Dr. IKENGA, FRANCIS AYEGBUNAM (SENIOR LECTURER)

Email: faikenga@delsu.edu.ng

• Area of Specialization: Government and Administration
• Department of Political Science


• Dr. Francis Ayegbunam Ikenga is a Nigerian by birth. He is an alumnus of Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, where he obtained his B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Political Science. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2002. His quest for knowledge and interest in academic research, informed his decision to join the Delta State University as an academic in 2007, where he has remained till date. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Delta State University, Abraka. Ikenga’s research interest is on government and administration

My Publications
1. Aroghene Imene, Francis Ikenga (2024) The Effects of Environmental Analysis on Optimal Attainment of Local Government Administration Objectives in Developing Countries (A Study of Nigeria) 2015-2023, Global Sustainability Research
   https://www.jescae.com/index.php/gssr/article/view/740/253 Vol.3(1) Pages: 43-60
   
   
2. Nwokolobia, A. C and Ikenga, F. A. (2023) CHINA AND NIGERIA RELATIONS IN A MULTI-POLAR WORLD, Journal of Public Administration, Finance and Law
   https://www.jopafl.com/uploads/issue28/CHINA_AND_NIGERIA_RELATIONS_IN_A_MULTIPOLAR_WORLD.pdf Vol.Issue 28 Pages: 299-315
   
   
3. AGBEFE, Obaro Sebastine, IKENGA, Francis and ATARE, Otite (2023) The Impact and Challenges of the Nigeria Police Force in the Maintenance of Internal Security in Nigeria, Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science
   https://www.questjournals.org/jrhss/v11-i2.html, https://www.questjournals.org/jrhss/papers/vol11-issue2/11022635.pdf Vol.11(Issue 2) Pages: 26-35
   
   
4. Agah E. Benjamin, Ikenga A. Francis (2023) AN Assessment of President Buhari Anti-Graft Crusade 2015-2021, The Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal), Universitas PGRI Madiun (UNIPMA), Indonesia
   http://e-journal.unipma.ac.id/index.php/SHE/article/view/15772/4980 Vol.4(1) Pages: 101-116
   
   
5. UZOR, Stephen Chukwuka and IKENGA, A. Francis (2023) SECURITY POLICIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROGRESSIVE RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE (IJPREMS)
   https://www.ijprems.com/uploadedfiles/paper/issue_4_april_2023/30842/final/fin_ijprems1680872909.pdf Vol.3(4) Pages: 134-143
   
   
6. IKENGA, A. Francis and OLUKA, N. Lucas (2023) AN EXAMINATION OF THE BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF THE FUEL SUBSIDY REMOVAL ON THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY IN THE FOURTH REPUBLIC , International Journal of Applied Research in Social Sciences
   https://fepbl.com/index.php/ijarss/article/view/522 Vol.5(6) Pages: 128-142
   
   
7. Eyitene Allison OGIDIGBEN, Francis A. IKENGA and Atare OTITE (2023) GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES AND FAILURE OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF BENIN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY (BEDC) , Indonesian Journal of Education, Social Sciences and Research (IJESSR), Faculty of Teacher training and education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara (UMSU), Medan, Indonesia
   https://jurnal.umsu.ac.id/index.php/ijessr/index Vol.4(3) Pages: 115-137
   
   
8. Ogidigben, E. Allison, Ikenga, A. Francis and Otite, A. Atare (2023) Electricity Supply and Management Challenges in Nigeria: A Study of BEDC, Jurnal Transparansi Publik (JTP), Post-Graduate Program in Public Administration, Faculty of Social and Political Science, University of Malikussaleh, Lhokseumawe, Indonesia.
   https://ojs.unimal.ac.id/jtp/article/view/13473 Vol.3(2) Pages: 43-52
   
   
9. Benjamin E. Agah & Francis A. Ikenga (2023) Economic Ties between China and Nigeria: A Study of President Muhammadu Buhari's Administration from 2015 -2022, PERSPEKTIF, Universitas Medan Area
   https://mail.ojs.uma.ac.id/index.php/perspektif/article/view/8928/4827 Vol.12(2) Pages: 354-366
   
   
10. Obukohwo Abraham Egbadju, Francis Ayegbunam Ikenga, Atare Otite (2023) Human Security Situation and State Police Establishment Contention in Nigeria, International Journal of Public Administration studies, Program Studi Administrasi Publik, faculty of Social Science and Political Science, Malikussaleh University, Aceh, Indonesia
    https://ojs.unimal.ac.id/ijpas/article/view/13895 Vol.3(2) Pages: 104-113
    
    
11. Ogidigben, E. Allison, Ikenga, A. Francis and Otite, A. Atare (2023) Electricity Supply and Management Challenges in Nigeria: A Study of BEDC, Jurnal Transparansi Publik (JTP), Post-Graduate Program in Public Administration, Faculty of Social and Political Science, University of Malikussaleh, Lhokseumawe, Indonesia
    https://ojs.unimal.ac.id/jtp/article/view/13473 Vol.3(2) Pages: 43-52
    
    
12. Ugo Chuks Okolie, Francis A. Ikenga (2023) Public Administration and Sustainable Development in Nigeria, International Journal of Public Administration Studiez
    https://ojs.unimal.ac.id/ijpas/issue/view/830 Vol.3(2) Pages: 59-69
    
    
13. Francis A. Ikenga (2023) 13 years of the amnesty programme in Nigeria: an assessment of its impact on the Niger Delta region , Journal of Global Social Sciences,
    http://journalsglobal.com/index.php/jgss/article/view/167/176 Vol.4(14) Pages: 285-306
    
    
14. David Ipogah and Ikenga F. A (2023) Oil Spills and Fish Farming in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria, Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal), Universitas PGRI Madiun, Madiun City, East Java Province, Indonesia
    http://e-journal.unipma.ac.id/index.php/SHE/article/view/18139 Vol.4(3) Pages: 616-630
    
    
15. Ikenga, F. A., Edo, Z., & Ighoshemu, B. O. (2022) Good Governance and the Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: Assessing the Impact of Government Interventonist Agencies., Journal of Danubian Studies and Research
    https://dj.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/JDSR/article/view/2230/2448 Vol.12(1) Pages: 251-274
    
    
16. Francis Ayegbunam IKENGA and Obinna CHIMA (2021) FUNDAMENTALS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE: THE PANACEA FOR DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA, Journal of Public Administration, Finance and Law
    https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/FUNDAMENTALS-OF-GOOD-GOVERNANCE%3A-THE-PANACEA-FOR-IN-Ikenga-Chima/dc4e0b40a2d4a5cd504abe44d5902bafd160ec9d Vol.Issue 22 Pages: 22-41
    
    
17. Efebeh Vincent Eseoghene, Ikenga Francis Ayegbunam, Orhero Abraham Ejogba (2021) The Politics of Small Businesses Survival in a Competitive Market: Problems and Solutions, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
    https://turcomat.org/index.php/turkbilmat/article/view/1752 Vol.12(5) Pages: 1068-1076
    
    
18. Kelly Bryan Ovie Ejumudo & Francis Ayegbunam Ikenga (2021) The Problematic of Legislative Oversight in Nigeria: A Study of Delta State, The Indonesian Journal of International Clinical Legal Education
    https://journal.unnes.ac.id/sju/index.php/iccle/article/view/45572/19624 Vol.3(2) Pages: 125-138
    
    
19. Kelly Bryan Ovie Ejumudo & Francis Ayegbunam Ikenga (2021) Federalism in Nigeria: Problems and Restructuring Option, State law, Law and Democracy, Jurnal Hukum Universitas Negeri Semarang, Unnes Law Journal
    https://journal.unnes.ac.id/sju/index.php/ulj/article/view/45574/20464 Vol.7(2) Pages: 189-202
    
    
20. Ikenga, F.A, (2020) The military, the 2019 general elections and the future of democracy in Nigeria, Hampstead Psychological Associates, United Kingdom
    https://www.psychosocial.com/article/PR202440/37056/ Vol.24(1) Pages: 8975-8991
    
    
21. Ikenga, F. A., Agah, B. E. & Obi, C. K. (2020) Management of COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on Nigerian State, HamdardIslamicus, Hamdard National Foundation, Pakistan
    https://hamdardislamicus.com.pk/journal/index.php/hamdardislamicus/issue/view/9 Vol.43(S-1) Pages: 1973-1990
    
    
22. Okereka, O. P., Efebeh, V. E., Ikenga, F.A. & Oluka, L. (2020) Conflicting ideologies and defection of members in Nigeria’s multi-party system: implications for democracy, University of Maribor Press, Slovenia
    http://ilkogretim-online.org/index.php?mno=51134 Vol.19(4) Pages: 784-799
    
    
23. Ikenga, F.A., Efebeh, V. E., & Agah, Benjamin (2020) Local government administration and national development in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, International Research Association for Talent Development and Excellence (IRATDE), Saudi Arabia
    https://iratde.com/index.php/jtde/article/view/1726 Vol.12(1) Pages: 6306-6318
    
    
24. Ikenga, F.A. & Agah, Benjamin (2020) Insecurity and the State of the Nation, Hampstead Psychological Associates, United Kingdom
    https://www.psychosocial.com/article/PR271129/36734/ Vol.24(7) Pages: 11222-11236
    
    
25. Agah, B. E and Ikenga, F. A (2019) Retirement Adjustment Challenges Among Local Government Retirees in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria Journal of Management Sciences (NJMS), Benue State University
    https://www.bsum.edu.ng/njms/journals/vol7no1/article32.php Vol.7(1) Pages: 292-301
    
    
26. Agah, B. E. & Ikenga, F.A (2019) The state control of economic resources, its distribution and electoral violence in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, Ife Journal of Public Administration (IJOPA), Obafemi Awolowo University
    Vol.1(2) Pages: 197-212
    
    
27. Obi, C. K. and Ikenga, F. A. (2018) Analysis of the Major Causes of Fuel (Premium Motor Spirit) Scarcity in Nigerian Fourth Republic : Implication for National Development, Journal of Management Science (FMS), University of Maiduguri,
    https://saheljournalsonline.org.ng/testuploadc/Sahel_16_6_8.pdf Vol.16/6 Pages: 108-116
    
    
28. Ikenga, F.A (2018) Political Party and Corruption in Nigeria: Assessment of the APC’s Anti- Crusade, Journal of Management Science (FMS), University of Maiduguri,
    https://saheljournalsonline.org.ng/testuploadc/Sahel_16_2_9.pdf Vol.16/2 Pages: 138-164
    
    
29. Ejumudo, K.B.O. and Ikenga, F. A. (2018) Impact of Political Party on Democracy in Nigeria's Fourth Republic, Journal of Management Science (FMS), University of Maiduguri,
    https://saheljournalsonline.org.ng/testuploadc/Sahel_16_3_1.pdf Vol.16/3 Pages: 1-22
    
    
30. Ikenga, F.A (2018) Elite and the Sustenance of Democratic Governance in Nigeria, Journal of Management and Social Sciences, Kwararafa University, Wukari
    Vol.4/1 Pages: 10-24
    
    
31. Ejumudo, K.B.O. and Ikenga, F. A. (2017) The Politicization of Civil Service in Nigeria: A Study of Delta State, African Journal of Social and Behavioural Sciences
    Vol.7/2 Pages: 82-93
    
    
32. Ikenga, F.A (2017) Leadership Challenges in Nigeria: Lessons from Bureaucratic Theory, Journal of Management and Social Sciences, Kwararafa University, Wukari
    Vol.3(2) Pages: 53-66
    
    
33. Ikenga, F.A. (2017) Poverty in Niger-Delta: A democratic alternative, Journal of Management Science (FMS), University of Maiduguri
    https://saheljournalsonline.org.ng/testuploadc/Sahel_15_3_6.pdf Vol.15(3) Pages: 83-103
    
    
34. Ikenga, F.A. (2017) (2017) Political Party and the Democratization Process in Nigeria: A study of Parties Commitment, Journal of the Faculty of the Social Sciences (FSS), Delta State University, Abraka,
    Vol.12(2) Pages: 85-102
    
    
35. Ikenga, F.A (2017) Variability of Voting Pattern among Ethnic Nationalities in the 2015 Gubernatorial Elections in Delta State, Nigerian Journal of Management Science/Benue State University, Benue State.
    https://www.bsum.edu.ng/njms/pdf/vol6N2/njmsVol6No240.pdf Vol.6(2) Pages: 352-359
    
    
36. Ikenga Francis, A., & Obagbinoko, C. (2017) Security agencies and civil elections in Nigeria: A study of the Rivers State, International Journal of Economic Perspectives, International Economic Society, Limited. Turkey
    https://ijeponline.org/index.php/journal/article/view/7 Vol.11(1) Pages: 21-29
    
    
37. Ejumudo, K.B.O. and Ikenga, F. A. (2015) Globalization and Corruption in Nigeria., Journal of law, Policy and Globalization
    https://www.iiste.org/Journals/index.php/JLPG/article/view/26780 Vol.42 Pages: 32-42
    
    
38. Ikenga, F.A (2015) Oil theft in Nigeria: A new wave of Militancy in the Niger Delta, State and society: An Interdisciplinary Journal of the Nigerian Sociological Society
    Vol.2(2) Pages: 46-58.
    
    
39. Ikenga, F.A (2014) Information and Communication Technology (ICT): A Quality Tool for the Social Sciences Development in Delta State University, Journal of the Faculty of the Social Sciences (FSS), Delta State University, Abraka,
    Vol.9(1) Pages: 19-25
    
    
40. Ikenga, F.A (2013) Conflict Management as a Major Challenge to Nigeria’s National Security, Research in Education
    Vol.19 (1) Pages: 57-63.
    
    
41. Ikenga, F.A (2013) Political Parties and Opposition in Nigeria: The viability of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Journal of Social and Management Sciences
    Vol.8 (4) Pages: 14-21.
    
    
42. Ikenga, F.A & E.V. Efebeh (2013) The Consistency of Corruption and the Nigerian Economy: Causes and Effects., Journal of Social and Management Sciences
    Vol.8 (4) Pages: 121-127.
    
    
43. Ikenga, F.A (2013) The Role of Political Parties in the Democratization Process in Nigeria: A Study of Three Major Political Parties in the Fourth Republic., Journal of Social and Management Sciences
    Vol.8(3). Pages: 119-125
    
    
44. Ikenga, F.A (2013) Traditional Institution and the Upsurge of the 2013 Kokori Community conflict: An Appraisal. , State and Society
    Vol.3(3) Pages: 207-224
    
    
45. Ikenga, F.A & V. E. Efebeh (2013) Boko Haram: A new wave of terrorist movement in Nigeria. , Journal of the Faculty of the Social Sciences (FSS), Delta State University, Abraka,
    Vol.8/1 Pages: 53-62
    
    
46. Ikenga, F.AIn A.S. Akpotor, S.H. Egboh, A. I. Ohwona, C. O. Orubu, S. B. Olabaniyi and R. O. Olomo(Eds), (2012) The Amnesty Programme and its Impact on the Niger Delta., ), Five Decades of Oil Production in Nigeria: Impact on the Niger Delta, Text links Prints: Ibadan.
    Vol.1 Pages: 117-128
    
    
47. Ikenga, F.A (2012) The Effects of Armed Militancy on the Socio-Economic Development of the Niger Delta, State and society: An Interdisciplinary Journal of the Nigerian Sociological Society
    Vol.2(1). Pages: 111-119.
    
    
48. Ikenga, F.A & Iwuagwu, M. (2009) Managing the Niger Delta Crisis : The Yar'Adua's Experience, International Journal of Social Sciences
    Vol.1/2 Pages: 101-104
    
    
49. Agah, B. and Ikenga, F.A.In Ohwona A.I., Atubi, A.O. and Omotor, D.G. (Eds) (2008) Case Studies of Ethnic Conflicts in Nigeria. , Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution in Africa, Social Science Publication,
    Vol.1 Pages: 117-128
    
    
50. Agah, B. and Ikenga, F.A (2007) Youth Restiveness and the Politics of Resources Contro, Nigerian Sociological Review.
    Vol.3(1 & 2) Pages: 261-267