This paper examines contemporary dimensions of electoral politics in Nigeria against a backdrop o... more This paper examines contemporary dimensions of electoral politics in Nigeria against a backdrop of historical experiences. It details issues, events and developments before, during and after elections. Its central argument is that Nigeria has suffered from both institutional (organizations + values /rules/norms) and experiential deficits in regard of required ramparts for electoral politics conducive to democratic renewal and consolidation. Organisations have been bereft of values required for turning them into effective institutions while dominant values have been toxic to democratic politicking. While years of dictatorship under colonial, military and civil rule partly account for the parlous state of electoral politics in Nigeria, the nature of political leadership, its shortsightedness as well as its lack of commitment to and experience in the democratic management of diversity in the context of restrained governance, have devalued politics and elections in Nigeria, reducing the...
The theory and philosophy of the national question, Abubakar Momoh the national question in histo... more The theory and philosophy of the national question, Abubakar Momoh the national question in historical perspective, Osarhieme Benson Osadolor social structure and the national question in Nigeria, Mark Anikpo revenue allocation and the national question, Eskor Toyo oil and the minority question, Cyril I. Obi the minority question in northern Nigeria, Yima Sen the national question and the politicization of ethnicity in Yobe State, Ibrahim Baba Gana the military and the national question, Said Adejumobi language and the national question, Unyierie Angela Idem the Nigerian press and the national question, Wale Adebanwi the federal solution and the national question in Nigeria, Eghosa E. Osaghae conclusion - the national question in comparative perspectives, Said Adejumobi and Abubakar Momoh.
The theory and philosophy of the national question, Abubakar Momoh the national question in histo... more The theory and philosophy of the national question, Abubakar Momoh the national question in historical perspective, Osarhieme Benson Osadolor social structure and the national question in Nigeria, Mark Anikpo revenue allocation and the national question, Eskor Toyo oil and the minority question, Cyril I. Obi the minority question in northern Nigeria, Yima Sen the national question and the politicization of ethnicity in Yobe State, Ibrahim Baba Gana the military and the national question, Said Adejumobi language and the national question, Unyierie Angela Idem the Nigerian press and the national question, Wale Adebanwi the federal solution and the national question in Nigeria, Eghosa E. Osaghae conclusion - the national question in comparative perspectives, Said Adejumobi and Abubakar Momoh.
This paper examines contemporary dimensions of electoral politics in Nigeria against a backdrop o... more This paper examines contemporary dimensions of electoral politics in Nigeria against a backdrop of historical experiences. It details issues, events and developments before, during and after elections. Its central argument is that Nigeria has suffered from both institutional (organizations + values /rules/norms) and experiential deficits in regard of required ramparts for electoral politics conducive to democratic renewal and consolidation. Organisations have been bereft of values required for turning them into effective institutions while dominant values have been toxic to democratic politicking. While years of dictatorship under colonial, military and civil rule partly account for the parlous state of electoral politics in Nigeria, the nature of political leadership, its shortsightedness as well as its lack of commitment to and experience in the democratic management of diversity in the context of restrained governance, have devalued politics and elections in Nigeria, reducing the...
A military disengagement process often euphemistically referred to as Transition to Civil Rule Pr... more A military disengagement process often euphemistically referred to as Transition to Civil Rule Programme was recently completed in Nigeria/ This disengagement plan is unique in three important senses. First it is the shortest disengagement plan by the military in Nigeria's political history. More often, military regimes in Nigeria are used to the "luxury" of elaborate, extremely costly and mostly dubious political transition programmes with a minimum of three year period. Secondly, the disengagement plan is the least regimented amongst all military authored transitions in Nigeria's political history. It contained less "bobby-traps", "landmines" and "ambushes", which were the main features of the Baban-
Elections abound in Africa. In the decade 1996–2006, 44 elections were conducted in sub-Saharan A... more Elections abound in Africa. In the decade 1996–2006, 44 elections were conducted in sub-Saharan Africa, and from 2005 to 2007, 26 presidential and 28 parliamentary elections were held on the continent (UNECA, 2009: 17). In 2012, 10 presidential and 13 parliamentary elections were organized. In 2013, elections—10 presidential and 15 parliamentary—were held in 20 African countries. Even North Africa, which hitherto seemed impervious to regular elections, succumbed to it, completing the cycle of democratic transition in Africa (UNECA and UNDP, 2013).
Governance and Politics in Post-Military Nigeria, 2010
Democracy and governance in Africa generally, as Larry Diamond (2008, 137) rightly observed, are ... more Democracy and governance in Africa generally, as Larry Diamond (2008, 137) rightly observed, are in a “state of transition, or some will say, suspension.” The democratization process in Africa has seen many forms, and the course, trajectory, and outcomes have been mixed. In the last two decades in which re-democratization begun, the overall picture is that there has been only marginal progress on governance in Africa (UNECA 2009; Lindberg 2009; Diamond 2007 & 2008) but this overall picture masks sharp disparities among African countries. In some countries, progress has been visible with the conduct of credible elections, alternation of power among political parties, expansion of the political and civil space with better observance of human rights and the rule of law, flourishing media, and modest economic progress.1 Regrettably, many countries are neck-deep in a crisis of transition, in which there is large-scale election rigging, the trend toward a one-party state, marked inter-ethnic electoral conflicts and political violence, the concentration and personalization of power, and a new phenomenon of political dynasty in which leaders stage-manage power transfer to their children—all constituting ominous signs of a downward political slope in Africa’s recent democratization effort.2
This paper examines contemporary dimensions of electoral politics in Nigeria against a backdrop o... more This paper examines contemporary dimensions of electoral politics in Nigeria against a backdrop of historical experiences. It details issues, events and developments before, during and after elections. Its central argument is that Nigeria has suffered from both institutional (organizations + values /rules/norms) and experiential deficits in regard of required ramparts for electoral politics conducive to democratic renewal and consolidation. Organisations have been bereft of values required for turning them into effective institutions while dominant values have been toxic to democratic politicking. While years of dictatorship under colonial, military and civil rule partly account for the parlous state of electoral politics in Nigeria, the nature of political leadership, its shortsightedness as well as its lack of commitment to and experience in the democratic management of diversity in the context of restrained governance, have devalued politics and elections in Nigeria, reducing the...
The theory and philosophy of the national question, Abubakar Momoh the national question in histo... more The theory and philosophy of the national question, Abubakar Momoh the national question in historical perspective, Osarhieme Benson Osadolor social structure and the national question in Nigeria, Mark Anikpo revenue allocation and the national question, Eskor Toyo oil and the minority question, Cyril I. Obi the minority question in northern Nigeria, Yima Sen the national question and the politicization of ethnicity in Yobe State, Ibrahim Baba Gana the military and the national question, Said Adejumobi language and the national question, Unyierie Angela Idem the Nigerian press and the national question, Wale Adebanwi the federal solution and the national question in Nigeria, Eghosa E. Osaghae conclusion - the national question in comparative perspectives, Said Adejumobi and Abubakar Momoh.
The theory and philosophy of the national question, Abubakar Momoh the national question in histo... more The theory and philosophy of the national question, Abubakar Momoh the national question in historical perspective, Osarhieme Benson Osadolor social structure and the national question in Nigeria, Mark Anikpo revenue allocation and the national question, Eskor Toyo oil and the minority question, Cyril I. Obi the minority question in northern Nigeria, Yima Sen the national question and the politicization of ethnicity in Yobe State, Ibrahim Baba Gana the military and the national question, Said Adejumobi language and the national question, Unyierie Angela Idem the Nigerian press and the national question, Wale Adebanwi the federal solution and the national question in Nigeria, Eghosa E. Osaghae conclusion - the national question in comparative perspectives, Said Adejumobi and Abubakar Momoh.
This paper examines contemporary dimensions of electoral politics in Nigeria against a backdrop o... more This paper examines contemporary dimensions of electoral politics in Nigeria against a backdrop of historical experiences. It details issues, events and developments before, during and after elections. Its central argument is that Nigeria has suffered from both institutional (organizations + values /rules/norms) and experiential deficits in regard of required ramparts for electoral politics conducive to democratic renewal and consolidation. Organisations have been bereft of values required for turning them into effective institutions while dominant values have been toxic to democratic politicking. While years of dictatorship under colonial, military and civil rule partly account for the parlous state of electoral politics in Nigeria, the nature of political leadership, its shortsightedness as well as its lack of commitment to and experience in the democratic management of diversity in the context of restrained governance, have devalued politics and elections in Nigeria, reducing the...
A military disengagement process often euphemistically referred to as Transition to Civil Rule Pr... more A military disengagement process often euphemistically referred to as Transition to Civil Rule Programme was recently completed in Nigeria/ This disengagement plan is unique in three important senses. First it is the shortest disengagement plan by the military in Nigeria's political history. More often, military regimes in Nigeria are used to the "luxury" of elaborate, extremely costly and mostly dubious political transition programmes with a minimum of three year period. Secondly, the disengagement plan is the least regimented amongst all military authored transitions in Nigeria's political history. It contained less "bobby-traps", "landmines" and "ambushes", which were the main features of the Baban-
Elections abound in Africa. In the decade 1996–2006, 44 elections were conducted in sub-Saharan A... more Elections abound in Africa. In the decade 1996–2006, 44 elections were conducted in sub-Saharan Africa, and from 2005 to 2007, 26 presidential and 28 parliamentary elections were held on the continent (UNECA, 2009: 17). In 2012, 10 presidential and 13 parliamentary elections were organized. In 2013, elections—10 presidential and 15 parliamentary—were held in 20 African countries. Even North Africa, which hitherto seemed impervious to regular elections, succumbed to it, completing the cycle of democratic transition in Africa (UNECA and UNDP, 2013).
Governance and Politics in Post-Military Nigeria, 2010
Democracy and governance in Africa generally, as Larry Diamond (2008, 137) rightly observed, are ... more Democracy and governance in Africa generally, as Larry Diamond (2008, 137) rightly observed, are in a “state of transition, or some will say, suspension.” The democratization process in Africa has seen many forms, and the course, trajectory, and outcomes have been mixed. In the last two decades in which re-democratization begun, the overall picture is that there has been only marginal progress on governance in Africa (UNECA 2009; Lindberg 2009; Diamond 2007 & 2008) but this overall picture masks sharp disparities among African countries. In some countries, progress has been visible with the conduct of credible elections, alternation of power among political parties, expansion of the political and civil space with better observance of human rights and the rule of law, flourishing media, and modest economic progress.1 Regrettably, many countries are neck-deep in a crisis of transition, in which there is large-scale election rigging, the trend toward a one-party state, marked inter-ethnic electoral conflicts and political violence, the concentration and personalization of power, and a new phenomenon of political dynasty in which leaders stage-manage power transfer to their children—all constituting ominous signs of a downward political slope in Africa’s recent democratization effort.2
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