Abstract: The main objective of this study was examined the impact of presidential term limit extension on liberal democracy in Africa. Majority of citizens from most Africa states oppose term limit extension, yet during referendums the same citizen approve this term extensions. This study adopted a mixed methodological approach by utilizing both qualitative and quantitative research design method. Secondary data was used in this study. Data was extracted from previous studies on presidentia...
Abstract: In a historic and first of its kind ruling, the Supreme Court of Kenya showed the fortitude and courage of the judiciary by nullifying the August 8th 2017 presidential election that had been tainted by irregularities. This sent word to the country that the Kenyan Judiciary is not an institution to be taken for granted and can be counted upon to uphold the rights of the people irrespective of their position within the spectrum of power. The independence of the judiciary is critical ...
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of anti-corruption strategies in Kenya; led by the following research questions; what are the some of the main causes of corruption in Kenya? What are some of the common forms of corruption? What are the anti-corruption strategies that have been adopted in Kenya? What are the legal and constitutional frameworks for combating corruption in Kenya? How have the anticorruption strategies in Kenya influenced the trends of corrupt...
Abstract: Kenya’s approach to sustainable community growth combines long term action to enhance productive potential and incomes with programs and policies that respond to immediate needs of the community and sustainable growth. The purpose of this study was to investigate ways of unlocking local government’s capability in sustainable community growth in Kitui West and Central constituencies, Kitui County. The objectives of this study was; to examine the extent to which local government ...
Abstract: This study determines the influence of democratization process on state stability in Kenya using IEBC as its case study. Elections are pre-dominantly considered as the institutional mechanism at the center of democracy. Legitimacy of governments and citizen accountability can only be achieved through the discipline of acquiring power through an election. This study uses IEBC as a case study considering that it acts as link to stable democracy through transparency in voting at the s...
Local government is a body crated by law to provide a specified range of services to the local people because of the difficulty by the state to administered successful all her functions through the central organ. “After decades of the creation of local governments in Nigeria and the reforms they undergone, the development profile of our local communities remain woeful” inspite of the funds they received from both federal and state government over the years. Using Baruten and Ilorin W...
ABSTRACT This study looked at terrorist bombing in Nigeria: A critical Analysis of its socio-political roots since 2000 – 2011. If focuses on two main research questions: (i), Is there a positive relationship between religious fundamentalism and terrorist bombing in Nigeria? (ii); Does the presidential power shift to the south account for terrorist bombings in Nigeria. The study adopted frustration-aggression theory as theoretical framework of analysis, secondary sources of data which was g...
ABSTRACT This project report studied community participation and rural development in Nigeria, from 2012- 2014. The study has both broad and specific objectives. The broad objective is to determine whether communities in Nsukka local government area participated effectively in community rural development. The specific objectives are as follows: (i) To ascertain the extent of community participation in community development in Ihe-Owere. (ii) To determine whether the problem of inadequate fund...
ABSTRACT A number of oil-producing countries in the World (Norway, Britain, Venezuela, Canada, Brazil, etc) have successfully implemented regulatory policies and put in place gas reinjection technologies to curb gas flaring and venting in their offshore/onshore oil fields. Conversely, since 1969 Nigeria has been battling with same gas flaring and venting regulatory regimes without success. This study therefore examines the adequacy of consultancy and utilization of indigenous science and tech...
ABSTRACT The issue of greenhouse emissions, global warming and climate change have become major environment concerns of the twenty-first century in both local and international conventions. Moreover, it is an undisputable fact that the process of gas flaring during crude oil exploration has been a major source of greenhouse emission in oil producing countries like Nigeria. Therefore, this study examines the problem of greenhouse emission which occur as a result of gas flaring in Bayelsa state...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page - - - - - - - - - - i Approval page - - - - - - - - - ii Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iii Acknowledgements - - - - - - - - - iv Table of Contents - - - - - - - - - v List of Tables - - - - - - - - - - vii List of Figures - - - - - - - - - viii List of Abbreviation - - - - - - - - - ix Abstract - - - - - - - - - - x CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study - - - - - - - - 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem - - - - - - - - 7 1.3 Objective of the Study - -...
ABSTRACT Nigeria-United States relations can best be described as a tale of two giants representing the centre and the periphery. Since 1989, the United States has remained undisputed super power in a unipolar world. Nigeria on the other hand is a regional hegemon. Its petroleum and its substantial standing military force guarantee its prominence in International relations. The expanding large consumer market and petrodollars have made Nigeria-United States relations inevitable. Since the dem...
Abstract The study examined the link between credible elections and the consolidation of democracy in Nigeria, with focus on the 2003 gubernatorial elections in Anambra state. Specifically, the study evaluated the political and other settings for the 2003 gubernatorial elections in Anambra state. It also examined the political, legal, economic and other problems created by the 2003 gubernatorial elections in Anambra State. Utilizing the theory of post colonial state which, focusing on the Nig...
Abstract The study focuses on the analysis of the interface between the Vision 20:2020 and food production in Nigeria. The thrust of the study however is to find out how the enunciation and implementation of Vision 20:2020 has impacted on food security in Nigeria. Specifically, the study interrogates the impact of the Vision 20:2020 on food importation, production of livestock and fishery as well as crops. Relying on Marxist instrumentalist theory derived from the radical models of economic p...
ABSTRACT This work is on the Law of Armed Conflicts in Africa: A Study of the Liberian Civil War. In the Liberian Civil War, unprecedented war crimes were committed in spite of the existence of the law of armed conflicts. Hence, Liberia is a country with many ethnic groups, dominated by American freed slaves (Americo-Liberians). The Americo-Liberians constitute about seven percent (7%) of the Liberian population, who are still playing major roles in the present-day Liberian politics. The domi...