Journal of Power, Politics & Governance

Imperatives for Good Governance and Democratic Rule in the Nigerian Fourth Republic
Ayodele Haruna MUSTAPHA, PhD; Eyiyemi, OLUWATUKASI

Abstract
The paper argues that despite the utility of good government and democratic rule from 1999 to 2019, their attendant problems have consequential implications due to the nature of political contests in the country at gaining access to political power which to a greater extent is based on malpractices at elections as the votes of the electorates no longer count and other electoral crimes associated with political apathy in Nigeria. The paper identifies the inability of democratic institutions in the country to carry out their constitutionally assigned races in the political process in the period under review and the crisis of legitimacy on the part of the political leadership while the nation for good governance in terms of the proper, fair and equitable allocation of resources for the achievement of the need and purpose of the state which is the promotion of common good remain at a standstill. The paper suggests possible solutions like strong democratic institutions and viable political systems/parties with the observance of ingredients of good governance imperatives. The paper makes use of secondary data to analyze the study, while it adopts the democratic governance theory of democratic relativity as the theoretical framework to mid-wife the study.

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