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Title:Democratisation in Nigeria
Editor:Ojo, Emmanuel O.
Year:2011
Periodical:Journal of African Elections (ISSN 1609-4700)
Volume:10
Issue:1
Pages:99-207
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subjects:democratization
elections
judicial system
constitutional amendments
corruption
election management bodies
Abstract:In 1999 Olusegun Obasanjo became Nigeria's third democratically elected president, thus inaugurating the Fourth Republic. In five separate contributions, various aspects of democratization in Nigeria are discussed. Emmanuel O. Ojo assesses public perceptions of judicial decisions on election disputes, examining the role of the judiciary and its impartiality in resolving election-related conflicts arising out of Nigeria's 2007 general elections. David U. Enweremadu discusses the reform of the judiciary. He reviews several landmark cases in which the results of flawed elections in 2003 and 2007 were overturned and elected officials restored to office, arguing that these judicial decisions and the new activist role of the judiciary which produced them have helped to reinforce the role of the judiciary as a vital instrument of political control and democratic stabilization. Christopher Isike and Sakiemi Idoniboye-Obu examine how democracy fared in Nigeria between 1999 and 2009, in particular Obasanjo's 'third-term agenda', his alleged attempt to extend his rule beyong the constitutionally prescribed limit of two four-year terms by means of an amendment to the 1999 Constitution. Dhikru Adewale Yagboyaju focuses on the debilitating effects of political corruption, or the general abuse of official positions and privileges, especially through the rapid erosion of the autonomy and functionality of the State, as the explanation for Nigeria's inability to harness its potential. J. Shola Omotola analyses the ongoing electoral reform process and the prospects for the consolidation of democracy. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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