The Jonathan Presidency

The First Year

Edited by John A. Ayoade, Adeoye A. Akinsanya Nasarawa State University, Olatunde J. B. Ojo

Publication date:

20 December 2013

Length of book:

402 pages

Publisher

University Press of America

Dimensions:

225x156mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780761862604

The Jonathan Presidency provides a comprehensive and unique analysis of Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan’s first twelve months in office. The Jonathan Presidency analyzes the ability of the featured Nigerian politicians to deliver their electoral promises, protect and uphold the Nigerian Constitution, and sustain a transparent, citizen-friendly administration.

List of Tables/Figure
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
John A. A. Ayoade, Adeoye A. Akinsanya and Olatunde JB Ojo
1. Jonathan’s Statecraft: A Case Study of Fuel Subsidy Controversy
John A. A. Ayoade
2. Jonathan’s Policy Shift Capacity and the International Ripples
Babatunde Oyedeji
3. Federal-State Relations
Gboyega Akinsanmi
4. Constitutional Reforms
Olatunde JB. Ojo
5. Executive-Legislative Relations
Adeoye A. Akinsanya and Gbenga Lawal
6. The Judiciary and the Rule of Law
Elijah Adewale Taiwo and Muyiwa Adigun
7. Jonathan and Management of National Security
Abiodun Alao
8. Ethnic Militias, Political Agitations and National Security
Tunde Odunlami
9. National Security Imperatives and Criminal Policy
O. Aigbovo and Patrick E. Igbinovia
10. Managing Ethno-Religious Conflicts in Nigeria
Adeoye A. Akinsanya, Simon Wilson, Muhammed Tanimu
and Gbenga Lawal
11. Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Strategies and Techniques
Bola Akinterinwa
12. Electric Power Delivery and Management Strategies
Wole Adegbenro
13. Jonathan’s Party Management: PDP Crises in Bayelsa,
Kogi and Sokoto States
Emmanuel E. Ojo
14. Jonathan’s Party Management: PDP National Convention
Hussaini Tukur Hassan
15. The Presidency and the Media
Adigun Agbaje, Lanre Idowu, Adewale Agbaje
and Adedamola Layade
16. The Limit of Public Opinion in a Liberal
Participatory Democracy
Jide Oluwajuyitan
Conclusion
John A. A. Ayoade, Adeoye A. Akinsanya and Olatunde JB Ojo
Index
About the Editors
About the Contributors

“It is a rich compendium of original and analytical research work by Nigerian scholars on contemporary Nigerian politics. For me, the book finally settles the debate whether the Nigerian State is dead or just dying.”