FACTORS THAT RETARD THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES IN NIGERIA:A CRITICAL APPRAISAL.

NWANEKWE VALENTINE CHUKWUEMEKA
Department of Political Science,
Ebonyi State College of Education, Ikwo.
Ebonyi State, Nigeria
&
EJE BENJAMIN ODA
Department of Political Science,
Ebonyi State College of Education, Ikwo.
Ebonyi State.

Abstract.

Available facts on ground have shown to a large extent that all efforts at transforming the Nigerian polity into an ideal democratic society have not yielded the desired result in lieu of the existence of some factors traditionally inherent in the system. Hence, the study sets to appraise those factors which have continued to negate the enthronement of enduring democratic culture in Nigeria which include, lack of patriotism, hypocrisy, tribalism poverty, corruption, godfatherism, illiteracy and rigging of election etc and suggest ways which might help to address the problem under investigation. Thus, the need to believe in one Nigeria and ensure that corruption, godfatherism, illiteracy, poverty and tribalism is eradicate in its totality in the Nigeria body politics.
Keywords: Development and Democratic Principles.
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