https://ir.nilds.gov.ng//handle/123456789/1970 2026-04-21T14:22:37Z 2026-04-21T14:22:37Z Igbanoi, Leo Oskihena Ayobami, Kolapo Q. https://ir.nilds.gov.ng//handle/123456789/1976 2025-09-11T13:37:42Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Governance of Street Vending in Abuja: Policy Implications for Livelihoods Strategies of Informal Urbanites Igbanoi, Leo Oskihena; Ayobami, Kolapo Q. Although urban street trading remains a recurring reality in cities across the globe, particularly in the global south, many governments still rely on restrictive approaches to address the phenomenon. Based on individual interviews with forty street vendors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, this study shows that the continued application of restrictive policies towards these categories of urbanites is insufficient to deal with the occurrence. Rather, addressing the problem requires an appreciation of the resilience of street vending as a permanent and positive feature of urbanity within developing economies that cannot be wished away. In this context, policymakers need to recognisestreet vending as a legitimate source of livelihood in the city under conditions of poor rural development across the country. In doing this, necessary gaps in existing policies will be considered while the administration in the FCT should adopt more sustainable planning and management strategies to deal with the phenomenon.

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z Mutiullah, Olasupo Abayomi, Kolapo Q. https://ir.nilds.gov.ng//handle/123456789/1975 2025-09-11T13:30:11Z 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z

Rotational Presidency and Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria Mutiullah, Olasupo; Abayomi, Kolapo Q. Nigeria's democratic practice combines the British Parliamentary Model (practice in the first republic) and the United States Presidential System which emphasises the rule by majority. This practice in Nigeria has met with failure and inadequacies of alleged domination and marginalisation especially, by the minority groups who have declared open confrontations and violence against the state. within this context, this paper examines the importance of a rotational presidency and sustainable democracy in Nigeria. with secondary sources of data and an exploratory mode of explanation, the paper adopted a consociational approach to democracy to espouse major cleavages in Nigeria, considering the major effects of the mentality of the Winner-Takes-All politics and the reality that had let the country into the current state leaving competency and other important features behind. The finding revealed that a rotational presidency drawing from the experiences of Switzerland and Northern Ireland can help to engender sustainable democracy as it incorporates power rotation practices in their government to accommodate the majority and the minorities in their respective countries and, thus, embrace peace, unity and development among the citizens and stakeholders. It is therefore recommended that the principle of power rotation, across all elective positions from the local, state and federal constituencies to local government chairmanship, gubernatorial and presidential elections among the people, ethnic, regions and religions is important to peaceful coexistence, national integration, development and sustainable democracy in Nigeria.

2024-06-01T00:00:00Z Ayobami, Kolapo Q. https://ir.nilds.gov.ng//handle/123456789/1974 2025-09-11T13:12:47Z 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z

Public trust and state management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria Ayobami, Kolapo Q. The COVID-19 pandemic generated an unprecedented global crisis with longlasting consequences. In this study, I examine the bi-directional nexus between public trust and the management of the pandemic in Nigeria. I argue that there is a relationship between government management of public policies and the level of public trust. The research draws on the Theory of Trust, in-depth interviews (IDI), and focus group discussions (FGD) and is supported by other secondary sources. I found that the main reason for citizens’ resistance to major policies introduced to contain the spread of the pandemic was due to an entrenched lack of trust in the government, its agencies, and officials. The findings also indicate that a lack of transparency and accountability in the management of the pandemic deepened the already fractured public trust. This was particularly visible in the shrouded pattern of disbursing cash transfers, allegations of corruption against the managers of the pandemic, and evidence of concealed palliatives meant to cushion the negative economic effects of the pandemic. The article recommends that the government needs to promote public trust by adopting an open governance approach that institutionalises transparency and accountability, fosters constant and consistent citizen engagement on government policies and programmes, strengthens critical agencies, and engenders a sense of belonging for all citizens.

2024-01-01T00:00:00Z Omotola, J. Shola Ayobami, Kolapo Q. https://ir.nilds.gov.ng//handle/123456789/1973 2025-09-11T13:05:46Z 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s Just 16, Not 60: Explaining the Rise and Fall of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria Omotola, J. Shola; Ayobami, Kolapo Q. This paper interrogates the rise and fall of the PDP as a once political hegemon in Nigerian politics under the fourth republic. This is done against the backdrop of the party’s exaggerated prophecy of a 60-year uninterruptible hold onto power, which ended abruptly after just 16 years (1999–2015). Specifically, we examine the factors that precipitated the failure of these projections and the eventual fall of the party in Nigeria. Drawing data from secondary sources, we demonstrate how PDP ’s hegemony was (mis)managed between 1999 and 2015 when its electoral fortunes fatally crumbled. We highlight critical explanatory factors such as the poor performance of the party in the provision of public goods; leadership crisis and instability culminating in incessant change; intra party conflicts and attendant mass defection; the merger of opposition parties to form the All Progressive Party ( APC ) in 2015; and a series of electoral reforms that brought about marked improvement in electoral administration and electoral integrity.

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