WILBERFORCE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (WJSS)
ISSN: 2504 – 9232
Volume 2, No. 2, September 2017
Pages 33-50
DOI: 10.36108/wjss/7102.20.0230
THE APPLICATION OF FEDERAL CHARACTER PRINCIPLE IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR STUDENTS’ ADMISSIONS INTO FEDERAL UNITY SCHOOLS
CHARLES ALEONOKHUA OSIMERAH & PHILIPS O. OKOLO
Abstract
This paper examined the implications of the application of the FCP for students’ admissions into Unity Schools. The paper is an historical analysis that relied on secondary sources of data. The study, observed that efforts made by government to unite the nation through this policy option in its implementation in the education sector did not yield the desired result, as the principle created more distortions such as lopsidedness, outright lowering of standards, excessive wage bill and this largely created disunity among Nigerians. The study therefore, recommends among others, that its current constitutional status should be reconsidered to reposition it towards the achievement of sustainability of development efforts in this sector.
Keywords: Admissions, Applications, Federal-Character, Implications, Principles, Unity-Schools