PEACE ASSURANCE IN NIGERIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES: A DISCOURSE

Abstract

Existence of peace in any establishment, including public universities is fundamental to the achievement of the aims and objectives and assurance of sustainability of the organization involved. Peace is a condition that guarantees positive and lasting social conditions for justice, equity and respect for human rights based on values of non-violence, social justice, freedom, trust, equity, responsibility and solidarity. Using secondary sources of information, the paper identified corrupt practices, lack of accountability, poor learning environment, problem of insecurity, lack of emphasis on spiritual dimension, political instability, differences in perception, influence of drug, shortage of infrastructural facilities, low carrying capacity as the major factors that hinder peace in the nation’s government universities. Therefore, the paper recommended that commitment to the goals of the universities concerned, adoption of democratic leadership style, creation of effective channel of communication, adoption of better means of managing conflicts, training of students and staff on peace maintenance, ensuring effective screening of students before offering them admissions by authorities of public universities are highly necessary in order to nip in the bud the inhibiting factors for existence of peace in Nigerian government universities.