Nigerian Political Parties and Politicians - Winding Road from
Country to Nation is a book aimed at making politicians aware of
the damage done to the country as a result of their difference in
ideologies, political intolerance, love of public office,
maladministration, embezzlement of public fund, tribalism,
breakdown of law and order, mismanagement of the economy among
others. It was borne out of my observation of the continued
omissions and errors by political parties and politicians which led
to the collapse of the first, second and third republics, hence,
the need to call the attention of both political parties and
politicians to the task of ensuring nation building. The Nigerian
political parties have now become organizationally incoherent and
undisciplined through tradition. Each party is rocked by different
crises ranging from nepotism to struggle for power and with no one
to call their attention to the major responsibility of achieving
unity through cohesion and integration. Having been granted
independence on a platter of gold as described by a person no less
than late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, its political leaders have lost sight
of the need to stop all the political violence and selfish-interest
in steering the ship of Nigeria in a way that could metamorphose
into a real nation. Today the Nigerian political system is nothing
to write home about. All the political parties have continued to
thread in the steps of early political parties which caused the
collapse of the first, second and third republics. This is the
rationale for writing the book in order to raise the consciousness
of politicians and provide guidelines in planning for the future.
The unique feature of this study is its examination of the
political parties from pre-independence to the present day and
identification of pitfalls of the political parties during this
period. The first chapter of the book which is the introduction
gives a general idea of politics, governance and what is to follow.
Chapter two examined the political events of the first republic as
well as the activities of the parties that existed during this era.
Its sub-topic includes: Pre-colonial and colonial history, National
Council of Nigeria and Cameroun (NCNC), The Northern People's
Congress (NPC), The Action Group (AG), The Federal Election and
Collapse of the first republic. The third chapter which is
entitled: Political Parties in the Second Republic (1979-1983)
looked at the registered political parties during this period, the
elections and what led to their collapse. Chapter four examined the
short-lived third republic. Its sub-topics includes: The Social
Democratic Party (SDP), The National Republican Convention (NRC),
The party system in the Abortive third republic, The 1993 General
Elections. The June 12 struggle, international reactions to the
June 12 crises as well as the aftermath of the annulment of June 12
elections. Political Parties in the current republic was the main
focus of the fifth chapter while chapter six provides guidelines
for planning for the future in order to avoid the mistakes of the
past which Nigeria still bears its consequences. It is important to
state that there is a dangerous correlation between the political
events of the early republics and what is happening in the current
republic. This will ultimately influence the course of political
events in the future if political parties and politicians do not
become conscious.
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