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The Problematic of Legislative Oversight in Nigeria: A Study of Delta State Ejumudo, Kelly Bryan Ovie; Ikenga, Francis Ayegbunam
The Indonesian Journal of International Clinical Legal Education Vol 3 No 2 (2021): Indonesian J. Int'l Clinical Leg. Educ. (June, 2021)
Publisher : Faculty of Law Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/ijicle.v3i2.45572

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This study examines the problem of legislative oversight in Nigeria using Delta State as a case study. Four research questions were raised to guide the study and four null hypotheses were formulated for the study. The design of the study was a descriptive survey. The population of the study comprised 600 staff in the Delta State House of Assembly. The sample of the study consisted of 245 staff drawn from nine (9) departments using stratified and simple random techniques. The instrument used for data collection was the legislative oversight questionnaire and the collated data were analyzed using mean rating and chi-square. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between politics of trade-off and pay-off between the legislators and the executive as well as poor commitment to oversight functions by the legislators and legislative oversight in Delta State. The study equally showed that there is a significant relationship between the culture of corruption as well as perceptual legislative subservience to the executive and legislative oversight in Delta State. The study recommended that that the legislature in Nigeria, particularly in Delta State, should be truly independent rather than operate and seen as a subservient extension of the executive arm of government, a new culture that is void of the politics of trade-off and pay-off between the legislature and the executive, as well as corruption, should be established.
Federalism in Nigeria: Problems and Restructuring Option Ejumudo, Kelly Bryan Ovie; Ikenga, Francis Ayegbunam
Unnes Law Journal: Jurnal Hukum Universitas Negeri Semarang Vol 7 No 2 (2021): Unnes L.J. (October, 2021)
Publisher : Faculty of Law Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/ulj.v7i2.45574

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The study examined the problem of Nigeria’s federalism and the restructuring option. Three null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study and the study is quantitative research adopted the correlational design and four hundred academic staff from five Departments in the Faculty of social sciences all from the six sampled public Universities in the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria were sampled. The primary data that were used for the study was obtained from the federalism and restructuring option questionnaire and chi-square was used to analyze the data obtained. The finding of the study revealed that the inability of the Nigerian state to adopt the restructuring option as a panacea to the unending political and ethnic crises in the nation has a relationship with the poor generating capacity and dependency mentality of the federating units. The study lucidly showed that there is no significant relationship between the nature and character of the age-long North-South tendencies and federalism in Nigeria. The study equally revealed that there is a significant relationship between politics of marginalization, socio-economic development, and participatory/empowerment on federalism in Nigeria. The study recommended that to ensure the peaceful coexistence of Nigeria’s multi-ethnic nationalities, the Nigerian government at different levels, different stakeholders, and concerned bodies should go back to the drawing board and consider the creation of additional states and re-examine the sharing formula based largely on genuine need, derivation, and population. The study also recommended that for the federalism option to succeed in Nigeria, there in need for re-construction, re-formulation, genuine acceptance, and practicability of an appropriate federal arrangement that emphasizes self and national development as well as an equitable fiscal system that accommodates the true power relations and the expenditure and revenue realities of the respective component units in the Nigerian federation.
The Problematic of Legislative Oversight in Nigeria: A Study of Delta State Ejumudo, Kelly Bryan Ovie; Ikenga, Francis Ayegbunam
The Indonesian Journal of International Clinical Legal Education Vol 3 No 2 (2021): Indonesian J. Int'l Clinical Leg. Educ. (June, 2021)
Publisher : Faculty of Law Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/ijicle.v3i2.45572

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This study examines the problem of legislative oversight in Nigeria using Delta State as a case study. Four research questions were raised to guide the study and four null hypotheses were formulated for the study. The design of the study was a descriptive survey. The population of the study comprised 600 staff in the Delta State House of Assembly. The sample of the study consisted of 245 staff drawn from nine (9) departments using stratified and simple random techniques. The instrument used for data collection was the legislative oversight questionnaire and the collated data were analyzed using mean rating and chi-square. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between politics of trade-off and pay-off between the legislators and the executive as well as poor commitment to oversight functions by the legislators and legislative oversight in Delta State. The study equally showed that there is a significant relationship between the culture of corruption as well as perceptual legislative subservience to the executive and legislative oversight in Delta State. The study recommended that that the legislature in Nigeria, particularly in Delta State, should be truly independent rather than operate and seen as a subservient extension of the executive arm of government, a new culture that is void of the politics of trade-off and pay-off between the legislature and the executive, as well as corruption, should be established.
Human Security Situation and State Police Establishment Contention in Nigeria Egbadju, Obukohwo Abraham; Ikenga, Francis Ayegbunam; Otite, Atare
International Journal of Public Administration Studies Vol. 3 No. 2 (2023): International Journal of Public Administration Studies
Publisher : LPPM Universitas Malikussaleh

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29103/ijpas.v3i2.13895

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This study examined human security situation and state police establishment contention in Nigeria. This theoretical paper draws its arguments primarily from secondary sources of data, such as journal publications and textbooks. The study concluded that the capacity of the Police is further reduced due to the deployment of a good number of policemen to undertake guard duties and private security services for the rich and affluent in the society. Perhaps, the greatest impediment to police effectiveness in Nigeria remains corruption. The limited funds meant for security and other developmental purposes are diverted by those responsible for their utilization. This creates an unending vicious cycle of poverty, deprivation, greed, exploitation, unemployment and general underdevelopment that culminates in weakening the capacity of government to provide social services, fund security ultimately undermining national security. This study recommended a reform which would pave way for state police formations and give power to state governors over the police contingents in their states.
Co-Authors Egbadju, Obukohwo Abraham Ejumudo, Kelly Bryan Ovie Otite, Atare