Political parties are known as a platform for recruitment of political leaders and the
organisation of parliament and government, both in advanced and developing democracies …

The central role played by political parties in the development and nurturing of a virile
democracy and its consolidation cannot be overstated. Where democracy survives for a long …

This paper analyzes party politics in Nigeria from the First Republic to date. Its input is that
the dearth of intra-party democracy in Nigeria's political parties is not a recent phenomenon …

Nigerian political parties in the present republic are hampered by crisis of internal
democracy thus undermining their political leadership recruitment function. The ruling …

This paper interrogates the connection between the level of internal party democracy which
exists in Nigeria's Fourth Republic political parties and their propensity to become …

This chapter examines party politics and political parties in Nigeria. From independence to
date, the frequent dissolution of democracy has affected the growth of political parties in …

Parties are regarded as sine qua non for the organization of modern democracies, as well
as for democratic consolidation. The literature that explains Nigeria's democracy since 1999 …

The role of political parties in integrating divided and plural societies cannot be
overemphasized. This lies on its ability to unite the ruled and the rulers and also to …

Political parties play very critical roles in democratization of any nation. Central to the
successes and failures of electoral politics is the cardinal and strategic functions of this all …

The existence of vibrant political parties is a sine qua non for democratic consolidation in
any polity. In Nigeria's First and Second Republics, political parties were regionally based …