Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Elijah O. John
Editor: Dr. Michael O. Etim
Secretary/Editorial Assistant: Dr. Emmanuel I. Archibong
Business/Production Manager: Dr. Anthony R. Etuk
Associate Editors
Dr. Nsikan Idiong
Dr. Ubong Essien Umoh
Dr. Etim Frank
Dr. Happiness Uduk
Dr. Chidimma Ukaulor
Dr. Christopher Udofia
Dr. Uwem Jonah Akpan
Editorial Consultants
Prof. Godfrey O. Ozumba, University of Calabar, Nigeria
Prof. Muyiwa Falaiye, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Prof. Isaac Ukpokolo, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Prof. Paul Ogugua, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria
Prof. Ashong C. Ashong, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Prof. Mark O. Ikeke, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
Prof. Aniekan S. Brown, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Prof. Olu Awofeso, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria
Prof. Gabriel E. Idang, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Prof. Idorenyin F. Esikot, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Prof. Christopher O. Akpan, University of Calabar, Nigeria
Prof. Ntiedo Umoren, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Prof. Bassey Ettah, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Prof. T. V. Ogan, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Rev. Fr. Prof. Columbus N. Ogbujah, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria
Prof. Paul Haaga, Nasarawa State University, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Prof. Peter F. Omonzejele, University of Benin, Nigeria
Prof. Richard Ajah, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Rev. Fr. Prof. Jude Onuoha, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
Prof. Bernard Matolino, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Udoh Elijah Udom, Washington Adventist University, Washington DC
Prof. Rotimi Omosulu, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
Prof. Joseph A. Ushie, University of Uyo, Nigeria
Prof. Iniobong Daniel Umotong, Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria
Prof. Effiong Johnson, University of Uyo, Nigeria
List of Contributors
Murtala Sabo Sagagi, PhD, is a Professor of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship at Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
Mukhtar Shehu Aliyu, PhD, is a Professor of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship at Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
Elijah Okon John, PhD, is a Professor of Political Philosophy at University of Uyo, Nigeria.
Christopher O. Akpan, PhD is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
Precious Uwaezuoke Obioha, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria.
Moses Etila Shaibu, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Political Science at National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja.
Bassey Garvey Ufot, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Stylistics in the Department of English, University of Uyo, Nigeria.
Christopher Udofia, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria.
Uche Patrick Okoye, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Public Administration National Institute of Construction Technology and Management, Uromi, Edo State, Nigeria.
Taiwo Philip Orebiyi, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution at the National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja.
Azibalua Onyagholo, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Senior Lecturer Department of Philosophy, Niger Delta University, Nigeria.
Emmanuel E. Ette, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria.
John Friday Mordi, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy University of Delta, Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria.
Bassey Ubong is a Senior Lecturer with Luther Institute of Management & Technology, Obot Idim Ibseikpo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
Hanson Manuabuchi Ukaegbu, PhD, is a lecturer in the Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Uyo, Nigeria.
Nicholas Onyemechi Alumona, PhD, is a Lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.
Ibrahim Musa, M.Sc, is a Chief Lecturer in the Department of Business Administration, Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
Uduak Okokon Ekpenyong is a Research Scholar in the Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Uyo, Nigeria.
Oto-Obong John Udoeka, MA, is of the Department of Philosophy, Akwa Ibom State University, Nigeria.
Chidoziri Obioma Ihehuilo, MA, is a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria.
Joseph Chinedu Ofobuike, MA, is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Philosophy, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria.
Elisha Mallam Duchi, M.Sc., is a Doctoral Scholar in the Department of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja.
Okwukwe C Nwakanwandu, MSc, is a Lecturer in the Department of Public Administration National Institute of Construction Technology and Management, Uromi, Edo State, Nigeria.
Henry Friday Ighodaro, MSc, is a Lecturer in the Department of Public Administration, National Institute of Construction Technology and Management, Uromi, Edo State, Nigeria.
Angela Akhidenor, MSc, is a Lecturer in the Department of Public Administration, National Institute of Construction Technology and Management, Uromi, Edo State, Nigeria.
Gideon Azigbeotu Okorocha, MA, is a Research Scholar in the Department of Philosophy Niger Delta University, Nigeria.
Cyril Columbus Obianke, MA, is a Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy, University of Delta, Agbor, Nigeria.
Aloysius Uchechukwu Onah, MA, is a Research Scholar at Saint Thomas Aquinas' Major Seminary Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.
Chinye Magdalene Alumona, is a Research Scholar in the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.
Ruth Frederick Uduak is a Researcher Scholar in the Department of English, University of Uyo, Nigeria.
Idongesit Johnson Daniel is a Research Scholar in the Department of Philosophy, University of Uyo, Nigeria.
Table of Contents
1. Contemporary African Socio-Economic Development: Internal Bottlenecks as well as the Relevance of Comte's Laws By Bassey Ubong - 1-11
2.The Moral Quandary in Nigeria's Whistleblowing Policy: How not to Enthrone
an Ethics of Responsibility By Prof. Christopher O. Akpan, PhD. - 12-23
3. A Lexico-graphological Study of Selected Poems in Gbogi’s Locomotifs and other Songs By Bassey Garvey Ufot, PhD and Ruth Frederick Uduak - 24-33
4. Coping Strategies and Academic Stress of Undergraduate Students of Guidance and Counselling, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria By Hanson Manuabuchi Ukaegbu PhD & Uduak Okokon Ekpenyong - 34-43
5. An Appraisal of Political Leadership in Nigeria vis-a-vis Kantian Ethics By Oto-obong John Udoeka, MA, Precious Uwaezuoke Obioha, PhD, and Christopher Udofia, PhD. - 44-52
6. Situating the Challenges and Performance of Small Businesses in Border Communities of Nigeria and Cameroon: The Impact of Government Role and Policy Incentives By Prof. Murtala Sabo Sagagi, PhD, and Prof. Mukhtar Shehu Aliyu, PhD, Ibrahim Musa, MSc. - 53-64
7. Communalism and Individualism: Reviewing the Scramble between Capitalism and Humanism - Perspectives on Future Peacebuilding By Elisha Mallam Duchi, MSc., Moses Etila Shaibu, PhD, and Taiwo Philip Orebiyi, PhD. - 65-77
8. Evaluating Governance and Legitimacy Deficiencies in Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria By Uche Patrick Okoye, PhD, Okwukwe C Nwakanwandu, MSc, Henry Friday Ighodaro, MSc, and Angela Akhidenor, MSc. - 78-88
9. John Locke on Representative Democracy and the Art of Good Governance in Bayelsa State By Gideon Azigbeotu Okorocha, MA, and Azibalua Onyagholo, PhD. - 89-101
10. Habermas’ Discourse Ethics and Matthew Lipman’s Classroom Community of Inquiry as a Model of Conflict Mitigation in the Niger-Delta Region of Nigeria By Emmanuel E. Ette, PhD, and Chidoziri Obioma Ihehuilo, MA. - 102-113
11. A Critique of the Colonial Underpinnings of Nigerian Education Policies By Joseph Chinedu Ofobuike, MA. - 114-123
12. Failure of Governance in the Nigerian State: The Way Forward By John Friday Mordi, PhD, and Cyril Columbus Obianke, MA. - 124-133
13. Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge: Implications for Knowledge Conditions and Process from Aquinas’s Epistemology By Aloysius Uchechukwu, Onah, MA. - 134-142
14. Interrogating the Notion of Biosocial Personhood in Ukwuani Worldview By Nicholas Onyemechi Alumona, PhD and Chinye Magdalene Alumona, MA. - 143-156
15. Metaphysical Freedom from the Prism of Jean-Paul Sartre: A Reflection By Prof. Elijah Okon John, PhD and Idongesit Johnson Daniel. -157-164
Publication Date: 28th March, 2025
Bassey Garvey Ufot, PhD and Ruth Frederick Uduak
Hanson Manuabuchi Ukaegbu PhD & Uduak Okokon Ekpenyong
Oto-obong John Udoeka, MA, Precious Uwaezuoke Obioha, PhD, and Christopher Udofia, PhD.
Prof. Murtala Sabo Sagagi, PhD, and Prof. Mukhtar Shehu Aliyu, PhD, Ibrahim Musa, MSc.
Elisha Mallam Duchi, MSc., Moses Etila Shaibu, PhD, and Taiwo Philip Orebiyi, PhD.
Uche Patrick Okoye, PhD, Okwukwe C Nwakanwandu, MSc, Henry Friday Ighodaro, MSc, and Angela Akhidenor, MSc.
Gideon Azigbeotu Okorocha, MA, and Azibalua Onyagholo, PhD.
Emmanuel E. Ette, PhD, and Chidoziri Obioma Ihehuilo, MA
Joseph Chinedu Ofobuike, MA.
John Friday Mordi, PhD, and Cyril Columbus Obianke, MA.
Aloysius Uchechukwu, Onah, MA.
Nicholas Onyemechi Alumona, PhD and Chinye Magdalene Alumona, MA.
Prof. Elijah Okon John, PhD and Idongesit Johnson Daniel
