Political Influence, Appointment of Principal Officers, Staff Recruitment, and Establishment of Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria

Isa  Munkaila; Michael Obinna Uzoigwe; Tibwa Abwage Samuila

doi:10.47134/ajplpe.v1i2.50

Authors

Isa Munkaila Department of Public Administration, Federal University Wukari, Nigeria
Michael Obinna Uzoigwe Department of Public Administration, Federal University Wukari, Nigeria
Tibwa Abwage Samuila Department of Political Science, Federal University Wukari, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47134/ajplpe.v1i2.50

Keywords:

Political Influence, Appointment of Principals Officers, Staff Recruitment

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the extent of political influence on the appointment of principal officers, staff recruitment and establishment of tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The paper used secondary data. The secondary data were collected from both print and online publications through content analysis. The papers’ findings revealed that there is political influence on the appointment of principals’ officers of tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The study also disclosed that staff recruitment in tertiary institutions and the establishment of tertiary institutions in Nigeria were influenced politically by politicians in power. Based on the findings of this study, the paper recommends that: The government should grant full autonomy to tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The government should allow full implementation of all agreements reached with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to empower the institutions to follow the recruitment policy and recruit into the various institutions. Tertiary institutions regulatory agencies should be mandated to develop a national plan on tertiary institutions establishment and locations to prevent politics in the location and siting of institutions across the country.

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