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    The Ethiopian Journal of Social Sciences Volume 8, Number 1,
    (2022-05) Atobatele Abolaji; Moliki Ahmed Olawale
    There have been age-long rifts between farmers and pastoralists though their relationship is both symbiotic and competitive in nature; hence this has often times led to crises which heightened tensions and religious intolerance. Consequently, many villages have been deserted which has affected the socio-economic activities as well as students’ enrolment in schools. It is against this backdrop that the study examines the extent to which farmers’/herdsmen’s clashes affect sustainable development in Nigeria. To collect data, interviews were conducted in some selected states in Nigeria where the scourge of terrorism was felt greatly. The sample size for the interview was 20 where the interviewees were purposively selected based on their experience in the subject matter and questions were asked through focus group discussion. The study found that government insensitivity to the plight of both farmers and herders is responsible for the crises which have negative impact on sustainable development. The study therefore recommends that conflict management mechanisms should be instituted, and also sanctions should be imposed to forestall future conflicts.
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    The Impact of Intra-Party Conflict on Internal Democracy in Nigeria’s 2023 General Elections: A Case of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
    (African RenaissanceVol. 22, No. 1, 2025-03-01) Moliki Ahmed Olawale; Atobatele Abolaji; Oladoyin Anthony Mayowa; Chukwudi Ekene Celestina
    This study investigates the impact of intra-party conflict on democracy in Nigeria, with a specific focus on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) leading up to the 2023 general elections. The feud between Iyorchia Ayu, National Chairman of the PDP, and Nyesom Wike, Governor of Rivers State, has significantly disrupted the party's cohesion since the presidential primary election in May 2022. This research highlights the challenges posed by unresolved internal discord within the PDP, including increased division, media warfare, and frequent defections. The study employs a mixed-method approach, utilising surveys with 389 respondents and interviews with 5 PDP stalwarts, alongside secondary sources and ordinal regression analysis, to investigate the impact of intra-party conflict dynamics, including party wrangling and factionalisation, on democracy indicators such as periodic elections, fundamental human rights, and the rule of law in Nigeria. The findings suggest that the PDP's electoral loss in 2023 was not associated with the internal conflict that engulfed the party.
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    Youth and Electoral Violence in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: When will the youth be responsible?
    (Ife Journal of the Humanities and Social Studies (IJOHUSS) Vol. 5, 2021) Moliki Ahmed Olawale; Atobatele Abolaji
    Election is an important tool that helps to shape peaceful transition of political regimes in a democratic state. Electoral processes in Nigeria, over the years, are marred with malpractices and other massive irregularities, which often lead to premeditated killings and post-election violence, where the youth are mobilised to perpetrate the dastardly act that culminates in fear, insecurity and intimidation of opponents. Many lives and property worth millions of Naira have been destroyed with nobody getting arrested and prosecuted, thereby leaving the citizens in the state of abysmal hopelessness. The authors examine the youth and electoral violence in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. They adopt a survey research technique in which they interview respondents purposively in five geopolitical zones. The study concludes that youths are responsible for the electionrelated violence that has characterised previous elections in the current republic since 1999 and perpetrated by hired thugs comprising largely the youths in various capacities and constituencies across political parties in Nigeria. The paper, therefore, recommends that the constitution and electoral laws should be reviewed to capture the punishment that will be meted out to the perpetrators, regardless their party affiliations, religion or ethnic groups.