POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS AND FEDERAL CHARACTER PRINCIPLE IN NIGERIA, 2015 TILL DATE
Akpan, I. E., Uwaechia, O. G., & Nwafor, A. O.
Published in 2019; Volume:NJPALG No: XX Article Number: 3
Abstract
Abstract:
The study examined the link between Political appointments and the
violations of the Federal Character Principles in Nigeria. The study adopted
the Prebendal theory as the theoretical framework. The data gathered were
through the documentary sources and the paper adopted the content analysis as
the framework for its analysis. The study discovered that out of the appointees
made from 2015 till date, most of the appointees are from the Northern part of
Nigeria and this has caused some agitations among other geopolitical zones in
Nigeria. The study recommended; that the merit system which is was one of the
salient features of Max Weber’s Bureaucratic principle should be strictly
adhered to and equal representation of ethnic groups at all levels should be
adhered to in the appointments and recruitments.
Keywords
Federal Character Principle, Parastatals, President Muhammadu Buhari, Bureaucracy
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