NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY TODAY: THE EXPECTED DIVIDENDS AND CHALLENGES. BY. FRANKLINS A. SANUBI, Ph.D Abstract. After a long period of military interregnum, the anxiety and high expectations which characterized the disposition of the local Nigerian polity shortly before 1999 had almost waned in barely a decade of the country’s democratic experiment due to bad and corrupt governance resulting in.
POLITICAL ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA: COMPATIBILITY OR INCOMPATIBILITY? Olu Awofeso, PhD Department of Political Science,Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria ABSTRACT: The paper highlights the principles of Islam and that of democracy and argues that both are incompatible in a multi-religious country like Nigeria. Having discussed the.
The Nigerian democracy is stripped of its one of its beauties, (upholding human of rights), by the rulers and their cohorts. These people see themselves as above the law and have no regards for due process and rule of law. The immunity clause in the 1999 Nigerian constitution is an aberration of real democratic.
Nigerian National Democratic Party Essay Historians widely credit the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP) as the first political party in Nigeria. Herbert Macaulay formed the NNDP in 1922 by organizing a number of Yoruba interest groups into a cohesive single group with the intent of competing politically.
A SHORTLISTED ESSAY FOR THE 2013 KUNLE ALABI PRIZE FOR ESSAY WRITING (003): Has Democracy failed Nigeria? “Without democracy, there cannot be liberty.”-Laski. Cicero, a famous Roman orator known for his eloquence and oratorical prowess once said and I quote: “A man cannot be eloquent in a subject he does not understand.”.
The main features of democracy are indisputable initial requirements that are imposed on all participants of political activities in the country. Basic features of democracy include: 1. Political freedom. This means a freedom of choice, social order and form of government. It refers to the right of people to determine and change constitutional.
Nigerian democracy faces some of the greatest challenges in the entire world. A multi-ethnic country with a legacy of colonialism, competition for natural resources and massive education, violence and health challenges. Discuss whether you believe democracy will and can take hold in developing countries of Africa. What are the biggest.
NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY TODAY: THE EXPECTED DIVIDENDS AND CHALLENGES. BY. FRANKLINS A. SANUBI, Ph. D. Abstract. After a long amount of military interregnum, the anxiety and high expectations which characterized the disposition of the neighborhood Nigerian polity shortly before 1999 had almost waned in barely ten years of the country's democratic experiment due to bad and corrupt governance.
DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: IS THERE A LINK? Idris Ahmed Jamo Department of Public Administration, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Abstract Nigeria is the fourth world largest democracy with a population of over 160 million and world sixth largest oil supplier and blessed with economic potentials, but majority of the Nigerian.