Papers by Kolapo Q . ABAYOMI
Frontiers in political science, Jun 7, 2024
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Ibadan Journal of Sociology , 2022
Although urban street trading remains a recurring reality in cities across the globe, particularl... more Although urban street trading remains a recurring reality in cities across the globe, particularly in the global south, many governments still rely on restrictive approaches to address the phenomenon. Based on individual interviews with forty street vendors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, this study shows that the continued application of restrictive policies towards these categories of urbanites is insufficient to deal with the occurrence. Rather, addressing the problem requires an appreciation of the resilience of street vending as a permanent and positive feature of urbanity within developing economies that cannot be wished away. In this context, policymakers need to recognise street vending as a legitimate source of livelihood in the city under conditions of poor rural development across the country. In doing this, necessary gaps in existing policies will be considered while the administration in the FCT should adopt more sustainable planning and management strategies to deal with the phenomenon.
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Review of Public Administration and Management (ROPAM) 19 (2) 2022, 2022
Nigeria's democratic practice combines the British Parliamentary Model (practice in the first rep... more Nigeria's democratic practice combines the British Parliamentary Model (practice in the first republic) and the United States Presidential System which emphasises the rule by majority. This practice in Nigeria has met with failure and inadequacies of alleged domination and marginalisation especially, by the minority groups who have declared open confrontations and violence against the state. within this context, this paper examines the importance of a rotational presidency and sustainable democracy in Nigeria. with secondary sources of data and an exploratory mode of explanation, the paper adopted a consociational approach to democracy to espouse major cleavages in Nigeria, considering the major effects of the mentality of the Winner-Takes-All politics and the reality that had let the country into the current state leaving competency and other important features behind. The finding revealed that a rotational presidency drawing from the experiences of Switzerland and Northern Ireland can help to engender sustainable democracy as it incorporates power rotation practices in their government to accommodate the majority and the minorities in their respective countries and, thus, embrace peace, unity and development among the citizens and stakeholders. It is therefore recommended that the principle of power rotation, across all elective positions from the local, state and federal constituencies to local government chairmanship, gubernatorial and presidential elections among the people, ethnic, regions and religions is important to peaceful coexistence, national integration, development and sustainable democracy in Nigeria.
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Review of Public Administration and Management (ROPAM), 2022
Nigeria's democratic practice combines the British Parliamentary Model (practice in the first rep... more Nigeria's democratic practice combines the British Parliamentary Model (practice in the first republic) and the United States Presidential System which emphasises the rule by majority. This practice in Nigeria has met with failure and inadequacies of alleged domination and marginalisation especially, by the minority groups who have declared open confrontations and violence against the state. within this context, this paper examines the importance of a rotational presidency and sustainable democracy in Nigeria. with secondary sources of data and an exploratory mode of explanation, the paper adopted a consociational approach to democracy to espouse major cleavages in Nigeria, considering the major effects of the mentality of the Winner-Takes-All politics and the reality that had let the country into the current state leaving competency and other important features behind. The finding revealed that a rotational presidency drawing from the experiences of Switzerland and Northern Ireland can help to engender sustainable democracy as it incorporates power rotation practices in their government to accommodate the majority and the minorities in their respective countries and, thus, embrace peace, unity and development among the citizens and stakeholders. It is therefore recommended that the principle of power rotation, across all elective positions from the local, state and federal constituencies to local government chairmanship, gubernatorial and presidential elections among the people, ethnic, regions and religions is important to peaceful coexistence, national integration, development and sustainable democracy in Nigeria.
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Ibadan Journal of Sociology (IJS), 2022
Although urban street trading remains a recurring reality in cities across the globe, particularl... more Although urban street trading remains a recurring reality in cities across the globe, particularly in the global south, many governments still rely on restrictive approaches to address the phenomenon. Based on individual interviews with forty street vendors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, this study shows that the continued application of restrictive policies towards these categories of urbanites is insufficient to deal with the occurrence. Rather, addressing the problem requires an appreciation of the resilience of street vending as a permanent and positive feature of urbanity within developing economies that cannot be wished away. In this context, policymakers need to recognise street vending as a legitimate source of livelihood in the city under conditions of poor rural development across the country. In doing this, necessary gaps in existing policies will be considered while the administration in the FCT should adopt more sustainable planning and management strategies to deal with the phenomenon.
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Caleb Journal of Social and Management Sciences, 2021
The legislature as First Estate of the realm represents citizens and sovereignty. It makes the la... more The legislature as First Estate of the realm represents citizens and sovereignty. It makes the law, serve as checks on the activities of the executive (oversight) and represent the citizens in constituencies. The responsibility of the Parliaments is to guarantee that accountability and transparency of government activities are maintained in order to curb misuse of public funds, corruption, while effecting good practices. It also scrutinizes the nominees for top government positions by the executive arm while it ensures that the requests sent by the executive are properly examined in order to avoid inefficiency and non-performance. However, the paper relying on secondary research method and data gathering discover that limited political will by legislators, inadequate funds, deteriorating infrastructural facilities, pressure from the Executive, predominance of inexperience legislators in the art of lawmaking and the tendency to place a higher premium of personal and pecuniary interes...
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Journal of African Studies and Development, Oct 31, 2021
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African Journal of Political Science
Violations of law, human rights abuse, and socio-economic and political grievances are legacies o... more Violations of law, human rights abuse, and socio-economic and political grievances are legacies of violence and conflict-affected politics. In recent times, the aggravation of violence and conflict has hindered political development and instigated socio-economic grievances. Transitional justice and peace deal with human rights abuses, violation of rights, violence, and other grievances in societies in transition. One of the main focuses of transitional justice discourse is to engage human rights law for political stability, accountability, and peace in changes, as developed in the strict law practice. This research is descriptive and relies on secondary data. Thus, transitional justice and the rule of law are considered a framework for analysis in violence and conflict-affected politics as intertwined to promote post-violence and conflict or socio-economic and political stability. Therefore, various political actors have engaged in promoting the rule of law and the promotion of peac...
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COVID-19 pandemic generated unprecedented global crises with long-lasting consequences. Among the... more COVID-19 pandemic generated unprecedented global crises with long-lasting consequences. Among the multifarious aftermath of the pandemic is the question of trust at various levels. In this study, I examined the bi-directional nexus between public trust and the management of the pandemic in Nigeria. Using mixed research methods, the study discovered that the main reason for citizens’ resistance to major policies introduced by the government to contain the spread of the pandemic was due to an entrenched lack of trust in the government, its agencies and officials which was further fractured by the management of the pandemic. Government needs to promote public trust through being responsive and responsible, constant and consistent citizens’ engagement, institutionalising transparency and accountability, and engendering a sense of belonging for all citizens.
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African Journal of Political Science
Violations of law, human rights abuse, and socio-economic and political grievances are legacies o... more Violations of law, human rights abuse, and socio-economic and political grievances are legacies of violence and conflict-affected politics. In recent times, the aggravation of violence and conflict has hindered political development and instigated socio-economic grievances. Transitional justice and peace deal with human rights abuses, violation of rights, violence, and other grievances in societies in transition. One of the main focuses of transitional justice discourse is to engage human rights law for political stability, accountability, and peace in changes, as developed in the strict law practice. This research is descriptive and relies on secondary data. Thus, transitional justice and the rule of law are considered a framework for analysis in violence and conflict-affected politics as intertwined to promote post-violence and conflict or socio-economic and political stability. Therefore, various political actors have engaged in promoting the rule of law and the promotion of peac...
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Ilorin Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 2020
Citizens' participation in governance in Nigeria has been greatly affected by the system of autoc... more Citizens' participation in governance in Nigeria has been greatly affected by the system of autocratic, undemocratic, and even democratic regimes. These regimes have inculcated fear into the youth and have not provided a free flow platform for transparency, accountability, and feedback from its citizens, particularly the youth. However, the emergence of social media breathes a new life into the citizens' participation drive. The paper investigates 'to what extent did the advent of social media enhance citizens' participation in governance, especially among the youths. While the survey and content analysis were used to elicit information from 100 randomly selected respondents in Ibadan North Local Government, the Theory of Digital Democracy was adopted as a theoretical framework. Findings revealed that the majority of the respondents' (58%) contents posted for the past three (3) months are connected to political issues, corruption-related issues, religion, and political personalities. Facebook is the most preferred social network among the respondents. It was, therefore, confirmed that social media users in Nigeria are tremendously increasing while information on politics and government activities is reflecting easily on it in the discussions among the citizens. The paper concludes that the internet and social media have reduced the fear of witch-hunting and increased the citizens' rate of participation in government activities, hence the important part of democracy (government of the people) and its democratization substance resuscitated. It recommends that government, political elites, and Civil Society Organizations should continue to emphasize social media as a verifiable platform to increase citizens' participation in governance and politics.
Key Words: Social Media, Democratization, Governance, Youth, participation, Ibadan North Local Government.
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The Erudite, Journal of Leadership, Volume 1, Nunber 2. , Mar 23, 2014
There is so much fuss about foreign policy and domestic imperatives (transformation agenda), but ... more There is so much fuss about foreign policy and domestic imperatives (transformation agenda), but the fact is that we do not necessarily face a choice between dealing with domestic problems and playing an active international role. Transformation agenda is a strategy for a robust and healthy new Nigeria foreign policy. Meanwhile, reciprocity of foreign policy will energize transformation agenda too. Our immediate challenge is to do both by setting realistic goals and managing efficiently our limited resources. This is the call of transformation agenda and Nigerian foreign policy.
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ABAYOMI, Quadri Kolapo
After gaining independence in 1965, Singapore faced a future filled with uncertainties. Most peop... more After gaining independence in 1965, Singapore faced a future filled with uncertainties. Most people had no access to public health services and diseases such as cholera and smallpox caused severe health problems, especially in overcrowded working-class areas. Unemployment, poverty, inefficiency, maladministration and etc. rampaging the entire polity. Initially on 16 September 1963, because of its hopeless future, its leader-Lee Kuan Yew alongside others merged Singaporean federation with Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak and formed Malaysia. However, the Singaporean government was aggressive in promoting export-oriented, labour-extensive industrialization through a program of incentives to attract foreign investment. By 1972, one-quarter of Singapore’s manufacturing firms were either foreign-owned or joint-venture companies, and both USA and Japan were major investors and the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) experienced annual double-digit growth. Today, Singapore is one of the foremost ASIAN TIGERS.
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ABAYOMI, Quadri Kolapo
After gaining independence in 1965, Singapore faced a future filled with uncertainties. Most peop... more After gaining independence in 1965, Singapore faced a future filled with uncertainties. Most people had no access to public health services and diseases such as cholera and smallpox caused severe health problems, especially in overcrowded working-class areas. Unemployment, poverty, inefficiency, maladministration and etc. rampaging the entire polity. Initially on 16 September 1963, because of its hopeless future, its leader-Lee Kuan Yew alongside others merged Singaporean federation with Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak and formed Malaysia. However, the Singaporean government was aggressive in promoting export-oriented, labour-extensive industrialization through a program of incentives to attract foreign investment. By 1972, one-quarter of Singapore’s manufacturing firms were either foreign-owned or joint-venture companies, and both USA and Japan were major investors and the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) experienced annual double-digit growth. Today, Singapore is one of the foremost ASIAN TIGERS.
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Papers by Kolapo Q . ABAYOMI
Key Words: Social Media, Democratization, Governance, Youth, participation, Ibadan North Local Government.
Key Words: Social Media, Democratization, Governance, Youth, participation, Ibadan North Local Government.