Federal Character Principle and the Regulation of Public Employment in Nigeria: A Critique

Abstract

The Nigerian nation from the inception of Federal System of Government in the early 20th Century had been bedeviled by ethnic rivalries of all sorts, prominent among these troubles was the perceived marginalization of some sections of the country by others who were in political majority especially in the distribution of public positions. To forestall this injustice, the then governments of Murtala Mohammed initiated the Federal Character Principle to guide the distribution of public positions in such a way that it would always reflect the diverse nature of the country.