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Description:: In the years preceding the 1979 national elections, ideology featured prominently in political debates and consultations regarding the new constitutional order. Proponents of a social democratic system were particularly prominent. However, the actual formation of political parties, governed by the new requirements for national representation, and the resurgence of veteran...
Keyword:: state, elections, representation, democracy, Africa, Nigeria, governance, political parties, National Party of Nigeria, and ideology
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Alison Blythe Brockman
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 08/04/2017
Date Modified:: 10/24/2017
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: The building of a trans-ethnic political space, and a nation that commands the loyalty of the country’s citizens, have been persistent aspirations of Nigerian governments. The 1979 elections demonstrated that, however much political party leaders may seek to build a national following, they are “trapped” by ethnic and other sectional...
Keyword:: election results, elections, Muhammed, policy, Africa, Nigeria, Constitution, identity, political parties, campaign, and ethnicity
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Alison Blythe Brockman
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 08/04/2017
Date Modified:: 10/24/2017
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Description:: The building of the Second Republic required a military government, which had been deeply engaged in shaping the Federation over almost fifteen years, performing as an impartial umpire in the electoral choice of its successors. This complex process is dissected in this article together with an analysis of the relative...
Keyword:: military, elections, regime, Second Republic, democracy, Africa, Nigeria, and political parties
Creator:: Richard Joseph
Depositor:: Alison Blythe Brockman
Owner:: Richard A Joseph
Date Uploaded:: 08/04/2017
Date Modified:: 10/24/2017
Date Created:: 1981
Resource Type:: Research Paper

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