impudent advisers. The empire of Nigeria's foreign policy is depreciating due to acute security challenges. The aim of this study is to examine the extent of depreciation in the Nigeria's foreign policy of African's centrepiece policy and proffer ways of reclaiming it to its best status. The question this paper seeks answer to is that what makes Nigeria's African centrepiece unpopular and what can be done to reclaim it back to its best status of operations? the theoretical framework of rational choice theory is adopted to show the rational behaviour of actors in decision making and the consequences of their actions. The methodology adopts process tracing and ajrobarometer secondary data to investigate and answer the questions raised. The findings revealed that Nigeria wants her state to concentrate less on other countries due to the high cost incurred and low productivity derived from the rational decision. The paper concludes that Nigeria should focus more curtailing her security challenges and recommends that Nigeria should tie her economic gifts to other African states to a concrete diplomatic feedback and at the same time, all other African states should align with Nigeria in International politics and relations so as to enjoy more political and economy largesse from Nigeria.
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    Reclaiming Nigeria’s foreign policy depreciating empire: an insight on Africa centre piece policy (1999-2015)
    (Nigerian Political Science Association, 2018) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; Isiaq, Abdulwaheed; Aluko, Opeyemi Idowu
    Reclaiming Nigeria’s foreign policy depreciating empire: an insight on Africa centre piece policy (1999-2015).
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    The State of National Security in Nigeria
    (Centre for Strategic and Development Studies, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, 2018) Adedoyin Jolaade, Omede; Okoroafor, Christie; Ngwube, Arinze; Aluko, Opeyemi Idowu
    On the 29th May 2015, General Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as the sixth Democratic elected President of Nigeria. The prospects are high for the Buhari-led administration to tackle several challenges that have stalled economic wealth, sustainable security and overall national development in Nigeria. These challenges include terrorism, violent conflicts, poverty, unemployment and corruption...
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    Tension in the paradise: a paradigm shift in urban violence in Nigeria
    (Nigerian Political Science Association, 2015) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; Aluko, Opeyemi Idowu
    Tension in the paradise: a paradigm shift in urban violence in Nigeria.
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    URBAN VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA: THE PARADOX AND THE DIMENSIONS
    (AFRICAN STRATEGIC SURVEY, CENTRE FOR STRATEGIC AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (CSDS) AMBROSE ALI UNIVERSITY EKPOMA, EDO STATE, NIGERIA, 2018-06) Aluko, Opeyemi Idowu; Isiaq, Atanda Abdulwaheed; Aremu, Fatai A. (Ph.D)
    The occurrence and intra and inter violence within and among nations is in a continuum. Nigeria has a fair share of this menace. The nature, trend and dimensions of urban violence are greeted with various levels of deep complexities per excellence. The shifting dimensions are the hydra-like nature of its occurrence. The dimension of urban violence has various implications ranging from political backwardness, economy dwarfism and social anarchism. This work proffers a buffer to the continuous effect of urban violence in Nigeria and applicable in other developing countries of Africa and the world. The tyre burning model is used alongside the broken window and relative application theories to give a vivid insight to urban violence in the human community but buffer solutions are prerequisites to the mitigation of such menaces.