[PDF] 4 Governance And Local Government Elections In Nigerias Fourth Republic eBook

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Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the role of local government elections in the governance of the people from 1999 to date in three states of the federation. [...] The following research questions formed the basis of this study: a) What was the level of citizens' participation in the local government elections in 1999, 2004 and 2007/2008? b) What were the challenges that affected local government elections in 1999, 2004 and 2007/2008? c) Which of the basic social services were provided by the local governments from 1999 to date? d) Were the citizens involved. [...] Theoretically, understanding the role of government in any society relates directly to the fact of state-citizen relations in respect of the Social Contract, in which the state provides security and welfare for the citizens, and the citizens in turn reciprocate by recognizing the authority of the state and paying taxes to it. [...] At various times between 1926 and 1976, the boundary of Plateau Province oscillated, paralleling the general trend of political development in the country, as the government of the day acquiesced to the agitation of different ethnic groups to be merged with their kith and kin that were of larger concentrations in other provinces. [...] The division of the country into smaller semi-autonomous states was strategic and an attempt to introduce a sense of balance between the north and the south, and to save the federation from total disintegration, which was imminent from the polarization of the country along ethnic lines after the bloody military takeover of 1966 and the subsequent crisis which led to an attempted secession by the E.

Author : Agbu, Osita
Publisher : CODESRIA
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 21,63 MB
Release : 2017-05-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 2869786395

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Elections and Governance in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic is a book about Nigerian politics, governance and democracy. It at once encompasses Nigeria’s post-colonial character, its political economy, party formation since independence, the role of Electoral Commissions, as well as, indepth analyses of the 1999, 2003 and 2007 general elections that involved extensive fieldwork. It also presents aspects of the 2011 and 2015 general elections, while discussing the state of democratic consolidation, and lessons learned for achieving good governance in the country. It is indeed, a must read for students of politics, academics, politicians, statesmen and policy makers, and in fact, stakeholders in the Nigerian democracy project. The book stands out as a well-researched and rich documentary material about elections in Nigeria, and the efforts so far made in growing democracy.

Author : Femi Omotoso
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 17,75 MB
Release : 2016-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1942876394

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The year 1999 was a watershed in the history of Nigeria as it witnessed the peaceful transfer of power from the military to the political class. Given Nigerias tumultuous history of successive military interventions, this development was the first genuine transition that saw the military elite transferring political power to civilians without itching to stage a comeback. This edited volume, composed of 22 chapters discusses the form, trajectory and substance of democratic governance in post-military Nigeria between 1999 and 2014. It is a compilation of well researched essays and narratives on Nigerian government and politics. The book is a multi-disciplinary assessment of Nigerias democratic strides, including contributions from scholars in a broad range of disciplines such as history, sociology and anthropology, political science, economics, international relations, among others. The book examines the factors responsible for the resilience of the current democratic governance structures, in spite of centripetal and centrifugal forces frustrating democratic consolidation in the country. It equally interrogates these factors and makes appropriate recommendations for overcoming them. Key themes covered in the book in the Boko Haram insurgency, governance and corruption, militancy, sharia law, Islamic banking amongst others. It sheds light on contending issues affecting, afflicting and retarding the countrys progress. Issues like ethnicity, electoral corruption, human rights abuses, privatization of national assets, kidnapping and armed robbery, overbearing leadership personality and many more are critically discussed. Local government autonomy and the challenges of grassroots development and civil service administration are also thoroughly analysed. Democratic Governance and Political Participation in Nigeria 1999-2014 is a detailed, exhaustive, deep, stimulating and captivating narrative of the Nigerian situation. It is enthusiastically recommended for those who wish to know more about contemporary Nigerian history. As a collection of contemporary issues on the Nigerian government and politics, the book is recommended for courses in politics and governance in Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. It is an invaluable companion for both graduate and undergraduate students as well as scholars of African politics.

Author : Okechukwu Ibeanu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 14,99 MB
Release : 2022-01-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9811660581

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This book examines the structures and processes of political decision-making and governance in Nigeria. Since Nigeria returned to elected government in 1999, it has been observed that several factors account for the differences between the design of statutory structures and processes of political decision-making and how they operate in reality. In other words, there are wide gaps between statutes and practice of political decision-making. However, the nexus between the two remains largely understudied by political scientists. Instinctively, political scientists assume that informal influences in political decision-making are aberrations, episodic or temporary. This book is designed to interrogate the nexus between the formal and non-formal dimensions of the dynamics of political decision making in Nigeria and also provide evidence about the actual functioning of governmental structures in Nigeria. The thesis of the book is that the non-formal dimension of political decision making as evidenced in rising ethno-political patronages, religious sentiments, clientelism and factionalism, are interacting with formal decision-making structures in ways that largely undermine the latter and, by extension, the democratic system. The book pursues this thesis by examining the roles of actors and institutions including, electoral choices made by voters, legislations, which perhaps is the most fundamental form of political decision-making, policies made by the executive and administration, as well as decision making within political parties, since parties are sites for articulating and aggregating issues on which decisions are to be made.

Author : John A. A. Ayoade
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 14,52 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 0739175882

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Elections have been central to regime collapse in Nigeria because they neither passed the test of citizens' acceptability nor electoral neutrality. They always pushed the country to a dangerous brink which she has often survived after serious constitutional and political bruises. The general election of 1964 rocked the delicate balance of the country resulting in the military coup of January 15, 1966 and a thirty month civil war. The subsequent effort of the military at restructuring the country did not go far enough to win the civic confidence of the people. The military availed itself of another opportunity of tinkering with the system in 1993. However, it demonstrated that it was not immune to civic dishonesty when it annulled the widely acclaimed free and fair presidential election in June 12, 1993. By fits and starts, Nigeria held another election in 1999 which was tolerated only because of citizens' fatigue of military rule. The elections of 2003 and 2007 were classic examples of make-belief democracy. The feeding of inequity and, if you will, domination, persisted. A combination of fortune, trickery and arm twisting produced a power shift in favour of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Azikwe Jonathan in April 2011. The subsequent attempt by the north to create a strategic consensus did not save it from being pushed into fringe politics forcing some of its spokespersons to vow that they will make governance impossible. The election was better than the worst but much still remains to be done.

Author : Toyin Falola
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 50,83 MB
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108837972

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An introduction to the politics and society of post-colonial Nigeria, highlighting the key themes of ethnicity, democracy, and development.

Author : Jonathan A. Rodden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 30,47 MB
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 110849790X

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Reviews recent lessons about decentralized governance and implications for future development programs and policies.