Browsing by Author "Adeoye, Akinsanya A."

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    The 2014 Jonathan National Conference and Nigeria’s Future
    (Department of Public Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2018-01-01) Umar, Elems Mahmoud; Adeoye, Akinsanya A.; Bariratu, Abdullahi; Tanimu, Mohammed; Slvannus, Mohammed Itodo
    It has been argued that the “continuous search by Nigerians for national integration cannot be fully grasped without a critical review of earlier attempts by both the British colonial administrators and Nigerian nationalists at constitution-making.”1 While early attempts at constitution-making in Nigeria in the dying days of colonial rule through January 15, 1966 (when the Nigerian military intervened in politics)2 have been well-documented,3 what is obvious is that the departing colonial oligarchy erected an “elaborate political and economic infrastructure to facilitate their exploitation of our national resources.”4 Our concern here is to examine attempts by Nigerians at constitution-making since 1975, regarded as an epoch-making year for Nigeria in terms of a decisive effort by the military administration to return Nigeria to civil rule after a failed attempt by the Gowon Administration in October 1974.
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    Executive-Legislative Relations June 2013 - May 2015
    (Department of Public Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2018-01-01) Umar, Elems Mahmoud; Adeoye, Akinsanya A.; Bariratu, Abdullahi; Tanimu, Mohammed; Sylvanus, Mohammed Itodo
    It has been, argued, and not without any justification, that while the Parliamentary Executive system (which allows for a fusion of legislative and executive powers) allows for efficiency in administration and stability in government, the Presidential system allows for inefficiency in administration and government immobilize. Thus, while the three branches of government in a Presidential system are separate in terms of functions and personnel, they are not to be completely isolated from each other. Each branch is vested with sufficient power of “checks to keep the other branch in proper balance.” Hence, the legislature is empowered to check the excesses of the Chief Executive by refusing to pass his Bills into laws, rejecting some or all his appointees, withholding funds for running the administration or worse still, removing the Chief Executive himself from office through an onerous and complicated process of impeachment. On the other hand, the Chief Executive, who is part of the legislative process, is empowered to check “frivolous” or “reckless” legislation by vetoing the enacted bill though a two - thirds majority by the legislative can override the veto and the offending legislation comes into force. The Courts can moderate the dangers of executive lawlessness and legislative overreach through the process of “judicial review” which renders the unconstitutional acts of the executive and legislative branches null and void, and without any effect whatsoever.