CHALLENGES OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS (CSOS) IN INFLUENCING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA
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2017
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Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Maiduguri.
Abstract
The importance of civil society organisations (CSOs) in democratic governance
cannot be overemphasised. Some of these organisations did not devote their
activities to the establishment of the democratic system alone, but their operations
were also directed at alleviating the sufferings of the people by addressing social
and economic problems such as health, education and youth empowerment, and
good governance among others. They are the mouthpiece of the society. Therefore,
this study analysed constraints of CSOs in influencing democratic governance in
Nigeria. Twenty-one civil society organisations were used for the study which
comprises of all the twelve pro- democracy and governance-oriented civil society
organisations that registered with the Corporate Affairs Commissions and 9
purposively selected non-registered pro-democracy groups. The selection of the 9
pro-democracy groups was informed by their records in pro-democracy activities,
national spread and exposure to national issues. In-depth interview, as well as focus
group discussion, was used. The findings showed that despite the contribution of
CSOs in facilitating, enthroning and sustaining democratic governance in Nigeria
they are still faced with some constraints such as fund, corruption, government
interference, identity and lack of cohesion in the performance of their duty. The
study concluded that for the society to appreciate their performance better there is a
need for CSOs to be more pro-active in their dealings.
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Civil Society Organisations, Challenges, Democratic Governance, Nigeria
Citation
Akindele, I.T., Ayoola, D.O. & Ameen, A.O. (2017): Challenges of Civil Society organizations in influencing democratic governance in Nigeria. African Journal of Management. 2 (2); 51- 65, Published by Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Maiduguri.