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Local Government Administration In Malaysia, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp Jan 2010

Local Government Administration In Malaysia, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp

Dr Ozy B.Orluwene,JP

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Elite Network And Conflicts In Niger Delta Region, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp Sep 2008

Elite Network And Conflicts In Niger Delta Region, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp

Dr Ozy B.Orluwene,JP

ABSTRACT Our work on Elite Networks and conflicts in Niger Delta region of Nigeria is desired primarily to examine the role of elites in the Niger Delta Conflicts. It explains why volatile conflicts have come to engulf majority of the states in the region. The people and the environment once reputed for its tranquility and warmth has in the past years acquired the notoriety that has extended to all creeks and hinterland of the region. The famed Niger Delta region has become the epicenter of youth restiveness, hostage taking, cult war, and associated vices. It is hoped that clear identification …

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The Niger Delta Crisis: A Three Dimensional Discourse, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp Apr 2008

The Niger Delta Crisis: A Three Dimensional Discourse, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp

Dr Ozy B.Orluwene,JP

ABSTRACT This paper is motivated by the desire to examine the origin of the Niger Delta crisis in Nigeria. It explains why rural poverty, insecurity and state failure are the major reasons behind the volatile conflicts that have come to engulf majority of the once peaceful state of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It argues that the Niger Delta region is the home of the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Petroleum exploration accounts for over 80% of Nigeria’s foreign earnings. The petro-dollar wealth translates into a big curse for the people and the environment. An ungrateful Nigerian state …

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Public Administration In Malaysia, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp Jan 2008

Public Administration In Malaysia, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp

Dr Ozy B.Orluwene,JP

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Political Obligation And Democratic Governance: A Case Of Nigeria, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp Sep 2007

Political Obligation And Democratic Governance: A Case Of Nigeria, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp

Dr Ozy B.Orluwene,JP

ABSTRACT This paper attempts to seek and examine a balance between the political obligation (rights of the governed and duties of government) in democratic governance. Political obligation is two sided, namely, obligation on the part of government and obligation on the part of governed. It has to do basically with such issues as necessity for law and government, organized society and obedience on the largest possible scale, as the utilitarian would say, “the purpose of government in organized society is to promote the greatest happiness for the greatest number”. The citizens’ willing cooperation and obedience are demanded by the state, …

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Corruption: An Organisational Dilemma In Nigeria, Ozy B. Orluwene Jp Jan 2007