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Political Parties And Politics Of Second Term
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Nigeria’s return to civil rule and
democratic system of government is a relief to many political observers
and any (academic) exercise that will contribute to improving the
quality of her democracy is to be enthusiastically welcomed. This study
is one of such attempts to examine a critical institution in any
democracy –the political party- with a view to improving political
parties and sustaining democracy in Nigeria. Thus, the centrality of
political parties contest for political power in true democracies
recommends this study. The study is also important since it is expected
to be educative for the general public about what to expect in the
forthcoming 2019 presidential election, which is the second term of the
APC government in Nigeria.
Mindful of political parties as
crucial institutions of democracy whose impact and activities may make
or mark democratic aspirations and development, especially in developing
multi-ethnic states like Nigeria, the postulations into APC 2019
presidential election shows the efficacy of the opposition in democratic
governance. In other words, there is an urgent need to sharpen party
opposition accountability, transparency, equity and justice. Of course,
since 2015, there have been different agitations on the expectation of
Nigerians from the APC government. All the ‘change mantra’ has not been
positively seen in the entire fabric of the society. This raises various
issues, agitations, lamentations and epitome of frustration.
Related to the issue of political parties are the instruments (usually
documents) through which parties articulate their perceptions of
community priorities and make promises, on the basis o which they woo
voters during elections via manifestoes. A manifesto consists of a
statement of policy issued by a political party in the form of election
address to constituents (Craig quoted in Bello-Imam, 1991). It is the
basis on which political parties differentiates themselves. Thus
manifestoes determine to a great extent, citizens electoral behavior and
the fate of political parties during elections.
Therefore,
the study seeks to make a critical investigation on the achievements on
the APC-led government and postulate on the likely happening in the 2019
Presidential election.
1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
The
general objective of the study is to analyse political parties and the
politics of second term of the APC. In this respect, the specific
objectives include the following;
i. To analyse political parties and
their manifestoes especially in relation to the basis of their
formation and their rule in the substance of democracy.
ii. To
examine the development process and operation or activities of the APC
in order to prognosis into the 2019 Presidential election.
iii. To critically analyse the contents of the APC manifestoes that brought them into power in 2015.
iv. To identify any problem, if any, inhibiting the effective or efficient delivery of the electoral promises in 2015,
v.
To make recommendations towards the consideration of APC in the 2019
general elections, in order for them to sustain democracy in Nigeria
beyond 2019.
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