Browsing by Author "Olowojolu Olakunle"

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    AN ASSESSMENT OF SHONGA FARMS HOLDING NIGERIA LTD
    (Journal of Sciences and Multidisciplinary Research, 2019) Olowojolu Olakunle; Ake Modupe; Ogundele Oluwaseun; Afolayan Magdalene
    ABSTRACT Agriculture which used to be the mainstay of the Nigerian economy before the oil boom has resurfaced in recent times as one of the key sectors with huge potentials. Nigeria boosts of arable land, good climate, regular rainfall and abundant human resources capable of revolutionizing food and animal production on the African continent. This paper is premised upon the gigantic Shonga Farms established in order to promote public-private partnership with a view to boosting the growth of agricultural sector in Kwara state. The key players in Shonga Farms were interviewed in order to extract credible facts and figures. The paper made recommendations that will enhance the growth and development of Shonga Farms as a success story in Nigeria’s agric sector. Keywords Shonga, Kwara state, Saraki, White Zimbabwean farmers
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    FOOD SOVEREIGNTY: AN ENHANCER TO WOMEN CONTRIBUTIONS TO FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA
    (Cenresin Publications, 2019) Ake Modupe; Rasak Bamidele; Olowojolu Olakunle; Ake Susan; Gbenga Owoeye
    Abstract; Food security has become an issue of global concern in the recent time. Nigeria, with her huge endowed natural and human resources is not spared. The country also faces a looming food security crisis with a growing population that is increasingly dependent on imported foods. The once dominant subsistence oriented farm economy is at risk of gradual marginalisation. Insecure land tenure, scarcity of funds and credit, labour scarcity despite overall high unemployment and stagnant technology have crippled its further development. Studies of food security and the right to food both offer important starting points in tackling the production, access and consumption of food; they do not provide routes for challenging and changing the gender-inequitable food systems. This study, therefore, examined Food sovereignty and how it could enhance the role of women in food security in Nigeria. The diffusion theory provides the conceptual framework for this study. The design is descriptive in nature and a secondary source was used to elicit information for the study. Keywords: Food sovereignty, Food and food security, economic development, agriculture
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    NIGERIA'S ELECTIONS: AN ENTERPRISE AND A FALLACY
    (International Journal of Advanced Academic Research, 2022-01) 1Rasak Bamidele; Ogunlade Peter; Asamu Festus; Ake Modupe; Olowojolu Olakunle; Ake Susan
    The enormous sums of money involved in some political races make it impossible for those without access to large sums of money to compete on the same level as those who are completely subsidized. Nigeria's elections may allude to a fallacy based on the assumption that it has always been a huge business. Political parties spend a lot of money on exposure, coordination, and even vote-buying; favours and blessings are given, and political help is given in kind, making Nigeria's political decision a "cash and carry" issue. The elite political conduct determines the essence and destiny of national politics. This could be because politics in Nigeria is constructed as a 'winner takes all' game rather than nation-building. Ideology is an important feature of politics, not only because it provides a theoretical foundation for a general view of cultures, but also because it serves as an extraordinary tool for arbitration, self-identification, universal mobilization, and legitimacy. As a result, it may be correct to assert that a political party's ideological stance should be the first and most important instrument in an ideal situation. In Nigeria, ethnicity and faith have been divisive and largely unhelpful in the pursuit of democratic consolidation. As a result, the goal of this research is to look into Nigerian elections as both an enterprise and a fallacy. Through the use of secondary data collection techniques, this study answers the following questions: Is there a link between elections and political ideology? Is Nigeria's electoral process a success? This approach will be founded on a substantial body of elite theory-related literature and empirical applications that seek to characterize and explain power dynamics in contemporary society.
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    TRENDS IN ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA
    (Journal of Social Sciences and Public Policy,, 2019) Olowojolu Olakunle; Rasak Bamidele; Ake Modupe; Ogundele Oluwaseun; Afolayan Magdalene
    ince the Independence era, elections in Nigeria have been characterized by high scale of electoral malpractices, money politics, electoral violence and the use of ethno-religious divide in order to influence the voting patterns of the electorates. Electoral violence is one of the strategies employed by Nigerian politicians during electioneering period. Desperate and power drunk politicians often sponsor unemployed youths and stark illiterates to carry out assaults on their perceived political opponents with a view to manipulating election results to their own advantage. This paper shall make an in depth analysis of electoral violence in Nigeria with particular focus on the fourth republic.