Failure of the elections conducted by the civilian government in. The paper concludes that for nigeria to experience sustainable socioeconomic. Nigerian government and politics download ebook pdf. Government and politics are only part of the many facets of a complex society. Politics may be more accurately called the contract of government, or the. International journal of politics and good governance volume vi, no. As nigeria goes, so goes the rest of subsaharan africa. Many of the first republic politicians were not corrupt since the majority of them came into politics with ideologies and principles. The developments in nigeria have a cnnsiderable bearing upon the developments in africa at large, and upon africas standing in world politics, its vitality and its ability to handle pressing problems, both within africa itself and in connection with world affairs generally.
Library of congress federal research division country profile. Having firmly and solemnly resolve, to live in unity and harmony as one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign nation under god, dedicated to the promotion of interafrican solidarity, world peace, international cooperation and understanding. These divisions theoretically out of the realm of politics. Nigeria was scheduled for independence from britain in 1960, and three main political parties ran in the preparatory elections in 1959. Within nigeria, slavery was widespread and bore social implications that are still evident.
This was the year nigeria assumed both political and military control of its territory. National and state elections in 2019 were deeply competitive, with scattered instances of violence amid a mostly peaceful process. Nigeria is a multiethnic and culturally diverse federation which consists. The research also observed that the nigerian political system is a federal republic with a pres. The influence of media ownership and control on media agenda setting in nigeria international journal of humanities social sciences and education ijhsse page 38 3. It has seen its changes to military regime to democracy era, including the good and bad sides of these regimes. Nigeria is a federal republic, with executive power exercised by the. The intervention of military in the political scene of nigeria was not totally a surprise to most political. Although the years since nigeria s return to civilian rule in 1999 have seen an increased interest in its history and politics, nigeria remains one of the most underresearched african countries. On 15 january 1966, a crisisbound nigerian government was overthrown by a swift military coup detat. Elections held in august 1979 and were won by the national party of nigeria npn consequent upon which alhaji shehu shagari became the president. His experience of nigerian politics alone provided him with an. Independence from british rule came to pass in nigeria on the 1 st of october, 1960. However, concerted efforts have been made by government and nongovernmental organizations to increase the level of participation of women in politics in line with the declaration made at the.
Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria. D student of political science at the department of political science university of ibadan ibadan, nigeria abstract the military is not by inclination trained to rule, but to defend. Governance and oil politics in nigeria s niger delta. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. Nigeria has made progress since its return to democracy in 1999. The image of african politics in government and politics in africa. The prime minister of the federal republic and his.
The african ejournals project has digitized full text of. Click download or read online button to get nigerian government and politics book now. It has a three tier of government legislative, executive and judiciary as provided institutionally working in tandem for the growth and development of the country through the instrumentality of checks and. It operates the presidential system of government with three distinct but complementary arms namely the executive, the legislature and the judiciary, each acting as a check on. Nigerian government and politics political science project. Global journal of political science and administration vol. A key regional player in west africa, nigeria accounts for about half of west africas population with approximately 202 million people and one of the largest populations of youth in the world. Democracy in nigeria problems and prospects information. However, in november 1993, in nigeria s seventh coup, general sani abacha assumed power and cancelled the scheduled return to civilian rule. It is prepared and made available to all students who are taking the masters in public administration mpa programme with specialization in human resource management. The future of nigerian politics lies in tolerating civilian governance. Governmental and political history of nigeria the first republic.
Nigeria, july 2008 2 of slaves flowed north across the sahara for a millennium, ending only at the beginning of the twentieth century. Therefore, the problem of governance, particularly at the local level, has been in a doldrums in the political history of nigeria. The constitution provides for a separation of powers among the three branches of government. The impact of military coup detat on political development in nigeria olorungbemi simeon toyin ph. However, historically low voter turnout signals a deepening distrust in government and institutions.
Failure of the elections conducted by the civilian government in 1965 and 1983 brought about the military intervention. A study of some selected local government areas in ondo state, nigeria. The current situation in nigeria united states institute. In the first republic, the last governorgeneral of nigeria, dr. Nigerian government and politics under military rule, 196679, edited by. The school draws attention to the potential negative consequences of free interaction between politics and. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Under the 1999 constitution, executive power is vested in a president who serves as both the head of state and the chief executive, is directly elected to a fouryear term, and nominates the vice president and members of the cabinet. The nigerian government structure has taken on different shapes from 1960, when she gained her independence. 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. Nnamdi azikiwe became the first president of independent nigeria, with sir. The study adopted both qualitative and quantitative means of data collection. Its coast in the south is located on the gulf of guinea in the atlantic ocean. The nigerian government structure explained oasdom. Media ownership patterns the ownership of the mass media namely. As africas most populous country, largest economy, and biggest democracy, nigeria is a bellwether for the continent. Nigerian government and politics under military rule, 196679. The federal government of nigeria is composed of three distinct branches.
The raditional forms of government in northern nigeria outside. Governance and oil politics in nigeria s niger delta 1 economic, political and administrative authority. Its for the interest of my fellow political science student. Religion, ethnic groups, race, social and economic classes all of these interact with the political system and have a tremendous impact on policymaking. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria 1. General elections held in february 1999 marked the end of 15 years of military rule and the beginning of civilian rule based on a multiparty democracy. 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. Governance and oil politics in nigerias niger delta. Nigerias creaky political system council on foreign. Nigeria was controlled by the military following a successive military rule for several decades, until february 1999, when a civilian government was established via a general election. Tafawa balewa serving as the first and only prime minister of the country the government of the first republic did not last as it came to a halt via several coup attempts with the first. Nigeria is a federal republic with a presidential system. It is in a bid to find a lasting solution to issue of womens misrepresentation in nigeria political. Pdf scholars have argued that there exists a sort of relationship between.
The country is africas most populous, with more than 200 million people. Pdf the trends of politics in postcolonial african states have been. Nigeria has been recording low participation of women in both elective and appointive positions. Nigerian politics in perspective government and opposition. As at that time, nigeria was still following the british system of government in which there is a prime minister and a ceremonial president. Introduction the phenomenons of godfatherism and political conflict have become a plague in the body politics of nigeria. The nigerian government was dominated by the military till october 1979 when democracy was, once again, restored, thus, announcing the second republic. Media and political communications in nigeria s first republic there were mixed party and nonparty media, government owned and controlled media, political party newspapers and the press of private concerns, during the. An introduction to african politics, this course will provide for its participants a general survey of the main issues. Policy successive administrations have described the u. The economist offers authoritative insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science, technology and the connections between them.