Key Features:
- No of Pages: 64
- No of Chapters: 5
- Well detailed
Abstract:
In Nigeria, the political parties usually are formed along ethnic, cultural, geo-political and religious lines. In everyday activities of government one notices the fostering of primordial loyalties such as ethnic sensivity and overt provision of other selfish political tendencies as a result, the political class has always remained benefit of viable political ideology on which the nation`s has reduced party politics to a broad and bother game where monetization of political process is the bedrock of loyalty and support. This has eroded the aim of the democratic system. According to Oyovbaire (1987), the respect for human right and rule of law which are the main features of democracy are not visible especially between 1999 and 2007; election rigging and gangsterism is the order of the day that one can hardly differentiate between democratic government and autocracy.
This works makes use of secondary methodology of collecting data inorder to explain how political parties influences national development
Table of Content:
RESEARCH FORMAT
Table of content
Title Page
Certificate Page
Approval Page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Table of contents
Abstract
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
1.2 Statement of problem/Research question
1.3 Objectives of the study
1.4 Significance of the study
1.5 Scope/limitation of the study
1.6 Literature Review
1.7 Theoretical Framework
1.8 Research Hypothesis
1.9 Research Methodology
1.10 Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN NIGERIA
2.1 Evolution of political parties in Nigeria
2.2 Party Organization in Nigeria
2.3 Roles of political parties in Nigeria's fourth republic
CHAPTER THREE
IMPACTS OF THE ROLE OF POLITICAL PARTIES TO DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA'S FOURTH REPUBLIC
3.1 Political Impact
3.2 Socio-economic Impact
3.3 Security Impact
CHAPTER FOUR
CHALLENGES OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN ITS ROLE TOWARDS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA'S FOURTH REPUBLIC
4.1 Challenges of Internal party democracy
4.2 Lack of party ideologies
4.3 Religious/Ethnic politics
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary of findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
Bibliography
Introduction:
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Democracy as a system of government seeks to realize a generally recognised common good through a collective initiation and discussion of policy questions concerning public affairs and which delegates authority to agents to implement the broad decisions made by the people through majority vote. Thus, in contemporary times, democracy has been referred to as the expression of popular will of the political community through elected representatives. The contemporary democracy according to Rapheal (1976) rests on representative government. Presently, the call for freedom and democracy echoes across the world. The world has witnessed phenomenal change from authoritarian style of governance to democratic rule because democratic governance with its idea of elective representation, freedom of choice of leaders, rule of law, freedom of expression, accountability e.t.c has become the acceptable system of government all over the world. It is a form of government in which the supreme power of a political community rest on popular sovereignty. The global recognition of democracy eventually paved way for the re-birth of democratic government in Nigeria on May 29, 1999. Now that democracy becomes Nigeria's “Public good”, credible institutions are required to defend the system. It is in this context that democratic consolidation and sustainability become imperative. Thus, democracy requires among others the supportive structures, such as political parties. These Political Parties will serve as mediating institutions through which differences in ideas, interests and perceptions of political problems at a given time can be managed (Omotola, 2008). The fact still remains that “the strength and effectiveness of Political Parties is directly proportional to the degree of resilience democracy enjoy” (Mimiko, 2007).
In modern societics, political parties are very essential to political process. They have become veritable instrument of democracy in any democratic system.
Political parties are not only instrument for capturing political power, but they are also vehicle for the aggregation of interests and ultimate satisfaction of such interests through the control of government.
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