Exigent of Exploring more Robust and Pragmatic National Integration Policies and Programs and the Future of Nigeria as a United Federal System

Abeeb Muhammad Abideen (PhD)

doi:10.56201/jpaswr.v9.no4.2024.pg127.138

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Exigent of Exploring more Robust and Pragmatic National Integration Policies and Programs and the Future of Nigeria as a United Federal System

Abeeb Muhammad Abideen (PhD)

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National integration policies and programs are not only wheels, but oil and grease that drives a Federal System, especially a heterogeneous one such as Nigeria, the nature and manner in which Nigeria’s federal system came into being which is amalgamation (1914) of different nations and groups with various and diverse interest and goals necessitated the entrenchment of national integration policies to bring the diverse groups together and to continue to protect their varied interest with the polity. However, it appears the existing integration policies are inadequate and fall short of achieving the desired national integration necessary for a united and prosperous nation, this is evident in the way regions have continued to agitate for secession and self-independence or break away from the federal system which has in many ways been hindering effective administration and governance of the polity. It is therefore exigent to explore more ways (policies and programs) to further bind the people (nations) that make up the country and give everyone a sense of belonging, fair play, equity and justice as members of the federal system. Summary method will be employed to gather relevant information from respondents from the six geopolitical regions of the country through structured evaluated questionnaire and key in depth interview (KII) on the strength and weakness of the existing integration policies if Nigeria must remain a united federal system evidence abounds that existing integration policies and programs such as Federal character, quota system, National youth service corps, right of residence and property ownership in any part of the country, freedom of association, inter-marriage, equal access to education and employment opportunities among others are grossly inadequate or not been implemented or abused, thereby leading to outcry of marginalization, segregation and call for review, it is the belief of this research work that

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Exigent of Exploring more Robust and Pragmatic National Integration Policies and Programs and the Future of Nigeria as a United Federal System

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