Browsing by Author "Adedeji, Adebayo"

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    Assessment of Innovative Ideas in Nigeria’s Public Sector
    (Nova Explore Publications, 2015) Adedeji, Adebayo
    Public administration as a field of study and practice is undergoing certain changes in order to meet the new demands from society. This is necessary considering the growing complex nature of society and new technological innovations shaping human transactions. Innovative idea in public administration is about evolving new ways of meeting the demands of citizens. This involves a remodeling of the principles and procedures of public administration to achieve prompt response to citizens’ demands and their satisfaction with the service delivered. The focus of this paper is to examine the outcome of these innovative ideas in Nigeria’s public sector. Evidence from extant literature suggests that the Nigerian public administration system is yet to fully inculcate the philosophy behind the idea of innovation management. This is because the idea is not allowed to run a full circle of implementation before it is either discontinued or allowed to die naturally. This is evident by staff appraisals of public officials without well pre-defined objectives, regular auditing of staff strengthen to ascertain those on Government payroll, recruitment processes poorly executed and citizen’s dissatisfaction with public service delivery. Indeed, there is little evidence that show that the structures and processes of government as change remarkably since the return to civil rule. In other words, innovative ideas are yet to take firm root in government establishments. This could be attributed to the lack of support for these innovative ideas by senior public servants. Data for this research was obtained from secondary sources, such as journal articles, books, newspapers, government and online publications. A qualitative approach, using content analysis, was then applied to analyse the data.
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    Federalism, Political Culture and the Question of Remaking Nigeria
    (Centre for studies on Federalism, 2021) Adedeji, Adebayo
    The practice of federalism in Nigeria had undergone different stages of structuring to resolve salient political issues. However, despite each change to the structure, the clamour for further change has not abated. Thus, bringing to the fore the question, are the issues affecting the practice of federalism rooted in the structural arrangement or with the attitude of the citizens towards the principles of federalism? This article, an exploratory study, interrogated the latter part of the question by examining the concept of federal political culture and its effect on the practice of federalism in the country. It analysed salient issues like Herders/farmers conflict and insecurity and complemented with a survey of 220 respondents. Preliminary evidence indicates the presence of a federal political culture among the citizens and concludes that remaking Nigeria lies in evolving policies that enhance this culture.
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    Intergovernmental Relations and the Birthing of Collaborative Governance in Nigeria
    (DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE & PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 2021) Adedeji, Adebayo
    Federal systems are always confronted with the basic question of who does/shall do what? Though, such a paradigm has been challenged by not only external (e.g. elements of globalization) and internal (e.g. the need for more effective policy outcomes) factors, but also by convincing reasons to improve the interactions among the different levels of governance in order to be able to face common challenges in critical policy areas, such as health, education, etc. Within this framework, the essence of intergovernmental relations is the attainment of integrated policy goals that benefit the public. Albeit, the management of these relations could take the path of collaboration or adversary depending on the structure and processes adopted by the actors. This paper explores the nature of intergovernmental relations in Nigeria by examining available documented evidences using content analysis. The paper was guided by the collaborative governance theory which identifies certain salient variables that could enhance effective collaboration. From available evidences from sectoral analysis, the dominant pattern of management of Nigeria’s intergovernmental relations appears to be adversarial. This assertion is based on available documented evidences of intergovernmental relations in the certain sectors of the country. The paper submits that collaborative management achieves better policy outcomes than adversarial management. This is because the former tends to facilitate trust, commitment and better coordination than the latter.