Browsing by Author "Uchem, Raphael Onyebuchi"

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    GODFATHERISM AND ELECTORAL MALPRACTICE IN NIGERIA A STUDY OF THE 2003 AND 2007 GENERAL ELECTIONS
    (Department of Political Science, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2011-03-06) Erunke, Canice Esidence; Makama, Chunku Ayuba; Uchem, Raphael Onyebuchi; Luka, Ruth Caleb
    An emergent feature ofpolitics in Nigeria is the phenomenon of godfatherism and in the leadership of political parties. As a result of political class corruption of the electoral process and governmental structures, electoral parties and State power are skewed towards satisfying themselves regarding interest of the dominant political otherwise known as political godfathers. Relying on the wealth, they secure party nomination for candidates of their choice, sponsor their election, including manipulating the electoral process. This project is interested to examine critically the politics of godfatherism and electoral malpractice in Nigeria and it’s implication for the people’s clamour for democracy. It is also intended to proffer logically derived solutions to the problems of godfatherism and the survival of democracy in Nigeria.
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    MACRO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE REALITIES OF MASS POVERTY IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC
    (Department of Political Science, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2015-03-03) Dauda, Yusuf Odonye; Uchem, Raphael Onyebuchi; Erunke, Canice Esidence
    The forces surrounding the emerging economies cf underdeveloped world, especially Africa has practically stifled its economic progress, growth, deidopnent and sustainability This economic condition bring to the fore the massive onslaught cf rural/urban poverty which the African continent grapples with since the post-world war II era to date The economic misfortunes and incidence cf mass poverty in Africa, zis-d-zis Nigeria is used as a point of departure in this study The paper underscores the idedogjcd and philosophical undertone cf corruption by agnts cf state characterized by the pervasive activities cf domestic bourgeoisie doss as well as the international capital manifesting in form cf colonialism and imperialism as a major character in the historical process cf underdevelopment and mass poverty in peripherial states cf A frica, A sia and Latin A merica, respectively Cfparticular interest in this study are the activities cf domestic bourgeoisie elite doss who haze ugprously displayed some degee cf vsiodessness, corrupt tendencies and abject lack cf desires to drawup workable plans to redeem the battered image cf African/ Nigrum economic misfortunes. This state cf affairs has practically engendered economic underdevdoprrent, misery and disturbing levels cf poverty in the nationstate system The study is a theoretical investigation into the trajectory cf nation building which has been hampered throuff) the preualence cf extreme poverty The methodology adopted is basically secondary sources, and relevant research materials from bocks,journals ,government documents ,intemet,etc,were used The paper condudes that for any meaningful development to happen in Nigeria, the political doss must go on a reverse gar in term cf policy formulation, euduation and implementation with a strong resoke to tackle social problems, induding poverty headlong