Centre for Promotion of Educational and Scientific Research
Party-Politics and Intra-Party Democracy in Nigeria: A Historical and Contemporary
Perspective
Alfa Patrick Innocent …………………………………………………………………………………………………….… 1-15
Migration, Urbanisation and Crime Rates in Nigeria Cities: A Study of Lafia
Metropolis
Stephen S. Ojo & Adesina S. Ayesoro ……………………………………………………………..…………..… 16-27
Geospatial Analysis of Some Police Stations in Lagos State
Omogunloye O. G.1 and Ayeni O. O.2 …………………….…………………………………………………….. 28-42
John Arierhi Ottuh
Vicar, Winners Baptist Church, Box 1214 Effurun, Delta State
Email:wibachef90@yahoo.com or wibachef90@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The attitude of Jesus in the New Testament towards the treatment of women in the society is that of fairness and equity. The aim of this study therefore, was to examine how the Urhobo traditional understandings of adultery are linked with that of the Jews and how they affect women negatively in Urhoboland and to use Jesus’ critical response in John 8: 1-11 to call for a change of the status-quo in Urhoboland. In order to do this the Feminist Liberation Theology model was explored as a method. It was seen that the Urhobo and Jewish understanding of adultery are similar in some areas and that these cultural status-quo are oppressive to women and apart from the oppressive nature of the Urhobo understanding of adultery on women, it can also become a basis for men’s promiscuity which can become a gate way for the acquisition and transmission of sexually transmitted disease like HIV/AIDS, and as such could also lead to divorce and family disintegration. This work therefore was a critique of the Urhobo traditional understanding of adultery in the light of Jesus’ critical response in John 8: 1- 11 and could be concluded on the premise that men and women are equal sharers of God’s image because the duo are created in God’s image (imago Dei) and as such it is wrong to attach more importance
HOLY SPIRIT”
Dr. David T. Ejenobo
Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy
Delta State University, Abraka
ABSTRACT
The doctrine of the trinity has generated a lot of controversies down the centuries among New Testament scholars. The problem generated by an attempt by scholars to dissect the Personhood of God has resulted in various shades of interpretations on the relationship between God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. It is against this background that this paper seeks to examine Paul’s understanding of the Holy Spirit viewed against the backdrop of the doctrine of the Trinity. The various nuances of Paul’s allusion to the Holy Spirit are therefore examined with a view to situating them within a proper understanding of the concept of the trinity. It is the author’s contention that for Paul there is no personality distinction between God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, since man encounters these “persons” in the spiritual realm. For the African, conceptualizing God within the realm of the Spirithood of God would be a more practical way of describing the activities of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit than the Western conceptualization of the Three Persons in on Godhead.
Stephen S. Ojo & Adesina S. Ayesoro
Department of Social Development
Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia
ABSTRACT
The influx of people to any area raises many problems. The concentration of population in Lafia city is very alarming and this was largely due to migration with attendant problem of crime increase. It is important to find out if the extent of crime rates can be explained in terms of such factors of migration and urbanization. Multi-stage technique comprising cluster, purposive, systematic and simple random sampling were used for the selection of the respondents. The method includes questionnaires, in-depth interview and direct observation was applied in the study. From the findings, the study concluded that the phenomenal growth in urbanization in Lafia city and the inability of the urban area to be able to utilize/absorb the urban labour that was created through the process of urbanization. A serious malady responsible for urban unemployment and the attendant problems like crime is the staggering rate at which young people migrate to the city. Therefore, an attempt should be taken to embark on planned development whereby rural areas would be developed relatively and have basic social infrastructures that can attract and sustain the population in form of return migration. Also there is the need for industrialization particularly agro-allied industries should be developed to stabilize the process of urbanization in Nigerian cities, this will greatly reduce crime rates.
Alfa Patrick Innocent
Department of Social Science and Humanities
The Federal Polytechnic, Idah Kogi State, Nigeria
E-mail: alfaintellectual@yahoo.com.
ABSTRACT
This paper analyzes party politics in Nigeria from the First Republic to date. Its input is that the dearth of intra-party democracy in Nigeria’s political parties is not a recent phenomenon but is rather endemic despite the variations in scale and intensity. The paper drew its insight from the secondary data and personal experience and observations of the authors. Group theory was used to explicate the tendencies of political parties and their embracing or otherwise of internal democratic doctrines. The paper posits that there is profound lack of intra-party democracy in the operations of political parties in Nigeria and recommended ways of ensuring that intra-party democracy is enforced in Nigeria’s political parties.
Culture and Development in Nigeria
Agba, Arumun Solomon……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 1- 6
The Interaction of Human Social Capital and Sustainable Economic Development
in Nigeria
Rasak Bamidele………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7-21
Poverty Alleviation Programme as a Basis for Grassroots Transformation: The
Nigerian Experience
D.O. Okibe (FHNR)…………………………………………………………………………………………………..……… 22-29
Satope Bola Funmilayo, PhD,……………………………………………..……………………………………….…. 30-41
Planned Maintenance Policy for Sustainable Development of the Public Road
Transport System
Agabi Iorhemen Julius and Iwar Moses Chigba ………………………………………………………….. 42-46
The Role of Age Grade in Crime Control in Tiv Society of Central Nigeria
Aver Tyavwase Theophilus ……………………………………………………………………………….……….. 47-53
Factors for Nation Building and Development in Nigeria
Abanyam Noah Lumun ………….…………………………………………………………………………………. 54-59
The Political Economy of Corruption and Development in Nigeria
Akav, Benjamin Terungwa ……………………………………………………………………..…………………… 60-69
The Impact of Socio-Cultural Values on National Security Strategy
Ada Benjamin Ikwumokoni……………………………………………………………………..…………………… 70-74
Community and Agricultural Development in Nigeria
Poroma, Celestine Lekia Nduonofit, Nkechi Vivian Nduonofit, Larry-love Effiong…….. 75-83
Alfa Patrick Innocent
Department of Social Science and Humanities
The Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
The paper asserts that political violence has been a major road-block to democratic stability in Nigeria. It argues that the excitement and euphoria that greeted the country’s return to democracy on May 29, 1999 has drastically waned and cynicism and fear have become the other of the day. The methodology adopted is that of secondary data and insights were drawn extensively from the conflict theorists. The paper concludes with a ray of hope by suggesting antidotes to political violence and prescriptions for attainment of democratic stability by Nigeria
Key Words: Political Violence, Democracy, Democratic Stability, Democratic Consolidation, Nigeria.
1Poroma, Celestine Lekia 2Nduonofit, Nkechi Vivian 3Nduonofit, Larry-love Effiong
1Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
2Stallion Nigeria Limited, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria
3Department of SociologyUniversity of Port Harcourt,Rivers State, Nigeria
E-mail: Wiselover395@yahoo.com; porocele@yahoo.com; nklurv@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Pre-colonial Nigeria economy was dominated by agriculture, and even after decolonization, agriculture continued to thrive, and accounted for over 65% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product providing employment for virtually over 85% of the entire population. Agriculture’s relevance in Nigeria’s economy began to take the back seat in the development equation in late 70’s and 80’s regardless of the numerous agro-policies instituted by the government. Today, as the contributions of agriculture recedes; no fewer than 55% of the populations are employed in the sector. As a result, food production and food sufficiency has continuously become a critical challenge, leading to dependence on food import. Thus, the paper examines the interface between community development and agricultural development in Nigeria, taking into consideration two agricultural policies of the Federal Government, viz; Green Revolution and the New Nigerian Agricultural Policy. It is argued here that poor agricultural development and the failure of agricultural programmes in Nigeria simply lies in the bosom of the neglect of the rural community in agricultural development decision – making. The study relies heavily on the utilization of extant literature. The study has shown that community participation in decision making with regards to crops production and location is quintessential to boost food self – sufficiency. Amongst others, the study recommends that a dynamic approach of community participation should be encouraged in the community based agricultural and rural development programme (CBARDP) to enhance as well as boost the development of agriculture and food production in Nigeria.
Key Words: Community, Agriculture, Community development, Nigeria, food import, food sufficiency.
Ada Benjamin Ikwumokoni
Department of General Studies,
College of Agriculture, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Email: adabenjamin44@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Socio-cultural values like institutional frame work, has been largely ignored as if it, too had no serious implication for the success of national security strategies. It is easy enough to discount the socio-cultural values in the national security strategies. But that has been a costly error. The paper recommends that government should as a matter of fact and urgency have a refine national values and incorporate in into our national security strategies in order to have stability which is a requisite for national security and development.
Akav, Benjamin Terungwa
Department of Political Science
University of Mkar, Mkar
ABSTRACT
The paper specifically examines with concrete examples via political economy approach, the concept of corruption and its repercussions on Nigeria and what is to be done in combating the increasing spread of its tumour to all stratas of the Nigerian socio-economic, political and cultural lives. In the process it was revealed that the lack of definitional unanimity on the concept has made its mere explanation the analytical goal rather than offering meaningful solutions to the problem it posses by way of its covert or overt institutionalization, to the growth of the Nigerian society. The paper advocates as part of the solutions to the quagmire, preliminary war of the mind by agents of socialization and a state and ruling class that preach and practice positive values.
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