INTRODUCTION
Nation
building therefore in the process of mobilizing
socio-cultural, political and economic forces of a nation in order to
transform the lives of the citizenry of the nation, while moving the state to a
new level of civilization
It
therefore becomes the onus of every government and nation to decide on the best
system of government through which this can be achieved. Indeed the various
systems of government are as
follows, - unitary, federal, confederal, monarchy,
presidential and parliamentary systems of government. However, we are here to
discuss only the parliamentary and presidential systems of government.
PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
Know
also as the cabinet system of government, is a democratic system of government
where by the head of state is different from the head of government. The real
executive powers are vested in the council of ministers known as the minister
and the legislative serves as the source of authority for the executive.
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHIES
Here,
the monarch, king or queen is the ceremonial head of state while the Prime
minister is the head of government. Sweden, Japan.
PARLIAMENTARY REPUBLICS
The
president here is the ceremonial head of state while a prime minister is the
head of government as found in Ireland, Germany, Italy, India. In South Africa
and Botswana, the head of government is also the head of state.
PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
In
this system of government, the president who is popularly elected, directly or
indirectly is both the head of state and the head of government. There is here
the separation of power between the legislative and the executive. The U.S.A
and Nigeria practice this system.
CONCLUSION
Be it therefore in the parliamentary
or the presidential that one receives mandate, he/she sets out to promote
positive human transformation of the people, avoiding therefore the situation
described below;
As
for as I can judge, men in every place-in the golden saloon, and in the busy
mart of industry, in the port, and in the exchange, by the loom, or by the
plough, every man says, “I suffer, and I see no hope”
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