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Artisanal petroleum refining and health security in Rivers State, Nigeria
(Heritage and Sustainable Development Vol. 6, No. 2, 2024-10) Oladoyin Anthony Mayowa; Pokubo Ibiso Esther; Osimen Goddy U.
This study investigated the ramifications of artisanal petroleum refining on public health security within the locales of Degema, Ogu-bolo, and Opobo local government areas. Its primary objective was to investigate the relationship between artisanal petroleum refining and health security in Rivers State. A cross-sectional survey research design was employed. Both primary and secondary data were used in the analysis of data. Primary data were sourced through a structured questionnaire. Secondary data were also drawn from scholarly literature sources, including internet materials and national publications. From the estimated population of 686,900, the sample size was determined using the sample size formula for proportion estimation which resulted in 384 respondents. Additionally, a total of 9 healthcare professionals within the study area were interviewed. A total of 295 respondents was covered for analysis, based on the response rate of the usable questionnaire received. A total of 202 (68.4%) respondents affirmed that they experience health challenges as a result of exposure to residues from illegal petroleum refining in the study areas. The data obtained were subjected to Pearson correlation and one-way analysis of variance using SPSS software to test the correlation. The test of correlation on the relationship between illegal petroleum refining (-.439) and health security (1) in Rivers State, indicated a moderate negative correlation, which is significant at 0.01 level (2-tailed). In order words, there is an inverse relationship between health security and illegal petroleum refining; which means that health security decreases as illegal petroleum refining increases. The incidence of illegal petroleum refining undoubtedly presents considerable hazards to public health security. This challenge can be mitigated by the assimilation of the knowledge and expertise of the illegal refiners into a comprehensive technology that the country can harness for starting up a national program of safe petroleum refining in Nigeria.
Sit-Tight Governance and the Question of Democratic Sustainability in Africa
(Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences (2024), 22(2), 2024) Oladoyin Anthony Mayowa; Olu-Owolabi Fadeke Esther; Oladipo Temidayo David
Democracy is regarded as the best form of government for promoting development, but African leaders have distorted its implementation. This paper examines the trend of sit-tight government in Africa against this backdrop. The paper investigates the trend of post-independence African political leaders. African post-independence politics has been dominated by sit-tight leaders who came to power through election or coup d’e tat. The paper also investigates the mechanisms used by African sit-tight leaders to extend their office tenure. Coups appear to be the most common method of consolidating power. An attempted coup has occurred in 46 of 54 African countries. African has the most attempted and successful coups, with 214 attempted and 106 successful. Other methods they employ include constitutional suspension and amendment; godfathers also play an important role in the politics of some African countries. The trend of sit-tight governments can be reversed if international organizations such as the AU, ECOWAS, and the UN sanction African dictators and through revival of democratic consciousness among the citizenry.
Harnessing traditional institutions for sustainable leadership and good governance in Nigeria
(Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development 2024, 8(11), (EnPress), 2024) Olu-Owolabi Fadeke Esther; Oladoyin Anthony Mayowa; Odukoya Oludayo; Osimen Goddy U.
The subject of traditional institutions cannot be undermined in the project of sustainable leadership and good governance in Nigeria given the locus and crucial role of the institution in the past and modern Nigeria. It is incontrovertible that traditional and aboriginal values are held highly with reverence and respect in virtually all parts of Nigeria. To discountenance their relevance will be too costly in any leadership-cum-governance discourse. Towns, villages and cities were duly recognized and protected as the harbingers of culture, mores, norms and values. The contemporary government structure in Nigeria duly recognizes the importance of traditional institutions by having a Commission for Local Government (LG) and Chieftaincy Affairs at all State levels. Moreover, 5% of allocations to LGs go statutorily to the tradition institution in the State. Hitherto, the recklessness and abuse of the native authority system of local government administration in the 1950s–60s had led to the moderation and reforms of the system, which has continued to affect traditional institutions to date. To this end, the paper argues that traditional institutions hold so much values and cohesive practices as well as socially integrative potentials for nation-building so much that the State can leverage on them for sustainable leadership and overall good governance. The methodology adopted for collecting data for this study is descriptive research method, which relies on primary direct observation (eye-witness) account and relevant secondary materials such as texts, journal articles, official documents and internet materials. The data collected were analyzed and presented using thematic analysis and tables. National and international data already analyzed were found essential to drive home the argument of this study. The outcome of the paper provides useful information on how traditional institutions serve as a veritable platform for sustainable leadership and good governance in Nigeria. The paper concluded that traditional institutions, with its rich culture, values and practices, possess sufficient merits to propel the country towards sustainable leadership that would concomitantly induce economic, technological and political growth in Nigeria.
Feminist Media Activism and Women's Ordeal in Africa
(Migration Letters Volume: 21, No: 2, 2024-01) Osimen Goddy U.; Daudu Basil Osayin; Oladoyin Anthony Mayowa; Ahmed Titilade M. O.
The Rising Insecurity In Nigeria: Interogating The Linkage Between Poverty And Banditry
(Educational Administration: Theory and Practice 2024, 30(5)., 2024) Oladoyin Anthony Mayowa; Osimen Goddy U.; Adi Isaac; Dada Omolara
Security creates an environment in which people in an economy can set goals
and invest in their future and where social bonds and institutions are
strengthened, which leads to economic growth and development. The paper went
into detail about the rise of insecurity in Nigeria and how security threats and
banditry are linked to the country's high poverty level. Even though poverty is
not the only reason why people in Nigeria engage in banditry and other related
crimes. Poverty was identified as a major cause in the paper. Other reasons cited
include religion and a lack of education, both of which may be indirectly related
to poverty. According to the study, banditry has direct consequences such as the
destruction of lives and property and the displacement of people, as well as
indirect consequences such as a decrease in foreign investment, a widening in
the production gap of food items, a spike in food prices, deterioration of
educational institutions, and loss of confidence of local and foreign investors,
among others. Banditry is worsening Nigeria's poverty situation. The study
concludes that insecurity threatens not only the affected Northern region of
Nigeria, but also the country's overall growth and development. To address the
insurgency problem in Nigeria, the government should focus not only on
combating insecurity through militancy, but also on developing human capital
and empowering the youth.