Political Parties and Opposition Politics in Nigeria's Fourth Republic

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dc.contributor.authorSAKA, Luqman
dc.contributor.authorADEBIYI, Oluwashina Moruf
dc.contributor.authorBAKARE, Adebola Rafiu
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-02T11:27:31Z
dc.date.available2025-05-02T11:27:31Z
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.descriptionSelf sponsored article
dc.description.abstractOne 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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dc.identifier.citation11. Saka, L. Adebiyi, O.M. & Bakare, A.R. (2019). Political parties and opposition politics in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 8(1). Published by College of Management and Social Sciences, Fountain University, Oke Osun, Osogbo, Osun State
dc.identifier.issn2315-6325
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/15867
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCollege of Mangement and Social Sciences, Fountain University Osogbo Osun State
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 8; Number 1
dc.subjectPolitical parties
dc.subjectopposition parties
dc.subjectpolitical opposition
dc.subjectpolitical ideology
dc.titlePolitical Parties and Opposition Politics in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
dc.typeArticle

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