Browsing by Author "Aremu, Fatai Ayinde"

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    African Union and the Challenge of Integration in Contempoary International System
    (Ilorin Journal of Sociology, 2015) Noah,  Yusuf;  Raji, Shittu; Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; Raji, Ade Shittu; Ayodele, Tunde Olufunmi
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    African Union and the Challenge of Integration in Contemporaryt International System
    (Ilorin Journal of Sociology, 2011-12) Raji, Shittu Ade; Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; Ayodele, Tunde Olufemi
    The international system has witnessed landmark transformations in the wake of the end of Cold War and the 9/11 attacks. Across the world, there is growing interest in the formations of supranational institutions given the inherent limitation of individual states to resolve the various challenges that comfront them. Africa is no exception in this global wave of supranational institutions.l The transformation from the OAU to African Union in 2001 is a high water mark in the renewed driveto0 entrench an enduring integration framework in the region. The evolution of the African Union has raised some questions: How different is it from its predecessor? How has the prevailing environment that circumscribed the OAU changed? How well grounded is the emergence of the AU in theoretical contexts? These are some of the questions that propelled this paper. It concludes by highlighting the need to thoroughly re-engage the conceptual and theoretical basis of integration wit5h a view to charting a clear focus for the AU into the future.
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    An analysis of patterns of media coverage in Nigeria’s 2015 general elections.
    (Department of Communications and Language Arts, University of Ibadan. Ibadan, 2018) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; Bakare, Adebola Rafiu; Abayomi, Kolapo
    Studies have established that the media is one of the core institutions in democratic sustenance. The media also play significant role in determining the voting pattern and electoral outcome which prompted contending political parties and their candidates to shift attention and substantial resources to media campaigns. Thus, the electoral battle is usually fought on the pages of newspapers before the Election Day. Hence, the media is fast becoming an institution worthy of reckon if a country wishes to have peaceful transition and democratic sustenance. It is in light of this that this study attempts to analyze the patterns of media coverage of the 2015 general elections in Nigeria in order to identify the causal factors as well as the loopholes surrounding extant laws and policies guiding the media in the Nigeria democratic regime. The study adopts sequential explanatory strategy of the mixed method research design using both primary and secondary data from four (4) major national newspapers (Nigerian Tribune, The Sun, Punch and Daily Trust). The data were analyzed using content analysis techniques and found that all the media outlets violated the regulatory frameworks to published hate speeches and characters murdering advertorials for political and economic personal gains. The causal factor shows that weak regulatory framework of print media made it susceptible to various forms of inducements, misuse and unethical practices. The study therefore recommends that a strong ethical standard mechanism, backed up with sanction be put in place and periodic sensitizations be done by the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) and other regulatory agencies on the need to eschew publications capable of undermining the peaceful existence of the country and the survival of the hard earned democracy.
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    Asymmetrical dyads in Afro-Asian nexus: a theoretical exploration of Japan-African relations
    (Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, (NIIA), Lagos., 2009) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde
    Asymmetrical dyads in Afro-Asian nexus: a theoretical exploration of Japan-African relations.
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    Asymmetrical dynamics and sub-national legislative-executive relations in Nigeria.
    (Department of Political Science, Federal University Wukari, 2017) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; Bakare, Adebola Rafiu; Kolapo, Quadri Abayomi
    Executive-legislative relation is central to the discourse on effective governance and political stability. The dynamics that underpin the pattern of relationship between executive and legislative arms have attracted scholarly attention worldwide. Nigeria's return to democratic governance in 1999 after long years of military dictatorship allowed the discourse to gain greater intellectual traction particularly because the legislature as an institution was the casualty of military rule. Commendable as those intellectual efforts are, there has been yawning dearth of studies on executive-legislative relations at the sub-national level. While national level dynamics are important in yielding broad insights into how governance works (or fails to work) at the aggregate level, sub-national level analysis is necessary for a deeper understanding of how governance play out further down the layer and its potential future trajectory. Besides, the question of how asymmetry of access to certain powers privileges the Executive over the Legislature is often glossed over. In this paper, attempt is made to bring the asymmetrical dynamics to the center of analysis. Thus, this study examines the determinants of stable and cooperative executive-legislative relations under different compositions. Using diverse case selection procedure, the paper categorized the States according to patterns exhibited along the models (typology) formulated in the paper. While acknowledge the fact that Executive-Legislative relations in most advanced democracies could be determined through ideological perspective(s), although one cannot rule out party affiliation from the factors that can make or mar cordial relationship. This paper, however, establishes various models of Executive-Legislative Relations in Nigeria, with political party as a major determining factor
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    Asymmetrical dynamics and sub-national legislative-executive relations in Nigeria.
    (Department of Political Science, Federal University Wukari, 2017) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; Bakare, Adebola Rafiu; Abayomi, Kolapo
    Executive-legislative relation is central to the discourse on effective governance and political stability. The dynamics that underpin the pattern of relationship between executive and legislative arms have attracted scholarly attention worldwide. Nigeria's return to democratic governance in 1999 after long years of military dictatorship allowed the discourse to gain greater intellectual traction particularly because the legislature as an institution was the casualty of military rule. Commendable as those intellectual efforts are, there has been yawning dearth of studies on executive-legislative relations at the sub-national level. While national level dynamics are important in yielding broad insights into how governance works (or fails to work) at the aggregate level, sub-national level analysis is necessary for a deeper understanding of how governance play out further down the layer and its potential future trajectory. Besides, the question of how asymmetry of access to certain powers privileges the Executive over the Legislature is often glossed over. In this paper, attempt is made to bring the asymmetrical dynamics to the center of analysis. Thus, this study examines the determinants of stable and cooperative executive-legislative relations under different compositions. Using diverse case selection procedure, the paper categorized the States according to patterns exhibited along the models (typology) formulated in the paper. While acknowledge the fact that Executive-Legislative relations in most advanced democracies could be determined through ideological perspective(s), although one cannot rule out party affiliation from the factors that can make or mar cordial relationship. This paper, however, establishes various models of Executive-Legislative Relations in Nigeria, with political party as a major determining factor.
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    Current challenges and opportunities in Nigeria-US relations
    (Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, 2008) Saliu, Hassan A.; Aremu, Fatai Ayinde
    Current challenges and opportunities in Nigeria-US relations
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    Dealing with Asian hubs: Nigeria’s external relations with Japan and China in comparative perspective
    (Nigerian Society for International Affairs (NSIA)., 2013) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde
    Dealing with Asian hubs: Nigeria’s external relations with Japan and China in comparative perspective
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    Democracy dividend and Nigeria’s Fourth Republic
    (Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, NIIA, Lagos., 2004) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde
    Democracy dividend and Nigeria’s Fourth Republic
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    Economic backwardness in Nigeria and Bangladesh: An institutional analysis.
    (Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos., 2008) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; DulalMiah, Md
    Economic backwardness in Nigeria and Bangladesh: An institutional analysis.
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    First Ladies as Instantaneous Philanthropists: How Public Office Holders Wives Un(do) Philanthropism for Sustainalbe Development in Nigeria
    (Clarion University of Pennsylvania, 2019) Abubakar, Abdulrahman; Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; Bakare, Adebola Rafiu; Bello, Muhammed Lawan
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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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    Myths, ends and means: prestige and the management of Nigeria’s external relations.
    (Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos, 2010) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde
    Myths, ends and means: prestige and the management of Nigeria’s external relations.
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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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    Nigeria’s relations with the West: A focus on France (1960-2000).
    (Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin, 2005) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde
    Nigeria’s relations with the West: A focus on France (1960-2000).
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    Patterns of media coverage of Nigeria’s 2015 general elections
    (Department of Communications and Language Arts, University of Ibadan. Ibadan, 2017) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde; Bakare, Adebola Rafiu; Abayomi, Kolapo
    Studies have established that the media is one of the core institutions in democratic sustenance. It is in light of this that this study attempts to analyze the patterns of media coverage of the 2015 general elections in Nigeria in order to identify the causal factors and the loopholes surrounding extant laws and policies guiding the media in the Nigeria democratic regime. Employing sequential explanatory strategy of the mixed method research design, data from four (4) major national newspapers (Nigerian Tribune, The Sun, Punch and Daily Trust) were analyzed through content analysis techniques. The media outlets were found to violate the regulatory frameworks on publication of hate speeches and characters murdering advertorials for political and economic gains. The study therefore recommends that a strong ethical standard mechanism, backed up with sanction be put in place and periodic sensitizations be done by the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) and other regulatory agencies on the need to eschew publications capable of undermining the peaceful existence of the country and the survival of the hard earned democracy
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    Quantitative techniques in political science research.
    (Nigerian Political Science Association, 2016) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde
    Quantitative techniques in political science research
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    The quest for political prominence amidst economic obscurity: interrogating the basis of Nigeria’s external behaviour
    (Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, 2014) Aremu, Fatai Ayinde
    The quest for political prominence amidst economic obscurity: interrogating the basis of Nigeria’s external behaviour
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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.