Browsing by Author "Modupe B.Ake"

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    Democracy and the Public Service Reforms of 1999-2007: The Motivation of Federal Government Staff in Nigeria
    (Mambayya House Journal Of Democratic Studies, 2018-12) Modupe B.Ake; Michael B Aleyomi; Dalhatu S Yola
    This article examines the Public Service Reforms of 1999- 2007within the context of our democracy and the extent to which it has motivated the Nigeria public service. Adopting Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory, this article examines the impact of contributory pension reforms, monetization,servicom and remuneration on staff motivation. Using quantitative and qualitative data, it argues that the reforms have not been able to motivate federal staff and that the pre-public service reforms could not reflect the political and institutional environment of a democratic political system, neither does it have a motivating influence on federal government staff. The article concludes that previous reforms since 1960 have not impacted positively on the performance and workings of federal government staff.Recommendations made involve a further review of staff incentives and a welfare package to absorb the inflationary trend.Moreover, motivating staff still needs to be sensitized and allowed maximum participation in the future reform process, strengthening the professional class with a new spirit of awareness and commitment, encourage popular participation by stakeholders and encourage additional training.
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    State Capture and Elective Dictatorship in Nigeria's Democratic Space: A Critical Analysis
    (African Renaissance, 2021-03) Agaptus Nwozor; John S Olanrewaju; Modupe B.Ake; Michael B Aleyomi; Ejalonibu Ebenezer Lawal
    Nigeria has run democratic governance consecutively for twenty-one years.Within this timeframe, democracy has demonstrated signs of maturation and consolidation. Nigeria has witnessed administration-to-administration and party- to-party transitions. However, the political system tends to lack certain fundamental political culture,especially the entrenchment of the supremacy of institutions rather than personalities. The key question that this paper interrogates is the extent to which the democratic,ethos of elective principles and institutional independence have been entrenched. Adjunct to this question is whether state capture by political elites through elective dictatorship has compromised Nigeria's democratic space in terms of circumventing people's electoral powers. The paper finds that democratic processes have been short-changed through the instrumentality of elective dictatorship. It also finds that the primacy of the electorate as the motorising force of democratization has been undermined. It recommends political inclusiveness through the modification of the electoral system to confer primacy on elective principles.