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    ECOWAS and Sub-Regional Integration in West Africa: An Appraisal
    (Covenant University Journal of Politics and International Affairs, 2015) Adeola Gabriel Lanre; Fayomi Oluyemi
    Regional integration is viewed as a veritable means of leveraging comparative advantage within a common market for the purpose of promoting trade growth and development. It is the recognition of the inevitable role of trade to stimulate rapid socio-economic cum political development that spurs countries within West African sub-region to establish the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In the last four decades of its existence, the community has been able to achieve remarkable progress in some areas. ECOWAS has remained united, even though it has been reduced from sixteen to fifteen members with the exit of Mauritania. Nevertheless, the organization can pride itself as the largest regional grouping in Africa. It has also demonstrated a measure of effectiveness in matters of security and conflict resolution by the establishment of ECOMOG and only recently, ECOWAS leaders also called for synergized actions against Boko Haram by accepting the establishment of the Multinational Joint Task Force as well as the commitment demonstrated by Benin, Cameroon, Niger, Nigeria and Chad in the fight against the terrorist group. The methodology adopted for the study is qualitative. Therefore, the main thrust of the paper is to examine such areas that are beneficial to members of the community. Of particular importance are issues of trade, technology, investment, and free flow of ideas and movement of persons within the sub-Region that permit the congruence of a large single market which make possible comparative advantage and economics of scale. ECOWAS has not really progressed beyond resolution and treaties in these areas. As a result, the community has to battle with the exiguous internal market and the fact that all the countries of the community are almost producing the same product. The community’s problems are worsened by globalization which it has to contend with and giving the fact that the economies of majority of members are fragile and incapable of competing with more sophisticated products brought in by the liberalization of the market, and so the paper further to assesses the benefits accruing to these countries from trade direction, and development-based infrastructures such as energy, communication, industries among others in the face of their dependent posture in the globalized world.
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    The Deepening Culture of Corruption in Nigerian Society: Implications for Governance, Development and Stability
    (American International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 2015) Adeola Gabriel Lanre
    Nigeria is a country with inherent contradictions and paradoxes exemplified by robust religious adherents and followers which should be a God fearing society and which the inhabitant should demonstrate an epitome of uprightness, trustworthiness, accountability and honesty. Albeit, Nigeria could not be ranked a corrupt nation, a century ago but since independence and the present dispensation of presidential system of government synchronizing with the oil boom and military rule, the country has systematically and increasingly become a corrupt society that international behavioural agencies such as Transparency International has labeled her among the most corrupt nations in the world. Since 2008, corruption has been on the ascendancy and every day, the nation is plunging into even deeper corruption which has been so widespread and assumed alarming proportion that every Nigerian is regarded as corrupt. The intensity and dynamics of the cankerworm has touched the fabric of the society such that it has taken the insignia of culture. Everybody, from the top to the downtrodden, and every aspect of the society, be it private or public sector; is infested by this cancerous and contagious attitude which is the bane of good governance and progress. The saddest thing now is that all over the world, Nigeria is perceived as a corrupt nation which speaks volumes to national integrity. This is the greatest threat facing the country and this is the focus of this paper anchored on the deepening state of corruption which has become a national stigma, a completely anathema that remains a singular impediment to the nation’s development. this paper therefore virulently posit a radical approach compelling the society to embrace a totally new culture geared towards fundamental attitudinal change that embodies accountability, probity, honesty, virtuous life style, including a conscious mindset and perception of abhorrence and negation of corruption and corrupt practices in order that the country can be on the path of real development, good governance, stability and progress.
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    The Philosophy and Theories of Federalism
    (Crawford Journal of Politics, 2020) Adeola Gabriel Lanre; Ogunnoiki Adeleke Olumide
    Federalism remains the idea of two or more independent nations forming a union for political, economic, socio-cultural and security reasons. Beginning from the 17th to the 19th century, European philosophers: Johannes Althusius, Immanuel Kant, Baron de Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Alexis de Tocqueville and, John Stuart Mill laid the philosophical foundation of federalism in their respective magnum opus. In the 20th century, K. C. Wheare, W. S. Livingston, W. H. Riker, C. J. Friedrich and, W. E. Oates propounded the legal-institutional theory, sociological theory, bargaining theory, process theory and the theory of fiscal federalism for the purpose of explaining the idea ‘federalism’. This paper examines the philosophy and theories of federalism from the 17th to the 20th century. For this study, the qualitative method of secondary data collection was adopted. The paper conclude that the philosophy and theories of federalism are tools that assist analysts and readers with the normative and empirical perspectives of federalism, the conditions and preconditions for adopting federalism, the division of power in a federation and the economic functions of the levels of government in a federal state among other things.
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    The Philosophy and Theories of Federalism
    (Crawford Journal of Politics, 2020) Adeola Gabriel Lanre; Ogunnoiki Adeleke Olumide
    Federalism remains the idea of two or more independent nations forming a union for political, economic, socio-cultural and security reasons. Beginning from the 17th to the 19th century, European philosophers: Johannes Althusius, Immanuel Kant, Baron de Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Alexis de Tocqueville and, John Stuart Mill laid the philosophical foundation of federalism in their respective magnum opus. In the 20th century, K. C. Wheare, W. S. Livingston, W. H. Riker, C. J. Friedrich and, W. E. Oates propounded the legal-institutional theory, sociological theory, bargaining theory, process theory and the theory of fiscal federalism for the purpose of explaining the idea ‘federalism’. This paper examines the philosophy and theories of federalism from the 17th to the 20th century. For this study, the qualitative method of secondary data collection was adopted. The paper conclude that the philosophy and theories of federalism are tools that assist analysts and readers with the normative and empirical perspectives of federalism, the conditions and preconditions for adopting federalism, the division of power in a federation and the economic functions of the levels of government in a federal state among other things.
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    The Political and Security Implications of Cross Border Migration between Nigeria and Her Francophone Neighbours
    (International Journal of Social Science Tomorrow, 2012-05) Adeola Gabriel Lanre; Fayomi Oluyemi
    International migration between Nigeria and her neighbours has been a source of concern in the formulation and articulation of diplomatic and foreign policy of the nation. The porosity of Nigerian borders has made it possible for unwarranted influx of migrants from neighbouring States to enter the country illegally from such countries as Republic of Niger, Chad and Republic of Benin. This paper wants to explore the process of migration between Nigeria and her neighbours when the issue has served as a basis of determining the foreign policy direction of the State. Also, to explore the political and diplomatic consequences and impact of such a policy to eradicating international terrorism, criminality and smuggling which have become intractable.