1.0 INTRODUCTION
Nation
building therefore is 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. However, we are here to discuss only the
parliamentary and presidential systems of government.
2.0 PARLIAMENTARY
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT
Known 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 cabinet or executive headed by the prime minister
and the legislative serves as the source of authority for the executive.
2.1 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.
22. 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.
3.0 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.
4.0 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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