Globalization and the challenges of national development. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. He was detained for 10 months following a coup that brought muhammad buhari to power at the end of. In real terms, it is a pluralistic and multifaceted society, both. National party of nigeria political party, nigeria. Political parties and democratic consolidation in nigerias fourth republic akubo, a. Failure of the elections conducted by the civilian government in 1965 and 1983 brought about the military intervention. Monitoring participation of women in politics in nigeria paper presented by mrs. Nigeria is the most populous country in africa, the second biggest economy, the third largest military power and the biggest oil producer. Nigeria has a population of 3 million, a landmass of 923,768km2, a bountiful endowment in arable land, solid minerals and petroleumgas resources. Ethnic politics and democratic consolidation in nigeria.
Accordingly, democracy in nigeria cannot be consolidated amidst high level. Inec was established by section 153 of the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of nigeria as a corporate body with perpetual succession and may sue and be sued in its corporate name. The first aspect gives conceptual explanations of globalization and. Pdf the prospects and challenges of social media in. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. Nigeria currently has better foreign relations with its neighbors, due to its current state of democracy. The work is of the view that legislature is a veritable instrument and institution for. Nigerian nationalism asserts that nigerians are a nation and promotes the cultural unity of nigerians. Phil professor of sociology and national commissioner, independent national electoral commission headquarters, abuja womens economic, political and social inclusion. As otite, 1990 observed and quite rightly too, the ethnic virus has been one of the most important causes of social crisis and political instability in nigeria.
Since return of democratic rule in 1999, nigeria, has conducted elections in 2003, 2007, 2011 but with an ever increasing rise in electoral violence. Naija center news is published by teldem communications limited, a media engaged in consultancy and publishing. In 1999, important shifts in presidential politics led to the rebalancing of power relations between the north of nigeria and the more economically productive south. In precolonial times what is known as nigeria today was just a territory made up of a number of highly influential and. Nigeria as a nation is plaque with several sociopolitical and economic problems and challenges. The second political party was the northern peoples congress npc and it. Nigerian nationalism is a territorial nationalism, emphasizing a cultural connection of the people to the land in particular the niger and benue rivers. The future of nigerian politics lies in tolerating civilian governance. Theoretical perspective 79 languages, customs and traditions gives the country a rich cultural diversity. The first set of political parties to be formed in nigeria was formed in 1959, shortly before nigeria gained her independence from britain. Introduction nigeria and nigerians have been caught in the frenzy of centenary celebration. With a restoration of democracy, nigerians are very much determined to sustain it and make the future generation proud to be a part of this great nation. Journal of nigeria studies volume 1, number 2, fall 2012 political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. The high level of success of nigerias 2015 general elections was unexpected, considering the difficult political and security environment in which the elections were conducted.
Focusing on nigeria, today, there are two dominant religious groups in nigeria, islam and christianity. National party of nigeria political party, nigeria britannica. Nationalism the term nationalism is as controversial as its etymological and historical roots. The structure of nigerias election administration system is embodied in the inec. After this period the country has managed to survive and redefine kits comprehensive political system. In 1960, nigeria joined both the united nations and the commonwealth of nations. University of nigeria virtual library serial no isbn. Nigerias flag consists of three equal vertical bands of green, white, and green. Objective the objective of this paper is to look into the challenges of national development in nigeria in the face of globalization and identify strategies needed to manage the said challenges.
Electoral politics in the fourth republic of nigerias. The study looked into political levies of anambra state citizens being the case study of the work. Awolowo went further, nigeria is only a geographical expression to which life was given by the diabolical amalgamation of 1914, that amalgamation will ever remain the most painful injury a british government inflicted on southern nigeria. Nigeria has not shown a significant and genuine commitment to the social, economic and political wellbeing of the country. Author 3 title social life and party politics in nigeria keywords description social life and party politics in nigeria category social science education publisher cannon publishers ltd publication date 1997.
It is therefore trite to handle it with utmost caution and sincerity. Nigerian government and politics political science project topics. On the one hand, nigeria is the economic giant of africa, a country with the human and material resources to shame others. The politics of polio in northern nigeria is a detailed examination of efforts being made to eradicate polio in an area in which polio is endemic and that in 2006 had the largest number of naturally occurring wild polio cases in the world. Nigeria has the appropriate credentials for greatness. The division of nigeria into three regions in 1946 by richard constitution for administrative convenience was directly associated with the three major ethnic groups yoruba, hausa and igbo. Nigerian politics and governance the guardian nigeria. May 26, 2017 it is therefore not surprising that the lawmakers allocated to themselves, n125 billion in the current 2017 budget, which they raised from n7. As nigeria has this high number of human population, so is the number of political parties in the country as every politician wants to be governor or president. Nigeria is said to be a british creation by uniting the various nationalities into a single country today known as the federal republic of nigeria. It first emerged in the 1920s under the influence of herbert macaulay who is considered the founder of nigerian nationalism.
However, the major challenges facing the country since 2007 that tend to defy all logic and solution is that of insecurity posed by the boko haram insurgency. This work assesses the role of nigerian legislature in national development. The primary aim of this paper is to critically examine the importance of media in politics. It should therefore be noted that in sharply divided societies, like nigeria where islam and christianity are in competition, ethnic sentiments are wielded and this invariably threatens the. Citizenship rights of women thereby become threatened, fettered and abridged. He served as governor of katsina state in northern nigeria between may 29, 1999 and may 28, 2007. Political corruption and its effect in the nigerian government and politics abstract the major purpose of this study was to examine the political corruption and its effect in the nigerian government and politics. Although, in both cases there are no complete financial autonomy because their greater sources of revenue are derived from the state and central governments, it asserted that nigeria has a lot to learn or gain from the system of governance of local government in u.
And slowly but surely, technology is creeping into nigerias unwieldy economy. Other articles where national party of nigeria is discussed. Master thesis including hd thesis dickson onwuka uduma. Contending issues and the way forward idike, adeline nnenna, ph. Nigerian politics and governance the guardian nigeria news. D department of public administration and local government university of nigeria, nsukka abstract it has been highlighted in this study that political apathy is a seemingly innocuous issue in the. Solution to religious crisis in nigeria essay example. Lukman that nigeria badly needed a leadership that can rescue the country from the depth of chronic indiscipline, disorder. The three political parties were the national council of nigeria and the cameroons ncnc. This move triggered the unprecedented recalibration of influence held by northern leaders over the federal government. This paper collected its data from both primary and secondary sources and employs the exploratory. Nigerians comprise the largest african diaspora group in the united states.
Political parties in nigeria are institutions set up for healthy competition among those vying for particular government offices in the land and there is a need to know and understand how nigerian politics and political parties have evolved by looking into the history of political parties in nigeria. Corruption, godfatherism and the funding of political violence. The politics of states and local governments creation in. History of political parties in nigeria nigerian finder. Nigerian government and politics political science project. The political history of nigeria presents itself in three parts, the precolonial politics. Constitution of the federal republic of nigeria wipo. Namely, taking into account the cois relevance, reliability, accuracy, balance, currency, transparency and traceability.
He joined the national party of nigeria npn in january 1983 and subsequently attempted to reenter politics. History and development of political parties in nigeria. Biblionigeria n6 november december 2017 size ifra nigeria. Naija center news was launched on 3rd of june, 2012 to bring the latest naija news to. Naija center news was launched on 3rd of june, 2012 to bring the latest naija news to nigerians particularly those out of the country. Nigeria comprises over 250 ethnic groups, while hausa, igbo and yoruba are regarded as the major ones. Nigerian as a democratic country will hopefully continue to explore her political leadership position in africa so as to emphasize the unquestionable maturity as a truly democratic nation. The research also observed that the nigerian political system is a federal republic with a pres. Abuja has been the capital of nigeria since december 12, 1991.
According to preliminary results of the 2006 census and subsequent estimates, the most populous cities in nigeria are lagos about 8 million, kano 3. The 2015 nigerian general elections article pdf available in afrika spectrum. It is therefore not surprising that the lawmakers allocated to themselves, n125 billion in the current 2017 budget, which they raised from n7. The author painstakingly examines the failure to eradicate the disease after more than a decade of trying. Therefore, this paper examines democratic consolidation and challenges of legislative politics in nigeria from 19992011. Mar 20, 2019 nigeria is made up of a population of about 158. Political corruption has become a cancerous phenomenon that pervades the nigerian state unrestrained. I am here to argue in favor of the position that the amalgamation of the north and south protectorates in 1914 was a mistake. Islam and christianity are not recognized here to the trivialization of the position of traditional animism.
Oloyede oluyemi national bureau of statistics nbs, abuja, nigeria abstract nigeria has been recording low participation of women in both elective and appointive positions. This post is about the governmental and political history of nigeria. Over the years, we have seen the development of a vast system of institutionalised political corruption most times. Its for the interest of my fellow political science student. It is a member of the african union and sits on that organizations peace and security council.
Good day to the chairperson, panel of judges, codebaters, and audience. An analysis grace malachi brown, phd department of history and diplomatic studies faculty of humanities rivers state university of education pmb 5047, rumuolumeni port harcourt, rivers state nigeria. The federal government of nigeria is composed of three distinct branches. As nigeria experiences a new democratic drive with the rising spate of insecurity, pundits believe this has ethnic as well as political undertone but dressed in boko haram garment. Its seven most populous cities each house more than one million people, and about one out of two west africans is from nigeria. The nigerian experience majekodunmi, aderonke department of political science, faculty of social science, university of lagos, akokayaba, lagos, nigeria adejuwon, kehinde david department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university. It is an online naija news portal in and about nigeria and nigerians in diaspora. Nigeria, a country richly endowed with natural resources and high quality human capital is yet to find its rightful place among the comity of nations. On 1, october 1960, nigeria, after several years of british colonial rule, became an independent nation. The scope of technology, even relatively obsolete innovations, permeates nearly every part of urban society. For the past fifty years or so, corruption has manifested in bribery, graft, treasury looting,subsidy and pension theft, money laundering, advance fee fraud, general indiscipline, favouritism and nepotism. As a result of this, the ingredients of democracy have not been able to thrive after many years of political independence in nigeria. The prospects and challenges of social media in nigerian politics.
Apart from the introductory aspect of the paper, the paper is pigeon hole in four compartments. The political culture in nigeria is characterized by intolerance, intimidation, thuggery, assassination, bitterness, apathy, indolence, money and ethnic politics. However, nigeria s electoral history has always been marred by various levels of violence with grave implications for the polity. The government of nigeria witnessed many structural changes in the few past decades in its political system. Corruption has been identified as a major challenge to national development in nigeria seteolu, 2004. Nigerian government and politics a case study of 1999 2007 politics abstract this project research work describes and analyses the structure of nigerian government and politics between 1999 and 2007 in other to improve the understanding of the operation of government and politics in nigeria. Northern nigeria is witnessing an upheaval in its political and social space. National assembly, jumbo allocation and lawmaking the. This newly formed country would go on to become a republic three years down the line on 1, october, 1963. Nigeria is the most populous cou ntry in africa, the second biggest economy, the third largest military power and the biggest oil producer 10th oil producer in the world. But, mismanagement of the economy, lack of public accountability, insensitivity of the leadership to the yearnings and aspirations of. Methodologically, data for this paper were generated mainly from secondary sources of recorded human documents. Nigeria became a federal republic, modelling its federal. Nigeria is a country of significant promise, but it also faces serious.
For comprehensive understanding of the place and its impact of this study. He was declared the winner of the controversial nigerian general election of 2007, held on april 21, and was sworn in on may 29, 2007. However, nigerias electoral history has always been marred by various levels of violence with grave implications for the polity. Dec 19, 2017 nigerian as a democratic country will hopefully continue to explore her political leadership position in africa so as to emphasize the unquestionable maturity as a truly democratic nation. Corruption pervades all levels of government in nigeria. The ongoing struggle for greater influence, inclusion, accountability and representation in northern nigeria is central to understanding transformations in the regions politics, especially in the context of its security challenges and a looming general election in 2015. The present political map of nigeria owes is origin to the activities of british interest and authorities operating in the area during the latter half of the 19th century abu, 2005.
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