Category: AJPAS VOL 12(2)

Political Conflict and Electoral Violence in Nigeria: Implications on National Security

December 1, 2023December 9, 2023 admin

1Lambe Emmanuel Oyewole & 2Mubarak Sulaiman Jamiu 1 &2 Department of Politics and Governance, Kwara State University, Nigeria Corresponding Author’s E-mail: Emmanuel.lambe60@gmail.com Abstract The Electoral contest in many developing democracies in Africa including, Nigeria, are faced with the challenges of conducting free, fair, credible and violence-free elections. Political violence has become a stain on our…

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THE DOCTRINE OF FEDERALISM IN A PLURALIST STATE: A STUDY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTONOMY AND DEVOLUTION OF POWER IN NIGERIA

December 10, 2019August 7, 2020 admin

Joseph Okwesili Nkwede1; Aro Gilbert Chukwu2; Iwok Uduak Michael3 E-mails: joseph.nkwede@ebsu.edu.ng; gillyrosey@yahoo.com; uduakiwok2016@gmail.com 1Department of Political Science, Ebonyi State University Abakaliki 2Department of Political Science, Federal University Ndufu Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State 3Department of Mass Communication, Akwa-Ibom State Polytechnic; Ikot Osurua; Ikot-Ekpene Uyo Abstract The centripetal and centrifugal forces plaguing pluralist states has indeed, become…

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VOTER EDUCATION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN NIGEERIA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE 2015 AND 2019 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS

December 9, 2019August 7, 2020 admin

Richard Chidi Nwali1;David M.E. Nwogbaga2 nwalirichardchidi@gmail.com; dnwogbaga504@gmail.com Department of Political Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. Abstract This comparative study on voter education and political participation in Nigeria with focus on the 2015 and 2019 presidential elections constitutes a serious issue of contention in our contemporary democratic governance; such contentions have led to the questions challenging…

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GOVERNANCE, POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND NATION BUILDING IN ZIMBABWE

December 8, 2019August 7, 2020 admin

ASU UGAMA ANOKE asuugamanoke@gmail.com; +2348062564881 Ebonyi State College of Education, Ikwo Abstract The government’s clampdown on individual, group and opposition political party is the main focus of this paper. In post-colonial Zimbabwe opposition political meetings throughout the country were violently disrupted under the reign of president Robert Mughabe people who were unable to produce a…

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IMPLEMENTATION OF MDGS PROGRAMME AND THE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN IVO L.G.A.

December 8, 2019August 7, 2020 admin

Aro G. C.1; Akor C. I.2; Akpan Obasi V.U.3; and Ngene, I.A.4 Department of Political Science Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo,Ebonyi State Corresponding email: gilbert.aro@funai.edu.ng Abstract The Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) was a programme of action designed for worldwide rapid socio-economic development. The study examined the interface between the implementation of MDGs (Goal II)…

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