Ola Abegunde is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria formerly University of Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. He is a holder of Ph...ver maisOla Abegunde is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria formerly University of Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. He is a holder of Ph.D degree in Political Science from the same University. His areas of research interests are: Federal and Ethnics Studies, Policy Analysis, Public Administration, Democracy and Development Studies, Peace and Conflict Studies. He was a Fellow of North-west University, Department of Politics, International Relations and Peace Studies, Mafikeng, South Africa, between 2012 and 2013. He has published extensively in both local and foreign journals, attended and presented research papers in conferences in many countries of the world. He was a member, Zimbabwe African Union Long-Term Election Observer in the 2013. He co-edited (i) “Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies: The Nigerian Perspective” with Dr. A.A Agagu and Dr. Femi Omotoso in 2007. (ii) “Peace and Conflict Studies in Nigeria” with Dr. A.A Agagu and Dr. Femi Omotoso in 2007. (iii) “Elements of Public Administration” with Professor A.A Agagu in 2009 (iv). “State, Society and Economy: An Introduction” with Professor A.A Agagu and Dr. Femi Omtoso in 2010. (v). “Governance, Politics and Policies in Nigeria; An Essay in Honour of Professor Dipo Kolawole” with Dr. Femi Omotoso and Professor A.A Agagu in 2010.ver menos