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A Comparative Study Of The Voter Registration Procedures Of Nigeria’S 1999-2011 General Elections, David Moveh
A Comparative Study Of The Voter Registration Procedures Of Nigeria’S 1999-2011 General Elections, David Moveh
David O Moveh PhD.
This paper is a comparative study of the voter registration exercises conducted in Nigeria within the period 1999-2011. Three key issues which are central to the voter registration process were identified as the indices for evaluating the voter registration exercises. These are: the extent of voter registration, the extent of multiple registrations and the extent of functionality of voter registration complaints procedures. The data for the study was derived using a questionnaire administered to a sample of respondents from four key stakeholders in the election administration process namely: the Independent National Electoral Commission- INEC, Political parties, Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s), …
A Symbiosis Of Constitutional Development And The Federal Imperative In Nigeria, David O. Moveh Dr
A Symbiosis Of Constitutional Development And The Federal Imperative In Nigeria, David O. Moveh Dr
David O Moveh PhD.
The main thrust of Nigeria’s constitutional development history has been geared towards promoting a viable federal system of government for the country. Indeed, except for the Hugh Clifford’s constitution of 1922, all other constitutions operated in Nigeria in one way or the other; either proposed; or promoted a federal system of government for the country. Ironically, the federal system engendered by successive Nigerian constitutions unwittingly complicates the institutionalization of a viable constitutional framework for the country; this is evidenced in the agitations for resource control and the so called return to “true federalism”, the attempt to impose religious laws in …
The Exigence Of Zoning The Presidency For Nation-Building In Nigeria, David O. Moveh Mr
The Exigence Of Zoning The Presidency For Nation-Building In Nigeria, David O. Moveh Mr
David O Moveh PhD.
The quest for nation-building in Nigeria has again been confronted with challenges arising from agitations for a regionalized form of politics. Zoning; as these agitations have been labeled has been presented as a convenient arrangement towards giving the Northern and Southern parts of Nigeria equal opportunities for the Presidency. Yet, such an arrangement amounts to the institutionalization of regionalism and ethnic nationalism - problems which contributed to the collapse of the First Republic. This paper is a critical examination of the agitations for zoning the Presidency in Nigeria; and its implications for the nation-state project in the country. The paper …
State, Ethno-Religious Divide And Conflicts In Tafawa-Balewa Local Government Area Of Bauchi State, David O. Moveh Dr
State, Ethno-Religious Divide And Conflicts In Tafawa-Balewa Local Government Area Of Bauchi State, David O. Moveh Dr
David O Moveh PhD.
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A Review Of Election Administration And Democratic Order In Nigeria, David Moveh
A Review Of Election Administration And Democratic Order In Nigeria, David Moveh
David O Moveh PhD.
One basic assumption of contemporary liberal democratic theory is the efficient management of elections as a fundamental prerequisite for democratic order. Yet, the history of election administration in Nigeria is largely seen as a history of electoral fraud and violence. Indeed, there has been a linear relationship between Nigeria’s history of election administration and the inability to enthrone a democratic order in the country. However, the implications of Nigeria's electoral history for the enthronement of a democratic order is yet to be exhaustively explored. This paper is an effort in this regard. Following a critical analysis of the location of …
State, Youth And Electoral Violence In Nigeria’S Fourth Republic: The Imperative Of A Nationally Cordinated Youth Empowerment Program, David O. Moveh Mr
State, Youth And Electoral Violence In Nigeria’S Fourth Republic: The Imperative Of A Nationally Cordinated Youth Empowerment Program, David O. Moveh Mr
David O Moveh PhD.
One manifestation of Nigeria’s crisis of governance since the advent of civil rule in 1999 is the spate of youth violence that has characterized the electoral process. From the plains up north to the creeks in the south, Nigeria’s electoral process within the past decade has been mired in violence so much as to make mockery of the democratization process. A lot of works (Bangura: 1997, Momoh: 2000, Yau: 2000) have studied how Nigeria’s economic crisis and the attendant structural adjustment programme of the 1980s resulted in the alienation and marginalization of the youth, thereby exacerbating the whole phenomenon of …
A Comparative Study Of Globalization And Democratic Consolidation In Ghana And Nigeria (1990-2008), David O. Moveh Mr
A Comparative Study Of Globalization And Democratic Consolidation In Ghana And Nigeria (1990-2008), David O. Moveh Mr
David O Moveh PhD.
The implications of globalization for the developing world continue to attract the attention of scholars across the globe; yet, scant attention is paid to the dynamics of its political consequences. This paper is a comparative study of the external linkages and regime trajectories of Ghana and Nigeria; within the period 1990-2008. Evidence gathered on both countries substantiates the propositions that: the more a peripheral state derives huge revenues from commodity export, the more it will be able to exercise a significant degree of independence by resisting external pressure to imbibe liberal democratic values and vice versa. Similarly, the higher a …
A Social Psychology Of Africa’S Development Impasse: Insights From A Nigerian Survey, David O. Moveh Mr
A Social Psychology Of Africa’S Development Impasse: Insights From A Nigerian Survey, David O. Moveh Mr
David O Moveh PhD.
Various theories and strategies have attempted to explain and overcome Africa’s developmental impasse to no avail. Indeed, from the modernization through the dependency debates the question of why Africa remains underdeveloped continues to attract attention -so much that there is now a shift towards alternative paradigms in the literature on African development and underdevelopment. How exactly do Africans conceive of development? Are there any psychological predispositions that can facilitate our understanding of Africa’s developmental impasse; particularly in the context of the modern state system? In essence, is post colonial Africa characterized by an African personality with regards to African development …