The proxy war began on Saturday, March 23, 1991 under the reign of Joseph Momoh. After the death of prime minister Sir Milton, the politics in the country were distinguished by its corruption and electoral violence. Political confrontation had a undeviating impact on Sierra Leone’s economy. The alluvial diamond mines of South Eastern Sierra Leone invited for the unequal benefits of the diamond trade and resulted in self aggrandizement. The Revolutionary United Front, a guerrilla unit engineered by
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Assess the various measures, other than electoral reform, that have been suggested to improve democracy in the UK. The other measures to improve democracy in the UK are: having more referendums, lowering the voting age, making voting compulsory and finally the use of digital democracy. And this essay will assess all the measures and also it will determine which measure is the best to improve democracy in the UK. The first measure, which has been suggested to improve democracy in the UK, is
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CHAPTER THREE CONCEPT OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1. MEANING AND NATURE OF DEVELOPMENT Development is a multi-dimensional process. Development according to international encyclopedia of social science "is a rapid sustained rise in real output per head and attendant shift in technological, economical and demographic characteristic of a society together with the more concept of social development and political development". Walter Rodney opined that "Development in human society is a many sided
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Politics is the science of running governmental affairs based on a ruling principle that shapes the identity of a nation. Politics in essence involves the art of forming, directing and administrating political units by a chosen set of ardent leaders who represent the interests of the majority of the people of the nation. The origin of politics dates back to early 2100 B.C with the monarchical rule practiced in the lands of Sumeria shaping the concept of legislation. But since the conception of
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for. • Interface to the school S.U.G’s database may be implemented. Chapter 1 Introduction The term voting is understood to be the form of choice. This form of expression can be performed through the ballot, or by any other electoral scheme. The online
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conferred statesmanship on him. His presidency will be remembered for nothing better or worse because what he delivered is what was mostly important to Nigeria, Nigerians and the world: peaceful outcome of the election. That the one who fostered electoral best practice became its major victim is an irony; but it is not a cruel irony. It is what has earned President Jonathan greatness. If he had been the beneficiary of his efforts which made the elections that held during his presidency far more credible
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In analyzing the general history of local government, three distinct periods present themselves for consideration which are during pre- British, British and post- Merdeka period. During the pre-British period, there is no local government. The political units were divided into three which are ‘Negeri’ or State, ‘Jajahan’ or Daerah and ‘Kampong’ or Village. In State, the Head of State was the Ruler that responsible for foreign relationship, welfare and act as a leadership in external wars with the
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Electoral reform is change in electoral systems to improve how public desires are expressed in election results. That can include reforms of: * Voting systems, such as proportional representation, a two-round system (runoff voting), instant-runoff voting, Instant Round Robin Voting called Condorcet Voting, approval voting, citizen initiatives and referendums and recall elections. * Vote-counting procedures * Rules about political parties, typically changes to election laws * Eligibility
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AN EASSY ON TOPIC: CRITICALLY EXAMINE THE PEFORMANCE OF ICPC, EFCC IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRPUTION IN NIGERIA WRITTEN BY AKPANG, MERCY EBOKPO MATRIC NUMBER-10/BPA-5/014 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR CALABAR SUMBMITTED TO MR. CHRIS N. (LECTURER) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR CALABAR IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE COURSE REQIREMENT (NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT & AND POLITICS 2 OCTOBER, 2012
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and transparent, they confer credibility and legitimacy on the outcome. However, Nigeria's electoral history has always been marred by various levels of violence with grave implications for the polity. Since return of democratic rule in 1999, Nigeria, has conducted elections in 2003, 2007, 2011 but with an ever increasing rise in electoral violence. The April 2011 elections, which benefitted from the electoral reform efforts of President Yar ‗Adua, and was considered the most credible since the return
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