Browsing by Author "Olakunle Olowojolu"

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    GOVERNANCE AND THE CHALLENGES OF LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA
    (International Journal of Politics and Good Governance, 2016) Modupe Ake; Olakunle Olowojolu
    ABSTRACT This paper examines leadership as the most critical problem of governance in Nigeria, by looking at, assessing and comparing the administrations between 1999 and 2014. The state of security and safety, and the provision of human capital (Education and health) in each government will be used as an assessment indicator. This paper uses few direct citations and evidence from other works/reports to support this research. The paper argues that poor leadership has impacted negatively on the state of security and safety as well as human capital development in Nigeria. The paper analyses that leaders under the civilian administrations despite been democratic, failed to meet the basic needs of the citizens. It concludes that since 1960, Nigeria has been bedevilled with bad governance due to blatant corruption, moral decadence and gross mismanagement of human capital and mineral resources. Keywords: Leadership, Governance, Corruption, Nigeria
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    Nigeria Civil Service Reforms of 1999-2007: An Analysis of the Controversies
    (Africology: The Journal of Pan African Studies, 2016-06) Modupe Ake; Olakunle Olowojolu
    Abstract This article aims to analyse reforms of the Nigerian civil service by specifically examining the 1999-2007 reforms. The paper will also explore the reforms in a thematic perspective in the areas of Pension Reforms, Monetization Policy, Restructuring and Repositioning of Ministries, Down- sizing, Financial Regulations, Anti-Corruption Policy, and Service Delivery. Thus, the paper argues that there are various controversies surrounding the 1999-2007 reforms in Nigeria, therefore recommendations are made on how to improve the effectiveness of civil service in Nigeria. Keywords: civil service, reforms, controversy, Nigeria, government, anti-corruption.