THREAT TO DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA
Okunola Muyiwa Olabode
Department of Political Science, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science
Federal University Kashere Gombe- State
Email: Okunolamuyiwa20@gmail.com
Abstract: Nigeria since independence has been struggling with challenges of consolidating her young democracy. In fact, the country is at crossroad on how to institutionalize democratic norms and ethos in the polity. We have had aborted democratization in the past and military guided democracy in our democratic experience. These arose from bad leadership, economic crisis, corruption, and disregard for the rule of law, impunity, and lack of credible opposition, secessionist threat and militant agitation among others. The thrust of this paper is an in-depth study on democratic consolidation in Nigeria: issues and challenges. Using retrieval data technique, the paper argued that certain factors like independent of judiciary, impartial electoral commission, corruption free institution, vibrant opposition parties to mention few are necessary ingredients for democratic consolidation in Nigeria.
Keywords: Consolidation, Democracy, Political History and Panacea and Threat