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. Considerations for nigeria dr marcin walecki international foundation for election systems ifes nigeria ineccivil society forum seminar on agenda for electoral reform 27 28 november 2003 abuja, nigeria. Gowon vowed to start nigeria along the road to civilian government. Nigeria has therefore been governed for a longer period over thirty years of her independence by the military. Now we have the first book to examine the impact of nearly fourteen years of military rule on nigerias political system, a status challenged only by panter bricks. Nigerian government and politics under military rule, 196679. The research also observed that the nigerian political.
He taught political science and international relations in canadian, ghanaian, and nigerian universities. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. 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. Historical background of nigerian politics, 19001960. Understanding open government partnership in nigeria the. Box 4223, uyo, akwa ibom state, nigeria keywords petroleum resources. Its southern coast is on the gulf of guinea in the atlantic ocean. However, when gowon moved to split the 4 existing regions into 12 states in 1967, chukwuemeka ojukwu, the leader of the eastern region refused to accept this and declared that the eastern region would become its own independent republic named biafra. As nigeria goes, so goes the rest of subsaharan africa. Ap comparative government and politics nigeria briefing paper. Nigerian government and politics download ebook pdf.
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. Abstract this paper examined the extent to which the citizens are involved in political activities. The world factbook countrylocation locator map modal. During the 1970s, nigeria had the 33rd highest per capita income in the world, but by 1997 it had dropped to the th poorest. 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 federation comprises 36 states and 1 federal capital territory, where the capital, abuja, is located. The constitution provides for a separation of powers among the three branches of government. On june 8, the africa growth initiative at brookings hosted a discussion on the opportunities and challenges facing nigeria s recently inaugurated president buhari and his newly elected government. Introduction nigeria and nigerians have been caught in the frenzy of centenary celebration. The study found that military efforts in nigerias development through the creation of more local government councils have been fraught with.
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. Before the coming of whiteman in nigeria the history proved beyond reasonable doubt that there was a strong organized government without any. It is appropriate to focus on this important aspect of development in the nigerian polity. An introduction to african politics, this course will provide for its participants a general survey of the main issues regarding politics in the continent. Despite weak capacity and poor performance, nigeria also benefits from a fairly wellestablished civil service and broadly present government institutions. For years it has been struggling to decrease unemployment, income inequality and its dependence on oil. Usaidnigeria country development cooperation strategy. Primarily intended for introductory courses in political science and, specifically, nigerian government. Although democratically elected local government is protected by the constitution, and development areas and autonomous communities are created by individual state legislation, elected local government is lacking in. The study looked into political levies of anambra state citizens being the case study of the work. Local government administration in nigeria has come of age, not so much because of its efficiency and effectiveness, but primarily because of its longevity and resilience of its relevance in the administration of the country akhakpe, fatile and igbokweibeto, 2012.
But intense competition also forced leaders to focus on shortterm political solutions. Thus, the two leaders who had pursued what could be regarded as an aggressive campaign against corruption in nigeria in the past did not last in power. International journal of politics and good governance volume vi, no. Since independence in 1960, nigerias unstable political history can be characterized by a series of military dictatorships interspersed with brief interludes of. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since. Nigeria s return to elected civilian rule in 1999 was a critical driver of reform in lagos. The federal government of nigeria is composed of three distinct branches. Evidence of corruption and the influence of social norms. A study of some selected local government areas in ondo state, nigeria. According to the nigerian constitution and in line with the presidential system of government, there is a separation of power among the three branches of government, namely the presidency, the judiciary and the. Nnamdi azikiwe became the first president of independent nigeria, with sir. Nigerian government and politics political science project. Nigerian government and citizens need to do everything possible to ensure effective implementation of the nigeria ogp national action plan.
Political corruption not only leads to the misallocation of resources, but it also affects the manner in which decisions are made. With the right policies for the next generation, nigeria s aspiration to become one of the worlds largest 20 economies is within reach. As the agitation gained momentum, the colonial government initiated a process of tactical pull over through negotiation with the emergent yet fragmented political class. Since the restoration of democracy in nigeria, there has been consistent and gradual change in the political arena. Areas covered range from political system types, political economies, and political cultures of diverse. As a field of study, it is divided into two branches, each with distinctive problems and with different though overlapping literatures.
Political ethics political ethics sometimes called political morality or public ethics is the practice of making moral judgments about political action, and the study of that practice. Its for the interest of my fellow political science student. This book attempts to fill the void in literature for undergraduate and graduate students in the third world, particularly nigeria. The impact of oil on nigerias economic policy formulation by biodun adedipe, ph. The former british colony is one of the worlds largest oil producers, but few nigerians, including those in oil. Available records on the history of the political development of nigeria since independence have shown that the reins of government has always fallen into the hands of a political leadership class that showed more interest in private, group or ethnic gains than in the general wellbeing of the nigerian state. 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. The politics of local government in nigeria reloaded has been inspired by the 20 constitution amendment process initiated by the national assembly. Governance and oil politics in nigeria s niger delta.
The study adopted both qualitative and quantitative means of data collection. 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. Governmental and political history of nigeria the first republic. 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 research also observed that the nigerian political system is a federal republic with a pres. Adedipe associates limited, victoria island, lagos, nigeria. Under nigeria s federal constitutional structure, the majority of social services, including education.
Igho natufe is a senior policy adviser with the government of canada, ottawa, ontario, canada. Nigeria became an independent country in october 1 st 1960 after about a century occupation by the british colonial masters. Nigeria since independence have shown that the reins of government has always fallen into the. Nigeria is a federal republic with a presidential system. Public administration and local government university of. First, the spread of islam, predominantly in the north but later in southwestern nigeria as well, began a millennium ago. The literature on corruption in nigeria nigeria is the most populous country in africa and a very important oil producer. Nigeria s insecurity has added to its economic woes, hindering foreign investment. 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. The movement is unique in that it combines a sectarian, radical islamic agenda with violence. Introduction the course nigerian government and politics mpa 841 is a core course which carries two 2 credit units. The nigerian government and politics are built around the presidential system of government, which was copied from the united states of america.
Benefiting from natural resources nigeria s oilrich delta region generates enough revenue to address many of the. The main objective of the study is to intellectualize local government autonomy from a new perspective from the. Nigeria summary nigeria is a federal republic with three tiers of government. Available records on the history of the political development of. The lagos government s most significant institutional advances came during periods of relative political stability and continuity. Nigeria s constitution, executive branch, and legislative branch directions. Pdf the trends of politics in postcolonial african states have been. Unfortunately the military struck in january 16 1966 and ruled the country for over 30 years. The creation of the sokoto caliphate in the jihad holy war of 18048 brought most of the northern region and adjacent parts of niger and cameroon under a single islamic government. In the first republic, the last governorgeneral of nigeria, dr. 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. Political corruption is the manipulation of the political institutions and the rules of procedure, and therefore it influences the institutions of government and the political system, and it frequently. If nigeria s leaders make the wrong choices today, the country will suffer the consequences for many decades to come and nigeria s development breakthrough could be forever lost.
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