Browsing by Author "Matthew Funsho Bello"

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    ASSESSMENT OF THE NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND THE PHILOSOPHY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
    (Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Gombe State University, Nigeria, 2018-10-30) Otohinoyi Samuel; Matthew Funsho Bello; Rashida Adamu Oyoru
    The Nigeria public servants over the years have been considered to be ineffective and inefficient in the way and manners in which they carried out their responsibilities to the society This made past governments to called for reforms in the public service which did not significantly affect their efficiency. The paper looked at the new public management as a reform carried out by government to rigged the public service of Nigeria the data for the research were generated through secondary source. The paper found out that there is lack of expertise to make NPM successful. Also, with high level of corruption in the country NPM doctrine of decentralization can actually lead to arbitrary action and corruption. It is concluded that new public management is a good reform that can bring efficiency and effectiveness to Nigeria public service if only the necessary precondition menus are met.
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    The Blemish of Voter Apathy in Sustaining Democratic Governance in Nigeria: The Role of Political Parties
    (Journal of Social and Political Sciences, Vol.3 No.3 (2020), 2020-09-21) Lukman Olalekan Aliyu; Idris Danjuma Mohammed; Matthew Funsho Bello
    Abstract Sustaining democratic governance is a philosophy hinged largely on the functionality of the institutions of governance in line with democratic process and norms. The study established that virile democratic system is an illusion when a chunk of citizens are less concerned and disinterested in political activities of their country especially when it comes to voting. That is, a carefree attitude by the citizens towards voting is inimical and an aberration to widely celebrated modern democracy. Expectedly, political parties play a crucial role in citizens’ participation in politics, because they are mobilization forces. When political parties stimulate violence then it becomes a problem. The core interest of this study therefore is to investigate the interplay between campaign characters of political parties and low voters turn out in Nigeria. Secondary method of data collection was adopted, as published article, books and relevant reports were captured from the national dailies. This study out found that in Nigeria, political parties are liabilities rather than assets to the Nigerian Democracy, considering their attitude that encourage voters’ apathy. Indeed, failed electoral promises; ideological bareness; electoral violence, high level of indiscipline and unprincipled party defection characterizes Nigeria’s political parties and by implication stimulate among the citizens a mood of pessimism about partisan politics. As the 2019 general elections had been concluded and Nigerians continue to yearn for sustainable democratic governance, political parties should reposition themselves; by being well grounded on ethos and ideology and build confidence and trust in the electorates. Hence, there is a compelling need for Nigerian political parties to be democratic, as democracy is incontrovertibly inconceivable without virile political parties. Keywords: Democratic Governance, Sustainable Development, Voter Apathy, Political Parties, Nigeria