Browsing by Author "ADEBIYI, Oluwashina Moruf"

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    AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF ELECTIONS ON DEMOCRATIC SUSTENANCE IN NIGERIA SINCE 1999
    (Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin., 2024) ADEBIYI, Oluwashina Moruf; ABUBAKAR, Abdulrahman
    With the return to democracy in 1999, Nigeria has experienced more than two decades of unbroken democratic governance with steady conduct of elections. This feat, considering the nation's epileptic democratic history is commendable. More importantly, however, is the question: what impact have these elections been on democratic sustenance? This poser underscores the objective of this paper which shall be to chronologically review elections in Nigeria since 1999 to determine their value to democratic sustenance and development. The article shall be descriptive and qualitative and shall draw on empirical evidence from Nigeria's elections since 1999. The article shall be anchored on the post-colonial state theory and shall derive data through a critical examination of extant secondary data such as reports of election observer missions, relevant journal articles, textbooks, as well as publications of governmental and non-governmental organizations
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    An analysis of the impact of elections on democratic sustenance in Nigeria Since 1999
    (Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, 2024) ADEBIYI, Oluwashina Moruf; ABUBAKAR, Abdulrahman
    With the return to democracy in 1999, Nigeria has experienced more than two decades of unbroken democratic governance with steady conduct of elections. This feat, considering the nation's epileptic democratic history is commendable. More importantly, however, is the question: what impact have these elections been on democratic sustenance? This poser underscores the objective of this paper which shall be to chronologically review elections in Nigeria since 1999 to determine their value to democratic sustenance and development. The article shall be descriptive and qualitative and shall draw on empirical evidence from Nigeria's elections since 1999. The article shall be anchored on the post-colonial state theory and shall derive data through a critical examination of extant secondary data such as reports of election observer missions, relevant journal articles, textbooks, as well as publications of governmental and non-governmental organizations,
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    HATE SPEECH AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION: NIGERIA'S 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN RETROSPECT
    (Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, 2020-06) ADEBIYI, Oluwashina Moruf; ALIU, Fatima Omotayo
    This paper examines hate speech and Nigeria's 2015 general elections. The primary objective of the paper is to examine the negative effects of hate speech on national integration. However, through the adoption of the historical qualitative research design and content analysis of data gathered through secondary sources, it was discovered that the use of hate speech among political elites during the 2015 general election was rife. It was found out that the use of hate speech ignited pre-election violence which is dangerous to the process of national integration. It was however, submitted that, the rampant use of hate speech by political elites and contestants alike during election campaign period is due to the fact that hate speech offenders are not prosecuted accordingly. It is recommended among others that there must be proper implementation of the legal framework of hate speech which will bring offenders to book
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    Internal party democracy and candidate selection in Nigeria: A review of the 2018 All Progressives Congress’s primary elections.
    (Nigerian Political Science Association, 2019) ADEBIYI, Oluwashina Moruf
    Since the commencement of the Fourth Republic, the process of selecting candidates has always been a source of conflict for political parties. This cannot be unconnected with the fact that their primary elections are in most cases devoid of democratic ethos. This has adverse effects on stability of political parties and democratization process. It is on this basis, that, this paper derived its twin objectives. Firstly, the paper undertakes a conceptual and theoretical exposition of internal party democracy cum candidate selection. Second, it reviewed some primary elections held by the All Progressives Congress so as to determine the extent of its adherence to principles of internal democracy. Adopting the qualitative research method in which data were largely derived from secondary sources particularly through relevant journal articles, textbooks, government publications, newspapers and magazines, it was discovered that the process of candidate selection within the APC was largely tainted by conflicts and intrigues largely due to perceived disregard for laid down rules guiding the conduct of primary elections. The paper however concluded with recommendations on how to foster internal party democracy as it relates to candidate selection so as to boost stability of political party and democracy in Nigeria.
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    NEW TECHNOLOGY, ELECTORAL PROCESS AND ELECTIONS CREDIBILITY IN AFRICA: INSIGHTS FROM
    (Faculty of Socisl Sciences, Federal University Oye Ekiti, 2020-03) SAKA, Luqman; ADEBIYI, Oluwashina Moruf
    The conduct of credible elections in Nigeria over the years has been a major challenge. Elections held in the Fourth Republic have attracted criticisms and have precipitated violence due to perceived non-credible electoral processes. This paper examines the effects of new technology on the electoral processes and credibility of elections in Africa's democracies with particular reference to the 2015 general elections in Nigeria. To this end, the paper examines the impact of the adoption of technological innovations on the conduct of elections, the credibility of election outcome and regime legitimacy in Nigeria drawing insights from the 2015 general elections. Through an examination of data derived largely from secondary sources which includes journal articles, textbooks, reports of Independent National Electoral Commission's on elections as well as reports of national and International Election Observer Missions, Nigerian newspapers and news magazines and using the content analysis for analysing same, this paper found out that the adoption and application of technological innovations particularly the Electronic Card Reader Machine (ECRM) and Permanent Voters' Card(PVC) aided the transparency of the 2015 general elections in Nigeria and boosted the legitimacy of the government formed in its aftermath.
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    Political Parties and Opposition Politics in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
    (College of Mangement and Social Sciences, Fountain University Osogbo Osun State, 2019-05) SAKA, Luqman; ADEBIYI, Oluwashina Moruf; BAKARE, Adebola Rafiu
    One of the major roles a political party performs in a democratic system is to serve as a formidable opposition to the government in power. While political opposition is central to the operation of democratic systems and societies much has not been done about the role of opposition parties in transitional democracies like Nigeria, especially in recent time. It is on this basis, that this paper examines political parties and opposition politics in Nigeria with specific focus on the Fourth Republic. This paper has a-two-fold objectives. One, it examines the viability of political opposition in Nigeria's Fourth Republic. Secondly, it examines the challenges undermining virile opposition politics in Nigeria. Through qualitative analysis of data derived largely form secondary sources, it was discovered that political opposition in Nigeria is generally weak. The paper averred that low level of party institutionalisation in Nigeria among others is one of the factors responsible for the lack of capacity of political parties to serve as viable opposition platform to government in power. The paper recommends among others, that leaders of political parties need to engage in practices that will enhance party cohesion, discipline, and conflict management capacity.
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    Securing elections: Farmer-herder conflict and the 2019 general elections in Nigeria.
    (Department of Political Science, Federal University Lafia, 2019-05) ADEBIYI, Oluwashina Moruf
    Since the beginning of the Fourth Republic, Nigeria has witnessed national security-threatening conflicts of which the farmer-herder conflict appears to be a persistent one. The conflict in the present political dispensation has assumed Unprecedented dimensions. Several lives have been lost, properties worth billions Of naira have been destroyed and many people have been displaced due to the incessant violent clashes between farmers and herders. There was therefore, a great concern about the dangers that the farmer-herder conflict portended for the 2 019 general elections. Through the adoption of the qualitative research design in which data were largely derived from secondary sources and using content analysis to analyse same, this paper attempted a prognosis of a peaceful 2019 general elections against the backdrop of rising spate of insecurity largely orchestrated by the farmer-herder conflict. It was revealed that while the period leading to the general elections was characterised by incessant killings. Election day and postelection periods were relatively peaceful, signifying that the farmer-herder conflict did not relatively impact on the 2019 general elections. The conflict however, created security challenges in North-Central geo-political zone. It was therefore, recommended among others that there is the need to devise approaches that will improve farmer-herder relationship.
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    The State in Conceptual and Theoretical Parlance: Reflection on Security Challenges in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic
    (College of Mangement and Social Sciences, Fountain University Osogbo Osun State, 2019-12) ADEBIYI, Oluwashina Moruf; Oyekunle, Tajudeen Olufemi
    The objectives of this article are in twofold. First, the article undertakes a critical conceptual and theoretical analysis of the state with focus on concept and the emergence of the state. Second, it assesses the performance of the Nigerian state vis-à- vis security issues in the Fourth Republic. Adopting the historical qualitative research design and through a critical examination of extant secondary data and the adoption of the social contact theory and the political economy approach as the theoretical framework of analysis it finds that the inability of the Nigerian state to provide adequate security for the lives and properties of its citizens is the major driving force of ethnoreligious cum socio-political conflicts. This has put the nation in the comity of fragile states. The study, however, concludes by suggesting that there is an urgent need on the part of the government to put in place adequate and effective security measures to stem violent conflicts in the polity.