- Ladipo Adamolekun
Infobox Scientist
name = Ladipo Adamolekun
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birth_date =July 20 1942
birth_place =Iju ,Ondo State
known_for =Public Management
Website = http://www.adamolekun.com/
nationality =Nigeria n
work_institution =Obafemi Awolowo University World Bank Federal University of Technology Akure Ladipo Adamolekun (born
July 20 ,1942 ) is aNigerian public administration scholar , former dean of thefaculty of Administration atObafemi Awolowo University and was a lead public sector management specialist atWorld Bank . He is one of the leading scholars on political and administrative management in Africa.Life
He was born in Iju, a town close to
Akure and Idanre inOndo State to the family of Joshua Adamolekun, afarmer and Madam Juliana Bama. Educated at Oyemekun Grammar School and Christ's School,Ado Ekiti . He earned a first class degree in French at theUniversity of Ibadan , a masters degree in Public Administration atIfe and a doctoral degree in politics atOxford University . [ [http://www.nnma.gov.ng/Oladipupo%20O.%20Adamolekun's%20CV/pg1.pdf NAME: ] ] He joined the faculty of Administration at the Obafemi Awolowo University of Ife, in 1968, and from 1979-1982, he was dean of the faculty. During his tenure at Ife, he focused on theinstitution s of administration inAfrica especially the transplanted French traditional norms of Administration infrancophone countries and civil and political management in NIgeria.Research
In 1976, he published the book, "Sekou Toure's Guinea", one of the few English language books on Guinea at the time. His book lauded some of Sekou Toure's effort in nation building, the diminution of
ethnic rivalry and improvement in equality. Though, he was also critical of some of his shortcomings, some critics lamented his failure to enunciate some of the problems besieging thecountry , including the elimination of Toure's enemies, involvement in neighboring countries and Sekou Toure's failure to improve thestandard of living in the country. [Virginia Thompson. Reviewed Work(s): Sekou Toure's Guinea: An Experiment in Nation Building by 'Ladipo Adamolekun. The American Historical Review > Vol. 82, No. 2 (Apr., 1977)] However, the book was credited as an important step in publishing factual reports on one of the least known countries in the world during the time.In some of his later studies, he focused on
local government reform s and the futility ofcentralized planning in Nigeria. Local government reforms or decentralization is one of the most prominent views held by western analysts and Africans scholars as a necessary instrument to build a solid democratic foundation. Also, since 1922, with the conduct of legislative elections in colonial Nigeria that included native citizens, nationalists who are believed to be more successful than nation builders, advocated democractic norms and decentralization against theautocratic systems of colonialism. Since then until 1960, there was a concerted effort to builddecentralization into the administrative system, this came to an end with the coming ofindependence in1960 . Adamolekun views on local government and decentralization in the post-independence period is one of deconcentration of power in the local government of many African societies. Deconcentration is a scenario when only responsibility or authority is transferred, but not resources or local accountability. [ Dele Olowu, James S. Wunsch; The Failure of the Centralized State: Institutions and Self-Governance in Africa, Westview Press, 1990, pp79-90.] This is in Contrast to devolution, when there is transfer, by law and other formal actions, of responsibility, resources, andaccountability , the system ofdevolution is believed to be necessary for good governance in local administration.huh The scenario also led to the flight of top officials who wonelections at the local level but seeing the feebleauthority in localgovernance , subsequently left to join the state or federal executive level.He also considers as fundamentally weak, top level political and administrative management, which contributed to the failure ofgovernment planning. He asserted a lack of imbalance with a connection that bothpolitical and administrative leaders share a certain level of weakness. In contrast to popular belief of political weakness and administrative effectiveness. He also sees continuity in the midst of constant regime changes in contrast to perceived belief that regime changes can bring improvement in administrative structures or to thecivil service .elected books
*Public Administration in Africa: Main Issues and Selected Country Studies. ed, Westview Press (July 1999). ISBN 0813336538
*Politics and Administration in Nigeria. African Books Collective Ltd (1993) ISBN 9782461814
*Sekou Toure's Guinea: An Experiment in Nation Building. Methuen (August 1976). ISBN 0416778402
*The fall of the second republic. Spectrum Books (1985). ISBN 9782265136
*Nigeria's ombudsman system: Five years of the Public Complaints Commission. Heinemann Educational Books (1982). ISBN 9781294698
*1977, (with Jide Osuntokun), Government and Politics for West African Students, Ibadan, Heinemann
*1979: (ed. with L. Rowland), the New Local Government System in Nigeria, Ibadan, Heinemann.
*1979: (ed. with A. Gboyega), Leading Issues in Nigerian Public Service, Ile-Ife, University of Ife Press.
*1983: Public Administration, a Nigerian and Comparative Perspective, London, Longman. Reprinted in 1986.
*1983: (with M. A. Adeyoju, C.A.B. Olowu and S.N. Ekwudu), the Administration of Intergovernmental Relations in Federal Systems, Lagos, Federal Government Printer.
*1985: ed. Nigerian Public Administration, 1960-1980. Perspectives and Prospects, Ibadan, Heinemann.References
External links
*http://www.adamolekun.com
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