Journal of
Public Administration and Policy Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Adm. Policy Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2480
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPAPR
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 152

Full Length Research Paper

The travail of service delivery and developmental failure in post-independence Nigeria

Badmus Bidemi Gafar
  • Badmus Bidemi Gafar
  • Distance Learning Center, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 18 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 07 June 2017
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

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