Browsing by Author "Araba, Akeem Ayanda"

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    Effects of Political Violence on the Contemporary Nigerian Democratic Process
    (Al-Hikmah Journal of Education, 2015-12-02) Araba, Akeem Ayanda
    Violence is human and it is as well present in the political process in contemporary Nigeria. This paper seeks to address the effects of political violence on the democratic process in Nigeria. The paper investigates the overview of political violence in Nigeria and also discusses the nexus between political violence and the democratic process. The psychological theoretical perspective is adopted for the study to determine the problem. It is discovered that political violence has brought series of military interventions in Nigeria. And other vices like killing innocent and maiming innocent Nigerians, stealing, social unrest, among others, always accompany political violence. The paper, therefore, recommends that there should be a need to de-emphasize the premium placed on the acquisition of political power. It also calls for an effective investigation by the relevant authorities to look into several cases of political violence and related human rights abuse in the process of elections. It is part of our recommendations that all stakeholders in the political process should be mandated to sign a treaty of peace which they must maintain before, during, and after the political process, particularly during the electioneering period.
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    Guerrilla Legislators: A Threat to Nigeria Constitutionalism
    (Al-Hikmah Journal of Education, 2016-12-02) Araba, Akeem Ayanda
    There is yet another illustration of an ill-orchestrated dance towards anarchy by the inherently mischievous manner by which the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is being manipulated. The Nigeria Legislature formed a group to change or manipulate the political system reform by attacking and deriding the Executive government of its legitimacy to the point that it is forced to negotiate, in agreement with the ‘guerilla tactic’. The Nigerian legislature has been regarded as a guerilla parliament due to their unconstitutional activities, unconstitutional law-making, gross manipulation of the constitution, irrelevance acting against the constitution, and their threats to constitutionalism and their bastardization of the constitution. In essence, the paper seeks to address and interpret the procedure for impeachment as stipulated in the constitution. The realist theoretical perspective is adopted for the study to analyse the problem. The paper, therefore, recommends that there should be an amendment to the constitution to harmonize the relationship between the two arms of Government. The legislature should also focus more on making laws that would promote good governance in the country.