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This article examines the conception and practice of public administration from Islamic perspecti... more This article examines the conception and practice of public administration from Islamic perspective. It attempts to achieve this objective through careful identification and discussion of the fundamental values and principles that guided the practice of public administration in the state of Medina under the Prophet and his four immediate successors known as the Caliphs. Further analysis of these fundamental principles and values of public administration shows that they have become, in modern time, the standard indicators of assessing the effectiveness or otherwise of a public organization. By focusing attention on the practices that obtained in the early state of Medina under the leadership of the Prophet (SAW) and the Rashidun Caliphs, it is pointed that public administration, in that period, was not only effective, efficient, and responsive, but was also cost-effective and anchored on the principles of new-managerialism which many states in modern times are presently attempting to...
This paper analyses ethnic cleavages in Africa and the challenges of integration and unity in the... more This paper analyses ethnic cleavages in Africa and the challenges of integration and unity in the continent. The choice of Nigeria as a case study is informed by the fact that the country is the most diverse in terms of ethnic, linguistic, cultural and religious differences, just as it is the most populous. Nigeria embodies all the challenges which ethnic cleavages pose to post-colonial societies anywhere in the world. The article traces the problem of cleavage to the process of colonization in which it is argued that the institutions and systems bequeathed by colonialism are ill-suited to accommodate or address the diverse nature of the emerging post-colonial societies. Thus, no sooner had the colonialists departed than these societies started to confront the challenges of ethnic division, which today fifty years after decolonization, are probably the greatest threats to their stability and progress.
This article examines the conception and practice of public administration from Islamic perspecti... more This article examines the conception and practice of public administration from Islamic perspective. It attempts to achieve this objective through careful identification and discussion of the fundamental values and principles that guided the practice of public administration in the state of Medina under the Prophet and his four immediate successors known as the Caliphs. Further analysis of these fundamental principles and values of public administration shows that they have become, in modern time, the standard indicators of assessing the effectiveness or otherwise of a public organization. By focusing attention on the practices that obtained in the early state of Medina under the leadership of the Prophet (SAW) and the Rashidun Caliphs, it is pointed that public administration, in that period, was not only effective, efficient, and responsive, but was also cost-effective and anchored on the principles of new-managerialism which many states in modern times are presently attempting to...
A short guidebook for concerned citizens and other volunteers involved in monitoring elections in... more A short guidebook for concerned citizens and other volunteers involved in monitoring elections in Nigeria in order to ensure credible and acceptable outcome. The handbook offers in brief chapters the broad outlines of the issues involved in monitoring elections, the challenges which volunteers will likely face, and how to address them in a non-violent way.
This lecture discusses election and post-election violence in Nigeria and strategies for preventi... more This lecture discusses election and post-election violence in Nigeria and strategies for preventing its outbreak in 2015 and beyond. In this lecture, I show that in order to understand the causes of post-election violence in Nigeria, one needs to understand not only the nature of elections in Nigeria, the impartiality of the electoral umpire, the commitment of the political class, the professionalism of the security agencies, but the integrity of our judiciary as well. These factors prepare the ground, and nurture the drivers and triggers of post-election violence in Nigeria in the past. A proactive strategy, therefore, for preventing future recurrences would necessarily be community-driven. The lecture concludes with exploring seven important strategies, which stakeholders at the community levels could adopt to ensure the absence of post-election violence.
This article examines the conception and practice of public administration from Islamic perspecti... more This article examines the conception and practice of public administration from Islamic perspective. It attempt to achieve this objective through careful identification and discussion of the fundamental values and principles that guided the practice of public administration in the state of Medina under the Prophet and his four immediate successors known as the Caliphs. Further analysis of these fundamental principles and values of public administration shows that they have become, in modern time, the standard indicators of assessing the effectiveness or otherwise of a public organization. By focusing attention on the practices that obtained in the early state of Medina under the leadership of the Prophet (SAW) and the Rashidun Caliphs, it is pointed that public administration, in that period, was not only effective, efficient, and responsive, but was also cost-effective and anchored on the principles of new-managerialism which many states in modern times are presently attempting to adopt. Consequently, modern societies have a lot to learn from the lessons of that period.
This article examines the conception and practice of public administration from Islamic perspecti... more This article examines the conception and practice of public administration from Islamic perspective. It attempts to achieve this objective through careful identification and discussion of the fundamental values and principles that guided the practice of public administration in the state of Medina under the Prophet and his four immediate successors known as the Caliphs. Further analysis of these fundamental principles and values of public administration shows that they have become, in modern time, the standard indicators of assessing the effectiveness or otherwise of a public organization. By focusing attention on the practices that obtained in the early state of Medina under the leadership of the Prophet (SAW) and the Rashidun Caliphs, it is pointed that public administration, in that period, was not only effective, efficient, and responsive, but was also cost-effective and anchored on the principles of new-managerialism which many states in modern times are presently attempting to...
This paper analyses ethnic cleavages in Africa and the challenges of integration and unity in the... more This paper analyses ethnic cleavages in Africa and the challenges of integration and unity in the continent. The choice of Nigeria as a case study is informed by the fact that the country is the most diverse in terms of ethnic, linguistic, cultural and religious differences, just as it is the most populous. Nigeria embodies all the challenges which ethnic cleavages pose to post-colonial societies anywhere in the world. The article traces the problem of cleavage to the process of colonization in which it is argued that the institutions and systems bequeathed by colonialism are ill-suited to accommodate or address the diverse nature of the emerging post-colonial societies. Thus, no sooner had the colonialists departed than these societies started to confront the challenges of ethnic division, which today fifty years after decolonization, are probably the greatest threats to their stability and progress.
This article examines the conception and practice of public administration from Islamic perspecti... more This article examines the conception and practice of public administration from Islamic perspective. It attempts to achieve this objective through careful identification and discussion of the fundamental values and principles that guided the practice of public administration in the state of Medina under the Prophet and his four immediate successors known as the Caliphs. Further analysis of these fundamental principles and values of public administration shows that they have become, in modern time, the standard indicators of assessing the effectiveness or otherwise of a public organization. By focusing attention on the practices that obtained in the early state of Medina under the leadership of the Prophet (SAW) and the Rashidun Caliphs, it is pointed that public administration, in that period, was not only effective, efficient, and responsive, but was also cost-effective and anchored on the principles of new-managerialism which many states in modern times are presently attempting to...
A short guidebook for concerned citizens and other volunteers involved in monitoring elections in... more A short guidebook for concerned citizens and other volunteers involved in monitoring elections in Nigeria in order to ensure credible and acceptable outcome. The handbook offers in brief chapters the broad outlines of the issues involved in monitoring elections, the challenges which volunteers will likely face, and how to address them in a non-violent way.
This lecture discusses election and post-election violence in Nigeria and strategies for preventi... more This lecture discusses election and post-election violence in Nigeria and strategies for preventing its outbreak in 2015 and beyond. In this lecture, I show that in order to understand the causes of post-election violence in Nigeria, one needs to understand not only the nature of elections in Nigeria, the impartiality of the electoral umpire, the commitment of the political class, the professionalism of the security agencies, but the integrity of our judiciary as well. These factors prepare the ground, and nurture the drivers and triggers of post-election violence in Nigeria in the past. A proactive strategy, therefore, for preventing future recurrences would necessarily be community-driven. The lecture concludes with exploring seven important strategies, which stakeholders at the community levels could adopt to ensure the absence of post-election violence.
This article examines the conception and practice of public administration from Islamic perspecti... more This article examines the conception and practice of public administration from Islamic perspective. It attempt to achieve this objective through careful identification and discussion of the fundamental values and principles that guided the practice of public administration in the state of Medina under the Prophet and his four immediate successors known as the Caliphs. Further analysis of these fundamental principles and values of public administration shows that they have become, in modern time, the standard indicators of assessing the effectiveness or otherwise of a public organization. By focusing attention on the practices that obtained in the early state of Medina under the leadership of the Prophet (SAW) and the Rashidun Caliphs, it is pointed that public administration, in that period, was not only effective, efficient, and responsive, but was also cost-effective and anchored on the principles of new-managerialism which many states in modern times are presently attempting to adopt. Consequently, modern societies have a lot to learn from the lessons of that period.