THE NATURE OF DEMOCRACY IN THE CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA SOCIETY



 ABSTRACT
This seminar is aimed at evaluating democracy in Nigerian leadership, both the problems and prospects in this contemporary and future political instability. Democracy as well known is meant to put food on the table for the common man and promote human rights and engendering Social development. In Nigeria today, it tries to emphasize that democracy is not meaningful if there is no flow of information necessary for exchange of ideas.
It calls for attention of political leaders to understand the plurality of the Nigerian nation and work together as a people with one common goal of democracy. The masses propose that the struggle for political office should not be seen as a matter of life and death even as on avenue of partaking in the sharing of the national cake, rather it should be seen as a struggle against tribalism, greediness and selfishness etc.      


DEPT:                 PHILOSOPHY
FACULTY:         SOCIAL SCIENCES

PROPOSED TOPIC FOR SEMINAR II (P.hD) RESEARCH IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA


TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1     Background of the Study
1 2     Statement of the Problem
1.3     Scope of the Study
1.4     Purpose of the Study
1.5     Significance of the Study
1.6     Method of the Study
CHAPTER TWO:        LITERATURE REVIEW

CHAPTER THREE:    LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA

3.1     The Historical Background of Nigerian Leadership
3.2     The Problem with Nigeria leadership
3.3     The Denial of Peoples Quest for Good leadership to the present Civilian leadership.
3.4     Enthronement of Good Governance and leadership qualities as a way forward.

CHAPTER FOUR:       DEMOCRACY AS A SOLUTION TO THE
PROBLEM OF LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA 

4.1     A Brief Exposition of the Term “Democracy”
4.2     Democracy as the Solution to the Problem of Poor Leadership
4.3     Democracy as the Fundamental Background of Human Rights.
4.4     Democracy as a Solid Foundation for Steady Development in Nigeria

CHAPTER FIVE
Evaluation, Recommendation and Conclusion
5.1     Evaluation
5.2     Recommendation
5.3     Conclusion

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