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About the Author Andrew Oforma Eze, hails from Ede-Oballa in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. He is a graduate of Political Science from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.  He gained admission in the institution in the year 2011. He completed his secondary school education at the Community Secondary School Ede-Oballa in the same year. Andrew is a young political analyst, human rights activist, social critic and consultant on political issues. He is the Founder and National Coordinator of Young African Writers League (the Young League), the Ideological Revival Movement (IRM), and a one-time honourable member of the Parliament in the Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka. Apart from this book he is the author of the Contemporary Basic Concepts in Government and Politics, and many other yet to published works. Andrew is a budding scholar in the field of political science.

BANANA REPUBLIC BY ANDREW OFORMA EZE       Contemporarily, the term banana republic is used to describe a country that is economically and politically unstable and dependent on foreign countries, especially developed countries despite their attainment of political independence. In other words, it is a country that has attained flag independence without actual political and economic independence. The sovereignty of banana republic is questionable because such a state is a dependent one. Attributes of banana republic and failed state are almost the same. (See Failed State).      Origin: The term was coined by an American writer Henry, O (real name; William Sydney Porter) in 1904 in his fictional book where he used it to describe small republics (especially in South America) that are largely dependent on exporting minor agricultural products like banana. BANDWAGONING      Bandwagoning is a concept in international relatio...

Forms of Corruption Corruption can be in any form, but it often manifest its dreadful face in the form of bribery, misappropriation of fund, embezzlement of fund, money laundry, falsification and adulteration of goods, etc. Furthermore, corruption has become so rampant and prevalent in the Nigerian polity with its putrefaction effect. Due to its celebrated status in Nigeria, an average Nigerian has his/her own definition of corruption. An average Nigerian will define corruption as any act which he/she does not benefit from whether it is moral or immoral. As long as the system favours him/her nothing will be wrong with the system. Nigerian political elite especially during Jonathanian era have constantly argued that stealing is not corruption. “There is no corruption but mere stealing in Nigeria” as Jonathan usually contends during his administration. This corruption which is an asocial act is being committed by man who is a social being. What irony! The que...

Letter from Andrew Oforma Eze to the Executive President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the Need to Ensure Social Security of all Nigerians Dear Mr. President I have nothing worthy more than this to place before you as the Head of State, the Chief Executive of the Federation and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. But I deemed it necessary to offer you this little piece of advice on the need for the protection of social security of Nigerians. Your Excellency, please see this book in the same way I thought about it despite its shortcomings. I know that it is too little to be placed beforebyou. Mr. President, apart from it, I have nothing more worthy to offer you now. I know that your fellow associates like politicians may offer you more valuable items and advice more than my own. They can purchase expressions of interest and nomination form for you and also mobilize for you millions of electorates to vote for you. Business tyco...

Letter from Andrew Oforma Eze to the Executive President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the Need to Ensure Social Security of all Nigerians Dear Mr. President I have nothing worthy more than this to place before you as the Head of State, the Chief Executive of the Federation and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. But I deemed it necessary to offer you this little piece of advice on the need for the protection of social security of Nigerians. Your Excellency, please see this book in the same way I thought about it despite its shortcomings. I know that it is too little to be placed before you. Mr. President, apart from it, I have nothing more worthy to offer you now. I know that your fellow associates like politicians may offer you more valuable items and advice more than my own. They can purchase expressions of interest and nomination form for you and also mobilize for you millions of electorates to vote for you. Business tycoons may ...

    ABOUT THE BOOK The central theme of this book is ' Insecurity of Social Security Systems in Nigeria' is the “primacy of man’s social security”. It started with an open letter to the Executive President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the need to guarantee social security for all Nigerians. This book is all about social insecurity systems especially in Nigeria and its concomitant consequences in other sectors which often than not lead to corrupt practices. It contends that it is the primary responsibility of government to protect the social wellbeing of its citizens. It also elucidates the reasons why the state and its machinery (government) exist. Comments This is a very good attempt towards meeting the challenges of corruption in the Nigerian nation – Dr.E.U. Okorie This is the perfect work on the theme of corruption as it affects Nigeria and the Third World Countries – C. O. Eze       ABOUT THE AUTHOR Eze Andrew Oforma hails f...

        ABOUT THE BOOK The book was written by  a young  political scientist Andrew Oforma Eze. It was published in 2015 by Christbest publications.     This book, Contemporary Basic Concepts in Government and Politics comprehensively covers all essential concepts and terminologies that are associated with the language of politics, government, law etc. It provides latest and concise information for students both in secondary schools (like SSCE, GCE, UTME candidates) and for those in higher institutions, academics, artisans, politicians, business men and women etc. The book is useful to anybody that has interest in politics or wants to understand the language of it.      It contains more than 320 contemporary basic terms and concepts in government and politics and their varied denotations, connotations, implied and contextual meanings and applications. They are explained at the level an average learner o...

REFLECTION ON AHIARA DECLARATION AND THE NEED FOR BIAFRA BY EZE ANDREW OFORMA [THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF YOUNG AFRICA WRITERS LEAGUE]. THIS ARTICLE IS PERSONALLY REFLECTION; IT DOES NOT REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF THE YOUNG LEAGUE. Email: ezeandrew50@gmail.com       Ahiara Declaration is a term used to describe the principles of the Biafran Revolution or struggle. Achebe (2012:148), excerpts that “it was an attempt to capture the meaning of the struggle for Biafran sovereignty.”  It was a document Written by the National Guidance Committee of Biafra (NGCB) which was chaired by the late literary icon Chinua Achebe. Other members of NGCB include, Justice A. N. Aniagolu, Emmanuel Obiechina, Chieka Ifemesia, Ikenna Nzimiro, Dr.Ifegwu Eke and Eyo Bassey Ndem. And it was delivered by the defunct Biafra Head of State, Late Gen. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu at Ahiara which is located at Mbaise, Imo State on June 1, 1969. According to Achebe (2012:145), ...

REFLECTION ON AHIARA DECLARATION AND THE NEED FOR BIAFRA BY EZE ANDREW OFORMA [THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF YOUNG AFRICA WRITERS LEAGUE]. THIS ARTICLE IS PERSONALLY REFLECTION; IT DOES NOT REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF THE YOUNG LEAGUE. Email: ezeandrew50@gmail.com       Ahiara Declaration is a term used to describe the principles of the Biafran Revolution or struggle. Achebe (2012:148), excerpts that “it was an attempt to capture the meaning of the struggle for Biafran sovereignty.”  It was a document Written by the National Guidance Committee of Biafra (NGCB) which was chaired by the late literary icon Chinua Achebe. Other members of NGCB include, Justice A. N. Aniagolu, Emmanuel Obiechina, Chieka Ifemesia, Ikenna Nzimiro, Dr.Ifegwu Eke and Eyo Bassey Ndem. And it was delivered by the defunct Biafra Head of State, Late Gen. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu at Ahiara which is located at Mbaise, Imo State on June 1, 1969. According to Achebe (2012:1...

style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> YOUNG AFRICAN WRITERS LEAGUE                         9/05/2015 [THE YOUNG LEAGUE] A WRITER AND VISION A visionary writer is a successful writer, says Stephen King. A writer must have vision, says Bill Newman . The two words are inseparable and intertwined. A writer without vision is like a pilot without a compass. Your imagination is one of the most powerful things you possess.   We should remember our today’s quote from Helen Keller that “the greatest tragedy to befall a person is to have sight but lack vision.”   There is nothing that excites and motivates people like a vision to accomplish something special. Vision is a comprehensive sense of where you are, where you are going, how you are going to get there and what you will do after you get there. It is dreaming dreams about the future. It is seeing...