Olumide Victor Ekanade
Biographic Data
| ID | 6402634 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olumide Victor Ekanade |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olumide Victor |
| FAMILY NAME | Ekanade |
| SIGNATURE | EKANADE O V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Redeemer's University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Challenges of democracy and the (de)memorialisation of the June 12, 1993 elections in Nigeria
This article explores the complex dynamics and underpinnings of the contested significance of the June 12, 1993 presidential elections in Nigeria. It shows how a sectional cabal not only saw to the annulment of these elections, but has relentlessly engaged the machinery of the state to foist collective amnesia on the citizenry by memorialising May 29 as ‘Democracy Day’, instead of June 12. We argue that these actions became necessary as the remem…
The inter-face of ethnicity and revenue allocation in Nigeria's first republic
In 1960, Britain bequeathed to Nigeria an imperfect federation, consisting of three uneven regions. This lopsided arrangement, paved the way for the domination of the federation by the biggest region – the Northern region. This paper adopts the instrumentalist view of federalism. It interrogates the impact of ethnicity on allocation of federal finance in Nigeria between 1960 and 1966. The paper explores the constitutional basis for revenue distri…
Challenges of democracy and the (de)memorialisation of the June 12, 1993 elections in Nigeria
This article explores the complex dynamics and underpinnings of the contested significance of the June 12, 1993 presidential elections in Nigeria. It shows how a sectional cabal not only saw to the annulment of these elections, but has relentlessly engaged the machinery of the state to foist collective amnesia on the citizenry by memorialising May 29 as ‘Democracy Day’, instead of June 12. We argue that these actions became necessary as the remem…
Challenges of democracy and the (de)memorialisation of the June 12, 1993 elections in Nigeria
This article explores the complex dynamics and underpinnings of the contested significance of the June 12, 1993 presidential elections in Nigeria. It shows how a sectional cabal not only saw to the annulment of these elections, but has relentlessly engaged the machinery of the state to foist collective amnesia on the citizenry by memorialising May 29 as ‘Democracy Day’, instead of June 12. We argue that these actions became necessary as the remem…
The inter-face of ethnicity and revenue allocation in Nigeria's first republic
In 1960, Britain bequeathed to Nigeria an imperfect federation, consisting of three uneven regions. This lopsided arrangement, paved the way for the domination of the federation by the biggest region – the Northern region. This paper adopts the instrumentalist view of federalism. It interrogates the impact of ethnicity on allocation of federal finance in Nigeria between 1960 and 1966. The paper explores the constitutional basis for revenue distri…
Law (2 works) · Political economy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · African history and culture studies (1 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 works) · Decentralization (1 works) · Democracy (1 works) · Development economics (1 works)