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Federal Character Principle And National Integration
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1.5 Significance of the study
The
ability of the state to resolve or regulate the recurring crises and to
create an enabling environment where the people's respect and love for
their nation is enhanced would definitely affect the tempo of the
national integration positively. National integration a process, leading
to political cohesion and sentiments of loyalty toward a central
political authority and institutions by individuals belonging to
different social groups or political units is an issue of great delight
and importance in Nigeria. This study would be useful to government
agencies, private individuals and researchers.
1.6 Scope and delimitation of the study
The
scope of this study is focused on the federal character and National
Integration in Nigeria a case study of the Federal Ministry of
agriculture.
The researcher encountered some constraints, which
limited the scope of the study. These constraints include but are not
limited to the following.
a) AVAILABILITY OF RESEARCH MATERIAL: The
research material available to the researcher is insufficient, thereby
limiting the study
b) TIME: The time frame allocated to the study
does not enhance wider coverage as the researcher has to combine other
academic activities and examinations with the study.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
The following terms were used in the course of this study:
National
Integration: National integration is the awareness of a common identity
amongst the citizens of a country. It means that though citizens belong
to different castes, religions, regions and speak different languages,
they still recognize themselves as one. This kind of integration is very
important in the building of a strong and prosperous nation. National
integration can also be seen as the process whereby several desperate
groups within a given territorial are united together or cooperate under
conditions which do not appear to permit satisfaction of their system
needs in any other way.
Federal character: The Federal character is a
principle which seeks to ensure that appointments into the public
service fairly reflect the linguistic, ethnic, religious and
geographical diversity of the country.
1.8 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
This
research work is organized in five chapters, for easy understanding, as
follows Chapter one is concerned with the introduction, which consist
of the (overview, of the study), historical background, statement of
problem, objectives of the study, research hypotheses, significance of
the study, scope and limitation of the study, definition of terms and
historical background of the study. Chapter two highlights the
theoretical framework on which the study is based, thus the review of
related literature. Chapter three deals on the research design and
methodology adopted in the study. Chapter four concentrate on the data
collection and analysis and presentation of finding. Chapter five gives
summary, conclusion, and recommendations made of the study.
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