Democratic Governance and Development: Nigeria's Experience
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Governance is abom the people. Studies have shown that democracy enhances
governance in a S(Kicty. And shared democratic values such as popular participation
of citizens in the electoral process, equality of voters and their votes, and decision
making lead to political stability in a multi-ethnic society. The paper agues that
democratic political cuiture based on shared national, rather than sectional or ethnic
sentiments engender . good governance in terms of formulation and implementation of
improved policies for development and the enhancement of the living standard of the
people. The paper recommends that for Nigerians to live together as a united people
there is the need for the citizens to avoid all forms of undemocratic norms such as
sectional or ethnic politics, and embrace democratic values based on citizens'
participation in governance as panacea for political stability and development in a
multi-ethnic society like Nigeria. This is more likely to be realized when proper
training on democratic norms is given to public officeholders and indeed the entire
citizenry to enable them imbibe proper democratic culture required for good
governance and development to take place.
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JA Political science (General), JZ International relations