GODWYNS AGBUDE

Dynamic political and development theorist with a strong foundation in analytical, leadership, and communication skills. Holds a B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy, a Ph.D. in Political Science, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Theatre and Media Arts, and a Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership at Claremont Graduate University. Proven leadership researcher and author of over 40 publications, with extensive experience training more than 1,000 leaders across Nigeria. As a Political Science Lecturer, I taught over 20 courses and supervised numerous undergraduate projects and a Master’s thesis while providing consultancy to help businesses navigate challenges effectively.

• Nigerian Political Science Association [NPSA]
• Philosophers Association of Nigeria [PAN]
• International Political Science Association [IPSA]

• Building Your Leadership Skills: HEC, PARIS, 2015 (84.7%)
• Giving Sense to Your Leadership Experience, HEC, PARIS, 2015 (88.4%)
• Positive Psychology: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2015 (93.4%)
• Managing the Company of the Future: University of London, 2015, 67.9%
• Types of Conflict: University of California, Irvine, 2015 (97.5%)
• Fundamentals of Management: University of California, Irvine, 2015(85%)
• Conflict Resolution Skills: University of California, Irvine, 2015 (100%)
• International Leadership and Organizational Behaviour, Universita Bocconi, 2015 (100%)

• Member of Editorial Board Review/Editorship of Journals
• Reviewer: International Political Science Review, [sage publications, USA]
• Journal of Educational and Social Research, [University of Rome, Italy]
• The Journal of Nation-building & Policy Studies, Adonis & Abbey, UK
• Journal of African Union Studies, Adonis & Abbey, UK
• Journal of African Foreign Affairs, Adonis & Abbey, UK

• Chairman, Undergraduate Project Committee, 2020-2022
• Chairman, Departmental Research Committee, 2020-2022
• Member, Faculty Research Committee, 2021-2022
• Member, Departmental Curriculum Review Committee, 2021-2022
• Coordinating Leadership Seminars, 2016-2022
• Facilitating Organizational Training on Leadership and Capacity Building, 2016-2022
• Day to Day Running of A Training Institution, 2016 2022
• Member of Departmental Exam and Time-table Committee 2012 - 2014
• Academic Adviser 2012 - 2016
• Member, Departmental Examination Committee
• Member, CDS Hooding Committee, 2014 Convocation
• Chairman, Undergraduate Project Committee, 2014 - 2016
• Member, Postgraduate Seminar Committee, 2014 - 2016
• Member, E-Governance Conference Committee, 2014 - 2016
• Member, Department Research/Seminar/Publication Committee, 2014 - 2016
• Member, Examination/Timetable and Quality Assurance Committee, 2014 - 2016
• Secretary, College Examination Committee, 2014 - 2015
• Patron, Covenant University Theatre Group, 2011- 2016
• Chaplain, Department of Political Science and International Relations, 2012 - 2016
• Member, CUSAT committee, 2012

• Title: DOMESTIC TERRORISM AND THE MANAGEMENT OF IDP CAMPSIN NIGERIA.
• Name of student: JOSHUA ESTHER
• Year: 2015-2016

• Senior Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria (February 2020 –October, 2022)
• In this capacity, I taught courses in Political Science such as Introduction to Political Science, Public Policy, European Political Thought, African Political Thought, African Politics, Political Economy/Development Studies, Comparative Politics, Political Behaviour, and Comparative Federalism.
• I supervised the undergraduate projects
• I mentored and served as an Advisor to the students in terms of academic performance and choosing careers after school.
• I served as the head of the Undergraduate Project Committee and the Departmental Research Committee.
• I was a member of Faculty Research Committee.
• Adjunct Lecturer I, Department of Political Science, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria (January 2019 – February 2020)
• In this capacity, I taught courses in Political Science such as European Political Thought, African Political Thought, African Politics, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Political Behavior, and Comparative Federalism.
• Principal Lecturer, Eko College of Management and Technology, Lagos, Nigeria (September 2018 – August 2020)
• I drafted the curriculum on leadership for the students
• I taught the leadership courses such as The Theories of Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Political Leadership, Business Leadership, and Transformational Leadership etc.
• Principal Lecturer (Part-Time), Charis of School of Leadership and Business, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria (August 2017 – September 2022)
• I supervised the day-to-day running of the organization leveraging on the power of delegation.
• I drafted the curriculum on leadership for the students.
• I also taught courses in Conflict Resolution, Decision Making and Motivation I consult and train the staff on effective workplaceethics.
• Assistant Lecturer – Lecturer I, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University, Nigeria (April 2010 – August 2016)
• I co-developed the curriculum for Western Political Thought and African Political Thought.
• I developed the curriculum and taught the course, American Political Thought.
• In this capacity, I taught courses in Political Science and International Relations such as Introduction to Political Science, Introduction to African Politics, Political Ideas, Developing Nations in International Relations, State and Revolutions, Strategic Leadership, Theory and Practice of Marxism, Law and Politics in Africa, Philosophy, Logic and Human Existence, History of Philosophy of Science, Modern Political Thought, Seminar in Political Theory, European Political Thought, American Political Thought, African Political Thought, Political Behavior and Comparative Federalism.
• I supervised undergraduate projects.
• I mentored and served as an Advisor to the students.
• I headed the Undergraduate Project Committee.
• I was a member of the Departmental ResearchCommittee.
• I taught postgraduate courses.

• Agbude, G.A (2025) “Who Is Boko Haram? An Inquiry into the role of the Political Class in fostering Terrorism in Nigeria”, Journal of Contemporary African Studies, (Forthcoming)
• Agbude, G.A and Afolabi, T.E (2024) The role of media in combating coronavirus in Nigeria: A Critical Appraisal (Forthcoming)
• Agbude, G.A and Afolabi, T.E (2022) “Cyber Crime, Nigeria in Diaspora and Nigeria’s External Image”, in Sharkdam Wapmuk and Adejoh Sunday (Ed.) The Diaspora Commission and Nigeria’s External Relations in A Globalised World: Perspectives on Diaspora Engagements.
• Agbude, G.A (2022) “Democracy and Development: A Search for the Missing Link”, Perspective In Military History, Leadership And Security. Kaduna: Nigerian Defence Academy Press, Kaduna.
• Agbude, G. A (2020) “Amilcar Cabra’s Political Revolution and Revolutionary Tenets in Mbachaga’s ‘Widows’ Might’”, ALARINJO, Journal of Theatre and Media Arts, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 169-189
• Agbude, G.A & Afolabi, T.E. (2020) Political Leadership and Democratic Sustainability in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. FUDMA Journal of Politics and International Affairs, Vol. 3, No 2&3. Pp. 13-28 https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/FUDMA-Journal-of-Politics-and-International-Affairs-Ade%E2%80%99Agbude-Afolabi/d08fcd3b48c7b3b3af934c873828f3b6fd86a15c
• Agbude, G. A & Lawal, A.L (2020) “Ideology and International Politics: Finding A Place for Africa”, Journal of African Foreign Affairs, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp.131-150 [IBSS, JSTOR] https://www.jstor.org/stable/26976637
• Agbude, G.A, Obayan, A.I, Lawal, A.A., and Abasilim, D.U (2017) Leadership on Trial: The Existentialist Assessment”, Covenant International Journal of Psychology, (Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State) Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 46-62. https://journals.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/index.php/cijp/article/view/539
• Abasilim, D.U, Obayan, A.I, Odukoya, A.J, Agbude, G.A, Wogu, I.A.P and Nchekwube, E. (2017) “Transformational Leadership Style and Organizational Commitment Among Academic Staff in Covenant University Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria”. UNIYO Journal of Public Governance and Administration (University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria). Vol. Nos., pp. 40-49. https://1library.net/document/z3jokxdy-transformational-leadership-organizational-commitment-academic-covenant-university-nigeria.html
• Olowookere, E.I, Adejuwon, G.A., & Agbude G.A. (2015). Benefits of organizational citizenship behaviours for individual employees. Covenant University Journal of Psychology, Vol. 1, No. 1. pp. 50-69 https://journals.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/index.php/cijp/article/view/183
• Agbude, G. A, Obayan, A.I and Abasilim, U. D (2015) “Innovative Pathways for Effective E-Governance in Africa: The Imperative of Authentic Leadership”, Journal of Administratio ACTA UNIVERSITATIS DANUBIUS, Vol. 7, No. 2/2015, pp. 80-94 https://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/administratio/article/view/3111/3082
• Agbude, G. A (2015) “Miguel De Unamuno and the Political Rhetoric of Counterterrorism: A Paradigmatic Lesson for Africa”, African Renaissance, Vol. 12, No.1, pp. 47-79 [Scopus, Scimago, IBSS, JSTOR] https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/EJC172821
• Agbude, G. A, Lawal, A. L. & Ovia, E (2015) “Amilcar Cabral and the Development Paradigms in Africa: Revisiting the Earlier Strategies for the African Union”, Journal of African Union Studies (JoAUS), Vol. 4, No. 1, pp.5-24. [SCOPUS, SCIMAGO, IBSS,JSTOR] https://www.jstor.org/stable/26893842
• Jonathan Adedayo Odukoya, Shalom Nwodo Chinedu, Tayo O. George, Elizabeth Olowookere & Agbude, G.A (2015) Quality Assurance Practice in African Universities: Lessons from a Private University in Nigerian”, Journal of Educational and Social Research, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 251-260 https://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/jesr/article/view/6583
• Agbude, G.A, Ogunwede, J.K, Godwyns-Agbude, Joy, Wogu, I. P. A & Excellence- Oluye, N (2015) “Kant’s Categorical Imperative and the ‘Business’ of Profit Maximization: The Quest for Service Paradigm”, Journal of Technology and Investment, 6, pp.1-11 https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=52916
• Ojo, E. O and Agbude, G. A (2015) “The Politics of Conflict And Internal Displacement: An Assessment Of The Internal And External Causes Of The Liberian Civil War”, European Scientific Journal, Arab Open University, Lebanon Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 335- 350. https://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/5160
• Agbude, G.A, Itodo, S.M, Oni, S. Ibetan, J. (2014) “Enthroning Responsible Governance in Africa: An Appeal from Adam Smith and Traditional African Morality”, Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences , University of Rome, Italy. Vol. 6, No. 2 pp. 453-459[SCOPUS] https://www.mcser.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/5829
• Agbude, G.A, Ogunwede, J.K, Wogu, ,I.A.P. (2014) “Corporate Machiavellianism an MacIntyrian Capitalism: The Battle for the Soul of Business”, International Journal of Management Science, Pakistan, Vol. 4, No.5, pp. 397-405 https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/32226788.pdf
• Agbude, G.A, Elegbeleye, A.O & Godwyns-Agbude, J (2014) “The Psychological Imperatives in Political Processes in Nigeria”, Open Journal of Social Sciences, USA, Vol. 2, No. 12 pp.121-131 https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3550148
• Agbude, G. A, Olowookere, E.I, Godwyns-Agbude, J & Ovia, E. (2014). “The Leadership Question in Africa: A Kantian Contribution”, Scottish Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, United Kingdom, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp.101-112. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Question-of-Leadership-in-Africa%3A-A-Kantian-Agbude-Olowookere/6a65b059a7cdfd2b3b9683ed86a84ce8e0a25c6
• Olowookere, E. I, ALAO, A.A, Odukoya, J.A, Adekeye, O.A and Agbude, G.A. (2014) “Time Management Practices, Character Development And Academic Performance Among University Undergraduates: Covenant University Experience”, Journal of Creative Education , USA, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp.79-86 https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=53508
• Agbude G. A and Olorunyomi B. R. (2013) “Preventive Mechanism and Early Warning”, In Soremekun, K, et al. (Eds.) Readings in Peace and Conflict, In Soremekun, K, et al. (Eds.). pp. 212-227. Ota: Covenant University Press.
• Agbude, G. A and Yartey, L.A (2012) “Rethinking Good Governance: African Politics at a Cross Road”. The Nigerian Business Journal, Faculty of Law, Ebonyi State University Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 8-19. http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/3813/#.Y1mDnHbMIuU
• Joshua, S and Oni, S and Agbude, G. A, (2012) “Leadership, Democracy and Development in Nigeria: A Study of Oyo State (2003-2011)”, International Journal of Research in Arts and Social Sciences (IJRASS), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Vol. 4,pp.161-174. http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/2469/#.Y1mW_HbMIuV
• Chidozie, F.C, Oni, S and Agbude, G. A, (2012) “Nigeria’s ‘Megaphone Diplomacy’ and South Africa’s ‘Quiet Diplomacy’: A Tale of Two Eras”, Covenant University Journal of Politics and International Affai rs (CUJPIPA), Covenant University, Ota, Vol.1, No. 2, pp. 235-255. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3550217
• Egbide, B. and Agbude, G. A (2012) “Good Budgeting and Good Governance: A Comparative Discourse”, The Public Administration and Social Policies Review, Vasile Goldis University Press, Arad, Romania, Vol. 2, No.9, pp. 49-59. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ijah/article/view/106682
• Ojo, E. O and Agbude, G. A (2012) “An Exploration of the Historical and the Political Backgrounds of Liberia”, An International Journal of Arts and Humanities, Ethiopia, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 187-200. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/afrrev/article/view/69292
• Agbude, G. A. (2011) “Domesticating Representative Democracy: Re-Inventing the People”, African Research Review (AFRREV), Ethiopia, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 392-407. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/afrrev/article/view/67303
• Agbude, G. A. (2011). “The Humanistic Imperative in African Politics”, African Research Review (AFRREV), Ethiopia, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 29-41. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/afrrev/article/view/67303
• Oni S.O and Agbude, G. A (2011) “Determinants of Political Participation Among Women in Ogun State, Nigeria” Journal of Library Information Science and Technology, Ebonyi State University Library and Heirloom Educational Services, Ebonyi State, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 1-20. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/95550567.pdf
• Ovia, E. and Agbude, G. A (2011) “Political Liberty: A Pragmatic Discourse”, Ebonyi State University Journal of Society, Ebonyi State, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp.1-5. http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/2409/1/Political%20Liberty.pdf
• Agbude, G. A. (2010) “Political Culture and the Future of Democracy in Nigeria”, Sustainable Human Development Review, Enugu State, Vol. 2, No. 3&4, pp. 45-63.
• Agbude, G. A. (2010) “Deconstructing Politics in Africa: The Resurgence of Service Paradigm”, Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa (JSDA), Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA, Vol. 12, No.6, pp. 284-293. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2478709

Edited Book

Folarin, S., Abiodun, R.,  Agbude, G (2024) Homeland Security and Terrorism in Nigeria: Crises Climate Change, and Counterterrorism. MD: Lexington Books.

• Books published on Amazon
• Agbude, G.A (2016) Invitation to Great Leadership. Ibadan: D’ Sceptre Publisher
• Agbude, G.A (2016) Leadership Without Tears. Ibadan: D’ Sceptre Publisher
• Agbude, G.A (2024) Buying Pizza for Bill Gates

Paper presented at Conferences 

• Agbude, G.A (2020) “An Explorative Discourse of Adebayo Adedeji’s Strategies for Africa’s Development: Some Lessons for Nigeria”, A paper to submitted for presentation at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association, holding 10-14 August, 2020, at the University of Ilorin
• Agbude, G.A (2020) “Democracy and Development: A search for the Missing Link” A paper to submitted for presentation at the 33rd Annual Conference of the Association, holding 10-14 August, 2020, at the University of Ilorin
• Agbude, G. A and Obayan, A.I (2015) Innovative Pathways for Effective E-Governance in Africa: The Imperatives of Authentic Leadership, a paper for presentation at Covenant University Conference on E-Governance, Ota, Ogun State, 10th -12th, June.
• Agbude, G. A, Ovia, E & Godwyns-Agbude, J. (2014). “The Leadership Question in Africa: A Kantian Contribution”, being a paper presented at the 3-Day Conference on Leadership and Peace in Nigeria, University of Ibadan, 9th-11th, June.
• Agbude, G.A, Excellence-Oluye, N & Godwyns-Agbude, J (2014) “Leadership, Social Identity and the Politics of Underdevelopment in Africa”, being a paper presented at the 3rd Annual Learned Conference, Crawford University, Ogun State, Nigeria, 23rd – 24th April.
• Agbude, G.A & Godwyns-Agbude, J (2014) “The Psychological Imperatives in Political Processes in Nigeria” being a paper presented at the National Conference of Nigerian Psychological Association, Covenant University, Ogun State, Nigeria, 11th-14th February.

 Exceptional Leadership Seminar (Holds 2nd Saturday every month at The Leadership Center, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria,

Filmmaking Seminar holds in Ado-Ekiti at the Leadership Center, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.