Category: AJPAS Vol 3(1)

TOCHUKWU JUDE OMENMA Department of Political Science University of Nigeria,Nsukka. INTRODUCTION Since the Nigerianization of the civil service in 1960 a number of efforts have been made to reform and revitalize the Nigerian public services (the civil service, parastatals, local governments) as a whole. The reforms have been mainly managerial; they have sought to improve…

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REV. S. I. ODOH Department Of Political Science/Public Administration Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki INTRODUCTION The State is organized by men for the preservation and creation of order to foster communal wellbeing of its members. There is an established pattern of behaviour supervised and nurtured by a group of people charged with the responsibility to do…

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AGENA JAMES Department of Political Science/Public Administration Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki ABSTRACT Nigeria’s electoral process over the years never had the people’s confidence, little wonder they had always been numerous complaints by politicians at each election. This paper is an attempt to critically examine the electronic voting system option for future elections in the country….

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ASOGWA, FELIX C. Department of Political Science Enugu State University of Science and Technology ABSTRACT The issue of national question in Nigeria has indeed remained a thorny one. The challenges posed by the ethnic agitation in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria as typified by the Ogoni land crisis appear to be enormous. The paper…

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JONAH ONUOHA, Ph.D. Department of Political Science University of Nigeria, Nsukka INTRODUCTION   JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY How did Nigeria and the Paris club arrive at the decision to negotiate for debt relief? What are the terms or conditions for this debt relief? Finally, what are the costs and benefits of the deal on the political…

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Okon Emunie, Ph.D1 Aja Akpuru-Aja, Ph.D2 INTRODUCTION             When I think of the five years I spent in the bush, killing people and being shot at, I feel       pretty stupid… We were giving our lives for people, who by tomorrow won’t remember             how they got where they are – A Child Soldier AWAKE!…

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OKOLIE, ALOYSIUS MICHAELS, Ph.D. Department of Political Science University of Nigeria, Nsukka Abstract The study evaluates the prevailing global trade practices and the implications for Nigeria’s development. We predicated our investigations on the basic propositions emanating from complex interdependency framework. Issues interrogated in the work include world trade organization and multi-lateral trade rules as well…

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FAB. O. ONAH1 A. U. EZEH2 Department of Public Administration and Local Government University of Nigeria, Nsukka Abstract This study has made an assessment of the role of traditional rulers in Nigeria, in the present political dispensation (1999 – 2004).To be able to do this, an historical survey of the role of traditional rulers was…

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ONWE, SUNDAY ONWE Department of Political Science/Public Administration Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki ABSTRACT The need for the involvement of the rural dwellers in national development and the mobilization of the available resources for sustainable national development are regarded as crucial in the socio-economic growth of any developing nation. This article assesses the various approaches that…

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Nweke, Eugene N. Department of Political Science Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki ABSTRACT Has the introduction of information and communication technologies (ICTs) changed the face of public service delivery in Nigeria? This paper investigates this question as it focuses on the role of information and communication technologies in public institutions, agencies or departments that have embraced…

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