SUSTENANCE OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA: A ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY. A RESEARCH PROJECT MATERIAL ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

SUSTENANCE OF DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA: A ROLE OF CIVIL SOCIETY. A RESEARCH PROJECT MATERIAL ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

ABSTRACT

The significance of this research is to analyze or discussed the sustenance of democracy in Nigeria: a role of civil society. Data were gathered from the activities of the civil society in the past and recent time journal and text and in some political department. The results of the findings revealed that the civil society had played an important role in the sustenance, liberation and emancipation of the democracy in Nigeria. It is therefore finalized or concluded that the civil society cannot be over emphasized in the democracy, development, economic and the upliftment of the principles of fundamental human rights in Nigeria at large.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1    BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Nigeria experience with democracy has been epileptic since 1960 when she got her independence from the British administration, 1999 will be the third attempt (if the third republic is excluded as it was abolished even before it started) in coming to grasp with democratic ethics. In each practices widely accepted to be at variance with the spirit of democracy was perceived to be the major reason for democratic demise in Nigeria. Violence corruption, political association has gone a long way to threaten its very sustenance. Due to the way it’s has been pursued, democracy in Nigeria has come to mean thin go to many people.

A lot of people have not been able to extricate or distinguish it from dictatorial regimes despite the fact that there are perceived element of major characteristic of democracy. For instance, it has been alleged that in many quarters, that even when election are conducted, citizens are not allowed to take part in the voting process in having a god share in the elected government of the day Adele (2001).the role of civil society is not only strengthening but also ensuring it’s sustenance becomes very imperative.

However, civil society roles in consolidating in third world nations has been doubted, this is because why credit must be give to them for ensuring that democratic transition are successful, they lack what it takes to assure its continuation.

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