This paper examines issues in principles and practices of democratic consolidation in Zimbabwe. The political system in Zimbabwe theoretically upheld a multiparty system and has held periodic elections since 1980 but undermined reforms that could have put democracy and politics on a progressive trajectory. This is not peculiar to Zimbabwe alone but is a general political culture on the continent. Gleaning on evidence from diverse sources, the paper finds that the separation of powers in Zimba...
Table of Contents 1) Introduction: The Workings and Structure of Parliament The House of Commons The House of Lords 2) An Analysis of Power and it's Distribution: Contrasts between the House of Commons/Lords Representation Financial Control Differences in pay and attendance Judicial Committee (Law Lords) Private Members' Bill (delaying a Bill) 3) Comparisons between the House of Commons/Lords: Scrutiny and Influence Legislation (Passage of a Bill) Control of Executive 4) Conclusion: The futur...
The United States has 120.5 guns per 100 people, or about 393,347,000 guns, which is the highest total and per capita number in the world. 22% of Americans own one or more guns (35% of men and 12% of women). America’s pervasive gun culture stems in part from its colonial history, revolutionary roots, frontier expansion, and the Second Amendment, which states: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, sh...
The theme of this paper is to highlighting the political, economic, democratic, historical dilemmas and realities that occurred in the Ethiopian political system in 2018 through popular rebellion; futuristic hinders and chances of the ruling party to sustain its popularity and prosperity of the country. Talk of Ethiopia conjures a whole range of metaphors and contradictory perceptions and misconceptions. With the ascendance to power of Dr. Abiy Ahmed, as Prime Minister of Ethiopia on Apri...
Nigeria marks its 60thanniversary on the 1st of October 2020. As a country marking its 60thanniversary, the world expects to see a country on its feet running, but all they see is a country on its knee plagued and crippled by flagrant corruption, abuse of public office, and a high state of insecurity. Unfortunately, the present state of Nigeria is the consequence of our values and how we moralise compliance. It is obvious that non-compliance is endemic in Nigeria, and Nigerians have accept...
ABSTRACT Democracy is a legendary system of government in which every country, today their desires to have democracy or claims to be one. Today if truly democracy and human rights are incompatible in certain situation, it means freedom and justice and equality for all branches of people are guaranteed. Democracy ensure human rights to be primarily virtuous, balance and adequate of moderation, furthermore , democracy ensure human rights broadly, human rights include: right to life, liberty, ri...
This paper attempts a historical exploration of issues of national elections as it impinges on Nigeria’s security and integration one hundred years after the famous 1914 amalgamation of the Southern and Northern protectorates. Against the backdrop of the country’s challenges of imbalance or lopsided federal structure, the usually elevated problems of ethnicity, absence of broadminded leadership, minority-majority tussles among others, the nation’s politics has been frequently ch...
My generation in Nigeria is a failure having been seen playing a key role in the under development of the Nation
The reasons behind the stunted growth and development of Benue state