Review of Public Administration and Management

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria

Biography

Umoh N is currently working at Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Located in Nigeria. His research interest includes researcher in Social intergration: A Nation-Building Strategy for Nigerias Federation. Social Science, Social Integration, Nigerian Federalism, Social Integration, Intergovernmental Relations. Published in Review of Public Administration and Management.

Publications

• Review Article   
  Social Integration: A Nation-Building Strategy for Nigeria’s Federalism
  Author(s): Umoh N* and Ezekiel Major Adeyi
  
  Federalism was adopted for Nigeria to effectively manage her multi-nationalities through negotiations and compromises on issues of political and national importance. As a system of government, it allows for the existence, side by side, of a myriad of groups differentiated by culture, history, norms and so forth and necessitates forging a common identity unclouded by ethnic cleavages as a prelude to national growth and development. The paper traces the evolution of Nigeria’s federalism through the colonial and post-colonial era to examine the influence of governance or the lack of it over the nation-building processes in Nigeria. This is imperative if the threats to her social, political and economic development posed by problematic nuances including power sharing, ethnicity and religion must be effectively addressed. These have defined Nigeria’s history, dotted her sociopo.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.4172/2315-7844.1000258

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