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Political Culture, Party Politics and Electoral Dispute: Implications on Nigerian Democracy.

Authors: OSUNDINA Olasunkanmi

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: International Journal Of Africsn Culture And Ideas

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The problems of Nigeria's democractic setting are enormous and always characterized by factors that have fundementally stifled the quest of her democracy. Since the 1960's, politics of identity cum ethnic coloration has become one of the banes of politics in Nigeria. The conduct of elections over the years has led to her not being able to produce credible results dur to politics of identity. One wonders if Nigeria is really a democractic nation, or does voting alone imply adoption of democractic tenets? To answer this question, this article interrogated the challenges of ethnic identity towards enthronment of democracy. Thus, its literature focused on democracy, elections, political culture and ethnic identity. The study is discriptive in nature and adopted identity politics as its theoretical framework. Findings revealed that cultural affiliation plays major role in Nigeria's democracyand this has brought setback towards the emergence of a focus drien leader. It is equally found out that politics of identity as far as Nigeria's democracy is concerened is unhealthy as it is prone to unequal distribution of wealth which most time aggrevates political crises. Hence, this paper recommends the need to liberalie Nigeria's democracy where everyone has equal right to vote and be voted for without any threat, also, where every citizen embraces with passion, the Nigeria's project as against cultural and ethnic acculturation.

Keywords: Democracy, Political Dispute, Elite circulation, Political Identity.

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OSUNDINA,O. . (2015). Political Culture, Party Politics and Electoral Dispute: Implications on Nigerian Democracy., 15 (), 20-20.

OSUNDINA,O. . "Political Culture, Party Politics and Electoral Dispute: Implications on Nigerian Democracy." 15, no (), (2015): 20-20.

OSUNDINA,O. and . (2015). Political Culture, Party Politics and Electoral Dispute: Implications on Nigerian Democracy., 15 (), pp20-20.

OSUNDINAO, . Political Culture, Party Politics and Electoral Dispute: Implications on Nigerian Democracy.. 2015, 15 ():20-20.

OSUNDINA,Olasunkanmi , . "Political Culture, Party Politics and Electoral Dispute: Implications on Nigerian Democracy.", 15 . (2015) : 20-20.

O.Olasunkanmi , "Political Culture, Party Politics and Electoral Dispute: Implications on Nigerian Democracy." vol.15, no., pp. 20-20, 2015.

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