Peacebuilding Strategies and Internal Democracy in Lagos State: A Study of All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria
Keywords:
Peacebuilding, Internal democracy, Conflict transformation, Inclusivity, All Progressives Congress, Lagos State
Abstract
This research looked at the connection between the All-Progressive Congress's internal democracy in Lagos State, Nigeria, and peacebuilding techniques. To provide direction for the investigation, two hypotheses (tested at the 0.05 level of significance) were established. All political players in the state were included in the population, which was stratified into senatorial districts to provide a sample size of 289 using correlational and descriptive research techniques. Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation Analysis was used to evaluate the data. The results of the study show that there is a positive, moderate, and significant relationship between peacebuilding strategies and power-sharing arrangements with the All-Progressives Congress in Lagos State (r =.643, ρ < 0.05). Additionally, there is a positive, weak, and significant relationship between peacebuilding strategies and inclusivity and diversity with the All-Progressives Congress in Lagos State (r =.312, ρ < 0.05). The study concludes that power-sharing in Lagos State has become increasingly important due to the diverse nature of its population, which consists of people from different ethnic, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds as well as diversity and inclusivity, as it involves recognizing and celebrating the differences that exist among individuals and communities. It is recommended in the study that the political parties in Lagos State, particularly All Progressives Congress (APC) should endeavour to observe internal democracy so as to give room for transparent party primaries, as this would reduce incidences of replacing candidates, thereby promoting an atmosphere for peaceful coexistence, equity and fairness.
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Ojukwu, Chris & Olaifa (2011). Challenges of internal democracy in Nigeria’s political parties: The bane of intra-party conflicts in the People’s Democratic Party of Nigeria. Global Journal of Human Social Science, 2 (3), 24–34.
Okhaide, I.P (2012) Quest for Internal Party Democracy in Nigeria: Amendment of Electoral Act 2010 as an Albatross. International Journal of Peace and Development Studies, 3(3); 57-75.
Omotola, J. S (2009). Nigerian Parties and Political Ideology. Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences, 1(3), 612-634.
Onigu-Otite, K., & Albert, I. O. (1999). Community conflicts in Nigeria: Management, resolution and transformation. Spectrum Books Limited.
Pogoson, A. I. (2014). Women, Political Parties and Exclusion in Nigeria: 1999-2012. In Olu Obafemi, Sam Egwu, Okechukwu Ibeanu & Jibrin Ibrahim (Eds), Political Parties and Democracy in Nigeria (pp. 237- 264). National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Nigeria.
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Scarrow, S (2005) Political Parties and Democracy in Theoretical and Practical Perspectives: Implementing Intra-party Democracy. Washington DC: National Democratic Institute.
Sodipo, M. O. (2013). Mitigating radicalism in northern Nigeria. National Defense Univ Fort Mcnair DC Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
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UNDESA, (2007). Final Report on the Expert Group Meeting on “Creating an Inclusive Society: Practical Strategies to Promote Social Integration. Unpublished
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Yahaya, M. A. (2018). The Challenging Nature and Pattern of Intra-party conflicts in Nigeria Fourth Republic: Critical Assessment of All Progressives Congress. Retrieved from Ejournal.ukm.my/gmiss
Published
2024-01-31
How to Cite
Moshood, A.-W. B., & Orunbon, N. O. (2024). Peacebuilding Strategies and Internal Democracy in Lagos State: A Study of All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria. JOELS: Journal of Election and Leadership , 5(1), 22-37. https://doi.org/10.31849/joels.v5i1.16955
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