Geo -Historical Backgrounds and Religious Traditions of Oke-Ogun People

Joshua Akintunde Owolabi                                                                                                      1-29

Democracy and Party Politics in Langtang North

Local Government Area of Plateau State 1978-2008

Samaila Simon Shehu                                                                                                              30-54

Formalities and Administration of Copyright in Nigeria: Enforcement of Copyright

Olabode Bashir Olakunle                                                                                                        55-66

Migrating from Stage to Screen: Challenges and Prospects

Ola–Koyi, S. Joseph Bankola                                                                                                    67-87

FORMALITIES AND ADMINISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT IN NIGERIA: ENFORCEMENT OF COPYRIGHT

Olabode Bashir Olakunle

Faculty of Law

University of Ibadan, Nigeria

DEMOCRACY AND PARTY POLITICS IN LANGTANG NORTH

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF PLATEAU STATE 1978-2008

Samaila Simon Shehu

Department of History,

University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri

Email: shehusamaila34@yahoo.com

Abstract

The conduct of free, fair and credible election is one of the features of democracy in the world. Unfortunately, this is not the case in Langtang North. It is against this backdrop that this study examines the causes and impacts of the manipulation of the electoral process in Langtang North local government area of Plateau State. It focuses on the local government chairmanship elections which has recorded the highest number of cases of electoral manipulation over the years. The research was carried out through a field work that involved interviews and telephone conversation with the electorate, politicians and other relevant stakeholders from Langtang North. Other scholarly works were used in a corroborative manner to throw more light on the focus of the study. The Marxist theory of democracy was utilized to unearth the principal role played by the political elite in perpetuating electoral manipulation before, during and after the local government chairmanship elections in Langtang North. From the data collected and analysed, we identified poverty, clannish sentiment, lack of voters’ education among others as the factors responsible for the manipulation of the electoral process in Lantang North. And thus, we highlighted the impacts of electoral manipulation on democracy and party politics in Langtang North to include mistrust of the electoral commission, imposition of undesired leadership, disunity among others. Conclusively, recommendations were made towards ensuring the conduct of free, fair and credible elections so as to consolidate democracy in Langtang North and by extension Nigeria.

GEO -HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDS AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS OF OKE-OGUN PEOPLE

Joshua Akintunde Owolabi

Department of Religious Studies,

Ekiti State University, Ekiti State.

Email: shalomowolabi@yahoo.com

Abstract

As big as Nigeria territory is, with the claim of about 140million population and 36 states including Federal Capital territory (FCT) Abuja, there is a set of people who are not well recognized including their environment. Even in the whole world, there is no any country where this group of people cannot be found. Their sons and daughters are spread all over the world with their distinctive difference.  They are influential, composed, accommodating, sensible, and very vast in deeds and well to do. Many people in general and some historians in particular regarded this set of people as Oyo people. But they are not. Though, their origin are traced back to Oyo empire but they are important people on their own with their adapted cultures, customs, norms, language, human relations, dialects, climate, weather, humidity and land. They are special region in Oyo State, South Western part of Nigeria. Who are these people? What are the factors that make them differ from other Yoruba race? Where are they? How do they look like? Therefore, it is on these templates that this paper set out to `ice the cake `on this particular group of people, (Oke-Ogun) in so many respects