The study reviewed legislative-executive relationship in Cross River State fourth republic democratic government. The paper examines causes and consequences of conflict which was discovered as the nature of the relationship. Expost facto research design was adopted in which 100 sample was selected and studied. Data obtained was analysed using simple percentage analysis. The study also relied on secondary data obtained form archival materials. Discussion revealed the existence of harmony and conflict. The empirical test shows that the relationship was essentially conflictual. Causes of conflict discovered include: pride and personality clash, perceived executive dominance, ignorance of constitutional provisions, functional overlapping and performance of legislative oversight function. Consequences of conflict identified include: delay in discharge of duties, stalemate, disunity and outright opposition. The study recommended mutual respect as panacea to conflict, dialogue, bargaining and negotiation as well as constant interaction in workshop conferences and meetings. The study maintains that harmonial legislative-executive relationship is essential for the growth, development and sustenance of Nigeria's nascent democracy.

This paper presents a critical analysis of the process of Social Engineering. It looks at social Engineering as the art of ordering and reordering the society. The explanation in the paper shows that social science theories and paradigms provide the framework and the methodological guide through which the society can be engineered. In the paper the researcher presented the opinion that public and social policy process is routed in social science method and methodology. As theories and paradigms analysed the society and other social phenomenon, explain and predict their future direction, pension which is a developmental policy also seek to provide solution to societal problems by explaining and analyzing the problem as well as predicting future direction of the problem. This paper focuses on poverty experienced science by Pensioners and the dependants of dead pubic and civil servants in Nigeria. It looked at the present state of squalor and misery and examined the contributory Pension Reform Act 2004 as an attempt by the government in utilizing social science technique to find solution to societal problems. The paper concludes that the implementation of the Pension Reform Act will change and reorder the society from poverty to new order of excess fund to beneficiary and the entire economy, thereby improving the standard of living and quality of life of Nigerians. The paper is an explanative analysis which recommends the utilization of social science investigation and theory formulation skills in providing solutions to emerging societal and organizational problems. (241 word