The Impact of the Environment on Nigeria’s Public Administration

Mukoro, Akpomuvire

doi:10.1080/09709274.2005.11905765

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“…In a portrayal of cause-effect relationships, the consequence of these pressures from particularistic obligations imposed on public officials is that the risks of diminished governance increase. It begins with the institution of an uncommitted ruling class needing more vision, dreams, and responsibility to the sovereign obligations they owe the people (Mukoro, 2005).…”

Section: Sala Clectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Contagion of Misgovernance in Nigeria: Reflections on the Influence of Non-Administrative Criteria

Umoh

Amayah

Okafor³

et al. 2023

PJGD

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Successive governments in Nigeria have failed to curtail the downward spiral of the sectors of her economy. The deepening socio-economic and political crises are assessed as occasioned by the dysfunctionality of the arms of government that jeopardizes essential service delivery to the detriment of the polity at whose behest they occupy the public offices. Despite the changes and institution of new administrative leadership through democratic processes, the quality of governance continues to dwindle. Poor policy formulation, implementing non-target-specific measures to deal with the malaises bedeviling the economy, and/or outright government inaction define the practical realities of Nigeria’s sociopolitical landscape. These plausible facts have driven wedges between the elected representatives in government and the polity who bear the brunt of the leadership failures in all spheres. The study determined whether a contagion effect birthed by non-administrative criteria underlies the transcendently perpetual misgovernance pervading the sectors of Nigeria’s economy. The study evaluates the influences of these criteria on the individuals, the potency of ‘group’ membership and sentiments, the contexts of leadership, and the implications for the trajectory of governance. With prioritization over the desired state of affairs in the country despite leadership changes and successive governments, these group memberships and sentiments remain inimically parallel to target-specific policy-making and de-emphasize national growth and development. The paper relies on the postulations of the social contagion theory of collective behavior and Riggs' assertions on non-administrative criteria in prismatic societies in assessing the misgovernance in Nigeria. A semi-structured Contagion in Leadership (CiL) e-questionnaire was designed to evaluate the influence of social contagion on the members of the arms of government and, consequently, on the quality of governance and service delivery in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. It was disseminated on two social media platforms - WhatsApp and Twitter, for a wider reach. Two hundred ten (210) responses were recorded across an age range of 18 and 65+ years, with a mean age of 42. Strategies for enhancing the quality of governance, including entrenching constitutionalism, and engendering the responsibility of political officeholders toward policy actions, are proffered.

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Section: Sala Clectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Contagion of Misgovernance in Nigeria: Reflections on the Influence of Non-Administrative Criteria

Umoh

Amayah

Okafor³

et al. 2023

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“…Another aspect of this, is the existence of regional and state based parties adding to the complexity of ministerial appointment (Nkolenyi, 2015). Mukoro (2005) mentions the diverse ethnicities and regionalism as a major influence on the Government organization and structure of Nigeria. The CIA (2007) asserts that out of the 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria only eight are politically influential and these make up 88% of the country's population.…”

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“…The selection of a cabinet is among the first decisions a new President or a Prime Minister makes. Considerations made include politics, regional and ethnic representation, previous government experience, competence, and the appointing authority's personal preferences (Fairlie, 1913;Khera, 1975;Mukoro, 2005;Amutabi, 2009;Nkolenyi, 2015;Adegoroye, 2015).…”

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Dynamics and Complexities of Forming the Executive Office: Analysis of Kenya’s Cabinet 1963 – 2018

Otieno

Muna

2018

AJPPA

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For any government, formation and selection of executive office is influenced by myriads of factors and considerations, defined by both national and global dynamics. Although the Constitution of Kenya (CoK, 2010) offers guiding principles on design of the Cabinet, its current formation and structure remains under contention. This study analyzed; ethnic, gender, size, and individual dynamics that have informed the structure and organization of the Kenyan cabinet. A survey of executive office of the president staff and knowledge experts in politics, public policy and administration was carried out. Semi structured questionnaires were employed and interviews conducted to collect data. This was complemented by secondary data from published books, journals, and archival government documents. The study found that (1) politics in Kenya is highly ethnicized and the most significant determining factor in the making of cabinet; (2) Majority of communities remain historically marginalized and are not represented in the cabinet; (3) Gender parity in cabinet is hampered by strong cultural attitudes on gender roles and the low political influence of women as an electorate. Attitudes of male superiority were found to be prevalent and their leadership preferred; (4) that on average, although cabinet has highly educated members, most of them have not been professionally matched to their respective ministerial portfolio. The study findings could be of interest and benefit to policy makers towards understanding and creating policies guiding organization and structure of government. Ethnicity being a significant feature of Kenyan politics we propose cultivation of diversity towards ‘real’ inclusivity by equitable national resource distribution.

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“…Basically System theory lays emphasis on the whole rather than parts. The parts could be organisms, organization or societies, not looked at separately believing that the functioning of the whole is causally and inescapably tied to the functioning of the parts (Mukoro, 2005). Haynes (1980) believes that a system is always very complex; a mixture of sub-systems which interrelate with each other in various aspect.…”

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“…The internal environment could be classified as those forces within that influence the direction and the success of the administration. The external environment such as social, economic, political and historical factors equally impact the administrative system as noted by Mukoro, (2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

Environmental Factors and Local Government Administration in Nigeria : A Study of Ede North and Ede South Local Government , Osun State , Nigeria 1999 - 2014

Alao¹,

Ajike²,

Ibrahim³

2016

KCAJBMR

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Local governments in Nigeria are not optimally performing as expected partly due to insufficient fund, corruption and lack of autonomy. The focus of this paper is to examine environmental factors affecting the administration of Ede North and Ede South local governments Osun State, Nigeria. The paper was descriptive, combining quantitative and qualitative methods. The two local governments were purposively chosen as no study in that respect had been conducted, while copies of questionnaire were distributed among one hundred respondents selected through random sampling techniques covering officers on GL 07 and above. Six personalities were interviewed including the Timi Agbale of Ede and religious leaders. The data obtained were organized as table with frequency counts while the analysis was descriptive. The paper found the influence of colonialism, Godfatherism, corruption, excessive societal pressure, poor financing and undue interference from state government as major environmental factors while the effect of traditional institution, ethnicity and religion were not pronounced. The paper concluded that the lack of political will by the political class to make Local government work and too much expectations from privileged ones for personal gains could be addresses if Section 8 (6) of 1999 Constitution is amended to minimize state government domineering influence. In addition, political education, inclusive government and the transfer of the functions of State Electoral Commission through constitutional process to Independence National Electoral Commission to guarantee the emergence of enduring democracy at the local level.

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The Impact of the Environment on Nigeria’s Public Administration

Cited by 6 publications

References 1 publication

The Contagion of Misgovernance in Nigeria: Reflections on the Influence of Non-Administrative Criteria

The Contagion of Misgovernance in Nigeria: Reflections on the Influence of Non-Administrative Criteria

Dynamics and Complexities of Forming the Executive Office: Analysis of Kenya’s Cabinet 1963 – 2018

Environmental Factors and Local Government Administration in Nigeria : A Study of Ede North and Ede South Local Government , Osun State , Nigeria 1999 - 2014

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