AbdulRasheed, Hamza Bamidele
Department of Politics and Governance, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria.

MLA 8
AbdulRasheed, and Hamza Bamidele. "IMPACT OF FEDERAL CHARACTER PRINCIPLE ON RECRUITMENT EQUITY IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS (NSCDC)." Int. J. Arts&Humanities, vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 2018, pp. 55-71, journal-ijah.org/more2018.php?id=4. Accessed 2018.
APA
AbdulRasheed, & Bamidele, H. (2018, January). IMPACT OF FEDERAL CHARACTER PRINCIPLE ON RECRUITMENT EQUITY IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS (NSCDC). Int. J. Arts&Humanities, 2(1), 55-71. Retrieved from http://journal-ijah.org/more2018.php?id=4
Chicago
AbdulRasheed, and Hamza Bamidele. "IMPACT OF FEDERAL CHARACTER PRINCIPLE ON RECRUITMENT EQUITY IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS (NSCDC)." Int. J. Arts&Humanities 2, no. 1 (January 2018), 55-71. Accessed , 2018. http://journal-ijah.org/more2018.php?id=4.

References
[1]. Adebayo A. (1986). Principle and practice of public Administration in Nigeria (Revised ed). Ibadan : Spectrum Books Ltd
[2]. Adeosun, A. B. (2011). Federal Character Principle and National Integration: A Critical Appraisal. International Journal of Politics and Good Governance, 2(2), 1-13. Retrieved from http://www.onlineresearchjournals.com/ijopagg/on 26/8/2014.
[3]. Afigbo, A. E. (1989). "Federal Character" Its meaning and History. in Ekeh, P. P. & Osaghae, E. E. (eds). Federal Character and Federalism in Nigeria. (pp 3 - 18). Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books. Appointments. Retrived from http://www.thisdaylive.com/article/osinbajo-meritshouldsupersede-federal-character-for-govt-appointments/213129/ Bamidele and Ikulegbe (2004). Federal Character and National Integration, NIPSS Conference Proceeding.
[4]. Biobele, R. B. (2007). Problems of Recruitment in Civil Service: Case of the Nigerian Civil Service. African Journal of Business Management 1(6). Pp 142-153.
[5]. Bodunrin, P. (1989). "Federal Character and Social Justice" in P.P Ekeh and E.E. Osaghae (eds) Federal Character and Federalism in Nigeria, Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books.Boulder, Colorado: West View Press.
[6]. Constitution Drafting Committee. Report of the Constitution Drafting Committee. Crawford, R.B: Recruitment and Selection Human resource Research Paper 2004; 30:12. democracy in Nigeria. Retrieved online: DOI:10.1093/0199246467.003.0015
[7]. Ekhator, V. E. (2002). Rudiments of Public Administration. Lagos: Joyce Graphic Printer and Publisher.
[8]. Ezeibe, C. C. (2013). Federal Character Principle and nationality Question in Nigeria. Fashagba, Y. (eds). Introductory text in Political Science. (pp 187 - 210). Omu Aran: Landmark University.
[9]. Fatiregun, E.O. (1992) Recruitment, Selection and Placement Processes, in Yahaya A.D. and Akinyele, C.I. (eds) New Trends in Personnel Management: A book of readings Badagry ASCON.
[10]. Federal Character Commission, 1996, '1st Annual Report'. Federal Character Panel seeks balanced Itsekiri, Ijaw representation, www.ngruguardiannes 04/08/05.
[11]. Federal Republic of Nigeria (1988). The Civil Service Reform Decree 43 the Presidency, Abuja (1988).
[12]. Federal Republic of Nigeria (2008) Public Service Rules 2008 Edition with Official Gazette 25th August, 2009 and Pension Reform Acts, 2004. Forrest, T. (1993). Politics of Economc Development in Nigeria.
[13]. Gberevbie, D. E. (2012). Forms of Political Administrative Systems. In Ajayi, R. And
[14]. Gberevbie, D.E. (2010) Strategies for Employee Recruitment, Retention and Performance: Dimension of the Federal Civil Service of Nigeria. African Journal of Business Management, 4(8): 1447-1456.
[15]. Gboyega, A. (1989). The Public ervice and Federal Character. In Ekeh, P. P. & Osaghae, E. E. (eds). (1989). Federal Characte and Federalism in Nigeria. (pp 164 - 185). Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books.
[16]. Griffi, R.W. (1997). Task Design: An Interactive Approach. Green view III: Scotter Foresman.
[17]. Ibrahim Yaro (2014). Recruitment and selection in the Nigerian Public Service: Nature, Challenges and Way Forward. SCIENCE DOMAIN International. International Journal of Research in Arts and social sciences (IJRASS)
[18]. Monday and Noe in The Ecology of Recruitment and Selection of Personnel in the Federal Civil Services of Nigeria by Akpomuvire Mukoro in the Journal of Human Ecology 17 (1): 31- 37 (2005).
[19]. Muhammad, A. A. (2007). Institutionalizing Ethnic Representation: How Effective is the Federal Character commission in Nigeria? CRISE Working Paper No 43. Department of international Development, University of Oxford, UK.
[20]. Obiyan, S. T. and Akindele, S. T. (2002). The Federal Character Principle and Gender Olaopa, T. (2012). Nigerian Public service and the Udoji Reform: A Review. The Daily Trust Newspaper, April 10, p. 56.
[21]. Representation in Nigeria. Journal of Social sciences. 6 (4), 241 - 246.
[22]. Robert, G. (2005), Recruitment and Selection, London: Institute of Personnel Development Publishers. Vol.1. Lagos, Nigeria: Federal Ministry of Information, Printing Division; 1977.
[23]. This Day Live (2015). Osinbajo: Merit Should Supersede Federal Character for Govt Tonwe, D. A. And Oghator, E. O. (2009). The Federal Character principle and democratic Stability in Nigeria. In Ola, R. F. & Tonwe, D. A. (eds) (2009). Nigerian Public Administration. (pp 230 - 256). Lagos: Amfitop Books.
[24]. Ugo, S. C. & Ukpere, W. I. U. (2012). Policy of the Federal Character Principle and Conflict Management in Nigeria federalism. African Journal of Business Management. 6 (23). Pp 6771 - 6780.