Defection and Party Crisis in Nigeria

Since the creation of political parties in Nigeria, it has been characterized by the issue of defection and party crisis. This had been accompanied by the role of democratic institutions in resolving the problems of defection and party crisis in Nigeria, having in mind that the structure of these democratic institutions could play a significant role in the consolidation of democracy. Hence, the study interrogates how weak democratic institution impacted on defection and party crisis which inversely affects democracy and also examined the link between defection and party crisis. The data was collected through documentary sources on the various indices of corruption, institutional quality, freedom and fragile state of different years from 2008-2017. The data was analyzed using the multi-regression analysis. The result shows that lack of peace, and security, corruption, and institutional quality had a negative impact on democracy. So the democratic institutions are weak to enforce the rule of law in the country that will guide the activities of politics in Nigeria. Thus, the study found out that the inter-party crisis leads to fractionalization and defection. We predicated our analysis on the structural-Marxism theoretical framework. Also, it recommends that the constitution should be re-written to ensure the proper definition of defection and ensure sanction and penalty for the bridge of these laws in society. Keywords: Defection, weak institution, party crisis, political institution, political business. DOI: 10.7176/JESD/10-8-06 Publication date: April 30th 201

Globalization and Nigeria International Image: Its Adaptability, Challenges, and Prospect

The globalization process had increased interaction between nations and inflow of goods and services as well as aspirations and interest within the global community It also helps to increase a nation s gross domestic products and encourage development at a broader scale However a state with an image crisis cannot correctly join the globalization process because it had to battles with its integrity and credibility Thus this research work analyzes the nexus between globalization and Nigeria international image its adaptability challenges and prospect The central question for this study is how Nigeria international image crisis impacts on its ability to adapt to the ongoing globalization process The structural functionalism theory was employed as our theoretical framework of analysis to argue that the nature of Nigeria political structures and corruption has produced a pattern of predictable behavior in the international system hence the image crisis Also the study adopts qualitative research and documentary methods of data collection and recommends that institutional structures in Nigeria should be arranged in such a way that there will be promotion of the rule of law in the syste

The bolivarian regimes and governance deficit in Venezuela, 2015-2019

The main aim of this study is to examine the Bolivarian regimes and governance deficit in Venezuela, 2015–2019. The study specifically focuses on the consequences and implications of governance paucity to the Venezuelans, more importantly in their economic emancipation, international relations, achieving social cohesion and development in the country. The work argued that the major problem with the Venezuela crisis rests significantly on the incoherent government policy framework and its inability to encourage diversification in the economy. The study further adopted content analysis techniques as the methodology and structural functionalism model. The findings of the study show that inconsistence in policy framework has resulted in a governance deficit in Venezuela and the state is drawn to a capitalist outburst that vehemently determines the price of oil in Venezuela. The paper thus recommends improvement in governance which will encourage transparency, accountability, and promote a diversified economy