Nigeria operates a multiparty system with more than ten political parties. These attitudes were evident in a pew research center survey conducted in the summer of 2018. The general aguiyi thomas ironsi military government that replaced the sacked civilian regime instituted a series of commissions of inquiry to investigate the. However, as it became apparent that jonathan had won the presidential contest, violent demonstrations erupted in northern nigeria. This is the definition adopted by many studies of the legal or constitutional arrangements of advanced political orders. Political behaviour is a view that there is no polity without a belief system inherent in the people. The constitution provides for a bicameral national assembly, which consists of the house of representatives and the. The broad objectives or aims of this research work are simply to know the meaning and contributions of multiparty system in nigeria political development. Nigerian politics takes place within a framework of a federal, presidential, representative democratic republic, in which executive power is exercised by the government. Download pdf nigerian political system free online new. Irrespective of the fact that federal republic of nigeria has many political issues, there are ideas that can rebuild the destroyed buildings.
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. Nigeria is a federal republic with a presidential system. Precolonial political systems in nigeria hausafulani. The president is the head of state, the head of government, and the head of a multiparty system. The quote above reflects both the importance of nigerian political and economic. Nigeria is a federal democratic republic with a presidential system of government. Nigeria before colonialism precolonial administration in.
The socio political and economic ramifications of the transfer of power to an elected civilian administration and the political chaos resulting from the continued uncertainties. The evolution of nigeria from about 1849 until it attained independence in 1960 is largely the story of the transformational impact of the british on the peoples and cultures of the nigerbenue area. Analytical study of political party systems in nigeria. Introduction nigeria and nigerians have been caught in the frenzy of centenary celebration. Brief recapitulation from colonial rule 19141960 unlike the case of the currently more advanced western american and european democratic countries and. Janda, outlined four important party functions in democratic political system. To find out the relationship between multiparty system and political development in nigeria. Ever before the commencement of colonialism, the people of what later became known as nigeria were living under different administration or political arrangements. This system which, in terms of its impact on the living conditions of the. Precolonial traditional political system in nigeria politics nairaland.
The three political parties were the national council of nigeria and the cameroons ncnc. Nairaland forum nairaland general politics precolonial traditional political system in nigeria 2825 views checkout a village court in uyo in 1949 where colonial officers presidepic musiliu obanikoro. In the nigerian political history, political parties have appeared in various guises, and have also disappeared under different guises. Nigeria is a federal republic, with executive power exercised by the president. Shola omotola, redeemers university, redemption city, mowe, ogun state, nigeria. Nigerias creaky political system council on foreign. This is the main question, which this paper addresses with emphasis on political. Areas covered range from political system types, political economies, and political cultures of diverse. In the national assembly elections, held in the same month, pdp secured 202 seats in the house of representatives, action congress of nigeria acn 66, cpc 35, anpp 25 and the labour party eight. The most deceived in the nigerian political system. Click download or read online button to get nigerian government and politics book now. The igbo precolonial political system was described by scholars as acephalous, a term which means leaderless, headless or chiefless.
However, theprecolonial nigeria symbolises the methods or ways by which nigerians govern themselves before the advent of colonialism. The rising and the falling of a polity is a product of a kind of political beliefs, dispositions, and orientations that run in the psyche of the people and their leaders. Political system, the set of formal legal institutions that constitute a government or a state. Pdf analytical study of political party systems in nigeria. Igbo precolonial political system or administration. The change in status called for no practical alteration of the constitutional system. In large complex societies, many decisions must be made about the duties and responsibilities of citizens and also about the rights and privileges. The system was based on checks and balances in which the various organs of government checked the activities of one another to avoid dictatorship. Its for the interest of my fellow political science student. The first set of political parties to be formed in nigeria was formed in 1959, shortly before nigeria gained her independence from britain. As per the constitution the political hierarchy in nigeria must be bound together by a federal arrangement that includes different levels of government. It means traditional systems preceded the era of colonialism. Each society must have a political system in order to maintain recognized procedures for allocating valued resources.
This celebration may be easily confused with the political. The second political party was the northern peoples congress npc and it. In 2001, nigeria was ranked the secondmost corrupt nation in the world out of 91 countries, second only to bangladesh. Ap comparative government and politics nigeria briefing paper. Trajectories of political systems and phases in nigeria 2. The major argument of this article is that these structures and processes are strongly informed by the history, social structure and political economy of the country. Within nigeria, slavery was widespread and bore social implications that are still evident. 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. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire. This paper examines mass media bias in nigerian political communications. Nigerians give countrys economy, political system low.
The nigerian government and politics are built around the presidential system of government, which was copied from the united states of america. Finally, this paper gaudily examines an overview of party systems, the types of party systems, the comparison between multiparty and twoparty systems in nigeria and their impacts on governance, and recommendation of twoparty system for nigeria political system. The constitution provides for a separation of powers among the three branches of government. Nigeria, my country, blessed with the best brains and rains to grow our grains, operating a democratic system that guarantees political freedom, equality of citizenship, and more yes, political freedom is one of the reasons political parties in nigeria have been created to give individuals and groups a voice and opportunity to contest for.
These are structuring the voting choice in elections, nominating candidates for election to public office, proposing alternative programs and coordinating with the government officials janda. Since the restoration of democracy in nigeria, there has been consistent and gradual change in the political arena. Nigeria is a federal republic comprises of 36 states as well as the fct. Are these heady days for nigerian political parties. Introduction by the time nigeria gained its independence, it was entering a period of rapid social and economic change, and many people were quite optimistic about its future. Nri in anambra state is regarded as the ancestral home of the igbos. In nigeria the igbos generally occupied the former eastern region and a part of the mid western region. Nigerian government and politics download ebook pdf. Traditional political systems in a modernizing nigeria jstor. In 1963 nigeria became a republic within the commonwealth. However few towns like onitsha had what looked like a recognized chief. The famous names were the nigerian national democratic party. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. Hence, the solutions to nigeria political issues are.
In a federal state, the primary political subdivision has a constitutional character independent of the central. The nigerian government structure explained oasdom. There are usually 2 to 3 really big parties that cut across the whole country. Nigeria will be holding presidential and parliamentary elections against a backdrop of negative sentiment in the country about the state of the economy and political system. What kind of system of government is nigeria operating. The goal has been to develop a political system that accommodates diversity. Nigeria and nigerians have been caught in the frenzy of centenary celebration. Thus, socioeconomic and political inequality is a prominent and. An introduction to african politics, this course will provide for its participants a general survey of the main issues regarding politics in the continent. Political system of administration in igbo land the igbo political institution before the coming of the europeans into nigeria, the various ethnic groups were autonomous and had developed their traditional governmental systems in such a way that it reflected the culture. This term is considered suitable for describing the igbo precolonial political system because it was decentralized and based on village and direct democracy where everyone has the authority to contribute to decision making.
Conceptual discourse democracy, either as a concept or a system of rule, has become excessively ambiguous in contemporary political analysis. It operates the presidential system of government and has three supporting arms which are the executive, the legislative and judiciary. Political structure of the yoruba land the yoruba kingdom developed an efficient governmental system which existed for centuries before the coming of the europeans into nigeria. By an act of the british parliament, nigeria became an independent country within the commonwealth on october 1, 1960.
It is a multiparty system with probably over a hundred parties. The current ruling party has majority seats in both upper and lower chambers of the legislative arm of government. Pdf the trends of politics in postcolonial african states have been. Nigeria has made progress since its return to democracy in 1999. Nigerias political independence was ushered in by the 12 december 1959 general elections into local councils, regional and federal legislatures.
Governance and political leadership in nigeria have been driven by. Nigeria, july 2008 2 of slaves flowed north across the sahara for a millennium, ending only at the beginning of the twentieth century. The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers nigerians living in the area as early as 1100 bc. Niger is a secular democracy, but nigers political culture, even in the age of democratic politics, is still short of inner restraints.
Nigerias political system and the people vanguard news. Pdf indigenous african political systems felix busia. Nigeria has attempted to address the fragmentation of national authority by developing a federal system of government that divides power between national, state, and local levels. 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 legislature. Usman dan fodio led the fulani jihad and took over the political leadership of. The jihad that followed this occupation was seen as a religious one as well as political. Precolonial political systems in nigeria hausafulani political system the fulani took over the political leadership of the habe hausa states in the early 19th century. Though the political class of nigeria opted for a federal system to reinforce the diversities in the nigerian political experience, it showed its nonacceptability for the unitary. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Precolonial traditional political system in nigeria. Library of congress federal research division country profile. This shows that corruption in nigeria improved by one step when compared to its ranking in 2000. The political structure and the superstructure built and left behind as relics by the colonial masters are often cited by.
However, there are only two dominant political parties, one playing the role of opposition party. Download nigerian political system ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and. The solutions to nigerian political issues when accepted and practiced will go a long way in solving the countrys political issues. More broadly defined, however, the term comprehends actual as well as prescribed forms of political behaviour, not only the legal organization of the state but also. Nigeria was ranked as the most corrupt because the country occupied the 90th position in terms of transparency. Before the elections, and based on the federal department of statistics projection of nigerias population to be 31,559,026, the political parties all agreed that there. This is a timely book on political transition to civil rule in nigeria. Islam reached nigeria through the borno empire between 1068 bc and hausa states around 85 ad during the 11th century, while.