It is therefore not surprising that the lawmakers allocated to themselves, n125 billion in the current 2017 budget, which they raised from n7. The structure of nigerias election administration system is embodied in the inec. 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. History of political parties in nigeria nigerian finder.
As a result of this, the ingredients of democracy have not been able to thrive after many years of political independence in nigeria. 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. Corruption has been identified as a major challenge to national development in nigeria seteolu, 2004. Naija center news was launched on 3rd of june, 2012 to bring the latest naija news to. Nigerian politics and governance the guardian nigeria. Corruption, godfatherism and the funding of political violence. Apart from the introductory aspect of the paper, the paper is pigeon hole in four compartments. Political parties and democratic consolidation in nigerias fourth republic akubo, a. National party of nigeria political party, nigeria. Namely, taking into account the cois relevance, reliability, accuracy, balance, currency, transparency and traceability. Nigerias flag consists of three equal vertical bands of green, white, and green. Pdf the prospects and challenges of social media in. Nigeria currently has better foreign relations with its neighbors, due to its current state of democracy. Good day to the chairperson, panel of judges, codebaters, and audience.
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. Lukman that nigeria badly needed a leadership that can rescue the country from the depth of chronic indiscipline, disorder. Journal of nigeria studies volume 1, number 2, fall 2012 political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. 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. 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.
The federal government of nigeria is composed of three distinct branches. In precolonial times what is known as nigeria today was just a territory made up of a number of highly influential and. Abuja has been the capital of nigeria since december 12, 1991. 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. 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.
Biblionigeria n6 november december 2017 size ifra nigeria. For comprehensive understanding of the place and its impact of this study. The three political parties were the national council of nigeria and the cameroons ncnc. Accordingly, democracy in nigeria cannot be consolidated amidst high level. Solution to religious crisis in nigeria essay example. History and development of political parties in nigeria. Nigeria as a nation is plaque with several sociopolitical and economic problems and challenges.
However, nigeria s electoral history has always been marred by various levels of violence with grave implications for the polity. Nigeria comprises over 250 ethnic groups, while hausa, igbo and yoruba are regarded as the major ones. The research also observed that the nigerian political system is a federal republic with a pres. Globalization and the challenges of national development. 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. The 2015 nigerian general elections article pdf available in afrika spectrum. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. The second political party was the northern peoples congress npc and it. Nigeria has the appropriate credentials for greatness.
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. In real terms, it is a pluralistic and multifaceted society, both. I am here to argue in favor of the position that the amalgamation of the north and south protectorates in 1914 was a mistake. Failure of the elections conducted by the civilian government in 1965 and 1983 brought about the military intervention. He joined the national party of nigeria npn in january 1983 and subsequently attempted to reenter politics.
Military and politics in nigeria the group of army officers involved in the military take over of janua ry 15, 1966, consisted of mostly southeastern igbo officers including major chukuma kaduna. Monitoring participation of women in politics in nigeria paper presented by mrs. The study looked into political levies of anambra state citizens being the case study of the work. Northern nigeria is witnessing an upheaval in its political and social space. This work assesses the role of nigerian legislature in national development. Naija center news is published by teldem communications limited, a media engaged in consultancy and publishing. 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.
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. Theoretical perspective 79 languages, customs and traditions gives the country a rich cultural diversity. Nigerian government and politics political science project topics. Nigeria became a federal republic, modelling its federal. Other articles where national party of nigeria is discussed. 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. National party of nigeria political party, nigeria britannica. On 1, october 1960, nigeria, after several years of british colonial rule, became an independent nation. And slowly but surely, technology is creeping into nigerias unwieldy economy. 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. A major reason that has been responsible for her socioeconomic stagnation is the phenomenon of corruption. The politics of states and local governments creation in.
This move triggered the unprecedented recalibration of influence held by northern leaders over the federal government. Nigeria is the most populous country in africa, the second biggest economy, the third largest military power and the biggest oil producer. He served as governor of katsina state in northern nigeria between may 29, 1999 and may 28, 2007. Nigeria is a country of significant promise, but it also faces serious. This post is about the governmental and political history of nigeria. In 1960, nigeria joined both the united nations and the commonwealth of nations. 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. Islam and christianity are not recognized here to the trivialization of the position of traditional animism. It is therefore trite to handle it with utmost caution and sincerity.
Corruption pervades all levels of government in nigeria. Phil professor of sociology and national commissioner, independent national electoral commission headquarters, abuja womens economic, political and social inclusion. Mar 20, 2019 nigeria is made up of a population of about 158. It is an online naija news portal in and about nigeria and nigerians in diaspora. The political culture in nigeria is characterized by intolerance, intimidation, thuggery, assassination, bitterness, apathy, indolence, money and ethnic politics. 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. Nigeria has not shown a significant and genuine commitment to the social, economic and political wellbeing of the country.
The first set of political parties to be formed in nigeria was formed in 1959, shortly before nigeria gained her independence from britain. 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. 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. After this period the country has managed to survive and redefine kits comprehensive political system. The first aspect gives conceptual explanations of globalization and. Contending issues and the way forward idike, adeline nnenna, ph. The political history of nigeria presents itself in three parts, the precolonial politics. 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. Oloyede oluyemi national bureau of statistics nbs, abuja, nigeria abstract nigeria has been recording low participation of women in both elective and appointive positions. Since return of democratic rule in 1999, nigeria, has conducted elections in 2003, 2007, 2011 but with an ever increasing rise in electoral violence. 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. Ethnic politics and democratic consolidation in nigeria. Citizenship rights of women thereby become threatened, fettered and abridged.
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. It is a member of the african union and sits on that organizations peace and security council. Nigerians comprise the largest african diaspora group in the united states. Political corruption has become a cancerous phenomenon that pervades the nigerian state unrestrained. 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. 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. He was detained for 10 months following a coup that brought muhammad buhari to power at the end of. 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. University of nigeria virtual library serial no isbn. The work is of the view that legislature is a veritable instrument and institution for.
National assembly, jumbo allocation and lawmaking the. Therefore, this paper examines democratic consolidation and challenges of legislative politics in nigeria from 19992011. 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. The prospects and challenges of social media in nigerian politics. On the one hand, nigeria is the economic giant of africa, a country with the human and material resources to shame others. 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. The author painstakingly examines the failure to eradicate the disease after more than a decade of trying. Its seven most populous cities each house more than one million people, and about one out of two west africans is from nigeria. Constitution of the federal republic of nigeria wipo. Nigerian nationalism is a territorial nationalism, emphasizing a cultural connection of the people to the land in particular the niger and benue rivers. This newly formed country would go on to become a republic three years down the line on 1, october, 1963. This paper collected its data from both primary and secondary sources and employs the exploratory. Nigerian politics and governance the guardian nigeria news. Focusing on nigeria, today, there are two dominant religious groups in nigeria, islam and christianity.
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. Naija center news was launched on 3rd of june, 2012 to bring the latest naija news to nigerians particularly those out of the country. 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. The government of nigeria witnessed many structural changes in the few past decades in its political system. Methodologically, data for this paper were generated mainly from secondary sources of recorded human documents. The primary aim of this paper is to critically examine the importance of media in politics. Nationalism the term nationalism is as controversial as its etymological and historical roots. 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. According to preliminary results of the 2006 census and subsequent estimates, the most populous cities in nigeria are lagos about 8 million, kano 3.
Nigeria has a population of 3 million, a landmass of 923,768km2, a bountiful endowment in arable land, solid minerals and petroleumgas resources. 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. However, nigerias electoral history has always been marred by various levels of violence with grave implications for the polity. 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. Introduction nigeria and nigerians have been caught in the frenzy of centenary celebration. Master thesis including hd thesis dickson onwuka uduma. It first emerged in the 1920s under the influence of herbert macaulay who is considered the founder of nigerian nationalism.
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