Local Government, E-governance And New Public Management
Assistant Lecturer
Public Administration
At the Public Administration department office
Appointment on Visitation important
# | Certificate | School | Year |
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1. | Ph.D (Emerging Technology-Oriented Public Administration Discipline.) | Public Administration, Lagos State University | 2024 |
TRADITIONAL INSTITUTION AND SECURITY ARCHITECTURE IN LAGOS STATE NIGERIA: ISSUES, CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD
Since the commencement of the fourth republic, Nigeria has witnessed various socioeconomic and political crises that have escalated to insecurity, kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery, vandalism, banditry, and terrorism which has led to destruction of lives and properties, as well as facilitated the disruption of the socio-economic activities of the nation. This study examines the roles of traditional institution on security architecture in Lagos State, Nigeria: issues, challenges and way forward. The study is exploratory in nature as semi interview will be conducted with security stakeholders which ranges from traditional rulers to divisional police officer likewise the study adopts qualitative research method while secondary data were sourced from journals, textbooks, newspapers and internet. Findings reveals that the traditional institution have a prominent roles to play at the grassroots as they are not only serves as an agent of conflict resolution but also as security managers which they were before during colonial era. More so, the institution must be able to assist security agents in neutralizing security threats emanating within and around their domains. The study conclude that the integration of traditional institution into the State security architecture will provide necessary stability the State craving for. The study recommends that the traditional institution should be re-positioned to their previously assigned constitutional roles through appropriate legal framework by the government, which will believe it will strengthen their activities.
HASSAN IBRAHIM is a Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Public Administration
HASSAN has a Ph.D in Emerging Technology-Oriented Public Administration Discipline. from Public Administration, Lagos State University