Browsing by Author "Bello, Muhammed Lawan"
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Item An Appraisal of the Role of Promotion in the Performance of civil servants in Kwara State Civil Service(Published by Department of Public Administration, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri., 2016) Ameen, Abdullateef; Abdulkareem, Abdulrazaq Kayode; Bello, Muhammed LawanPromotion is significant if workers are to be motivated towards greater performance. It is against this background that this study appraises the role of promotion in the performance of Civil Servants in Kwara State Civil Service. A survey design was adopted and data were obtained from both primary and secondary sources. A multistage sampling technique was adopted utilizing purposive, simple random and proportional sampling techniques. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting a total of seven ministries and one agency, and 250 respondents were randomly selected and closed ended questionnaires were issued but 222 were retrieved. Data collected was organized and analyzed into tables and percentages. The analysis was done through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version17.0. Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test the hypotheses formulated; decisions of significant relationship between variables were based on 5% (0.05). Expectancy theory of Victor H. Vroom was adopted because it has a direct link on the influence of promotion on performance. The findings revealed that level of commitment/performance of civil servants to work will increase when promoted. However, the benefit accruing from promotion is not paid at as when due, even arrears are no paid. The study also reveals that there is a strict adherence of the criteria for promotion. Furthermore, the research revealed that promotion remains a factor that enhances performance. The study therefore concludes that, promotion remains a yardstick for enhancing performance but if promotion is denied it demoralizes the working sense of civil servants. It is recommended among others that, there should be prompt payment of entitlements and other benefit to the workers especially when they are promoted as it will encourage them to greater performance.Item An Appraisal of the role of Promotion in the Performance of Civil Servants in Kwara State(Department of Public Administration, University of Maiduguri, 2016) Ameen, Abdullateef; Abdulkareem, Abdulrazaq Kayode; Bello, Muhammed LawanItem Challenges and prospects of democratic consolidation in Nigeria from 2010-2014.(Published by Department of Public Administration, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri., 2016) Bello, Muhammed Lawan; Amao, Abdulrazaq Idowu; Ameen, AbdullateefThe current democratic dispensation in Nigeria was launched again in 1999 leading to the emergency of the fourth republic. This came after a long time of despotic military rule in the country. Democracy was highly embraced by all with expected hope that it will deliver good dividends and socio economic development. Democracy was equally welcomed in Nigeria with high expectation and enthusiasm since it has the capacity of ensuring political stability and socio-economic development. But this was soon dashed as the political landscape of the nation was turn to a “battle ground” not for national survival but for extending self centric and elitist agenda. The system today lacks an agenda for masses and their rights terribly suppressed. Instead of peace, stability, development and an egalitarian society, the nation is now characterized and marred by insecurity and political instability. In other words, not far into the fourth republic, the body polity became overheated by lots of challenges ranging from electoral malpractice, inter and intra-ethnic rivalry, religious crises and insecurity (Boko Haram) and weak democratic institutions in Nigeria. The objective of this paper is to examine the various challenges and prospects of democratic consolidation in Nigeria from 2010-2014. The paper uses secondary sources of data gathering and qualitative mode of analysis. The paper find out that ethno-religion factor, absence of a true federalism, poverty, insecurity, corruptions among others were the major challenges of democratic consolidation in Nigeria. The paper conclude that democratic consolidation can only be achieved in Nigeria when citizens freely and fairly elect their leaders such that those so elected owe their election to the people and not a cabal who stays in hidden place to write election results. Not only that, Citizens will be willing and perhaps eager to support democracy if the political elites rise above class self-seeking, corruption and give primacy to citizens needs. The paper recommended that only by discipline and subduing the dictatorial tendencies of Nigerian leaders and the encouragement of uninterested, skeptical and unconvinced, politically apathetic citizens to embrace constitutional democracy. In other words, the nation will be able to consolidate her democracy.Item 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 LawanItem IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL POLICIES IN NIGERIA:AN ASSESSMENT OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON RICE PRODUCTION (2015-2019)(Department of Public Administration, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Nigeria, 2020-06) Bello, Muhammed Lawan; Abdulkareem, Abdulrazaq Kayode; Ishola, Abdulrasaq Ajadi; Omoniyi, Muhammed AbiodunOver the years, studies have highlighted implementation gap as thesignificantprimarybarrier to the policy-making process in Nigeria, and this is especially visible in the agricultural policies of the country. This failure has culminated into food insecurity and retarded economic growth. Against this background, this study explored the agricultural policies formulated under the administration of President Buhari (2015-2019) with a focus on rice production policies. The study population is One Hundred and Forty-One (141) registered rice farmers in Ilorin South Local Government Area. The Data gathered through the administration of questionnaire were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) and Chi-square was used for the test of hypothesis. The analysis of the data proved the Null hypothesis (HO) wrong and proved Alternate hypothesis (HI) right. This result shows thatBuhari's administrationhas the capacity for the effective implementation of agricultural production policies in Nigeria. The significant findings are that the government has not been effective in the implementation of agricultural policies as rice is still being smuggled into the country. The paper recommended that the government should put in place measures to police the borders effectively to overcome this challenge.