Political Party Funding in Nigeria : A Case of Peoples Democratic Party

Eme, Okechukwu Innocent; Oji, R. O.; Nwoba, Hyacinth A.

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“…As Petroleum Minister in Goodluck Jonathan's government, she was reported to have bribed INEC officials with the sum of about N30 million in order to compromise the election that year. Unfortunately, her party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), still lost the elections to the All Progressive Party (APC) (Oji, et al, 2014). The point of interest here is the kind of conflict or violence that would have erupted if APC lost the election that the party believed they had won.…”

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Election Related Conflicts in Nigeria: The Role of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

Aboh

Obem²

2022

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is the Electoral Management Body (EMB) established in Nigeria to deliver free, fair, and credible elections through a transparent and peaceful process. However, the origin of violence perpetrated during elections with wanton destruction of public and private property, including loss of lives all over the country, calls for an examination of the role of INEC in this regard. This study used historical method analyses to examine the role of INEC. The study found out that though INEC has, to a large extent, performed its role and also helped to deepen democracy in Nigeria since its establishment in 1998. Further studies also found that INEC’s poor organisational abilities, lack of essential transparency, widespread procedural irregularities, substantial evidence of fraud, widespread voter disenfranchisement at different stages of the process, etc., have been responsible for the numerous incidences of conflict in the country during elections. This paper concludes and recommends that external challenges, such as security, inadequate funding, and the desperation amongst Nigerian politicians, be moderated and curtailed with a synergy between the Legislature and Executive arms. At the same time, the judiciary plays its role well, including that INEC employs professional ethics amongst its staff with organisational and logistical efficiency and effectiveness in the electoral process. INEC’s role will be overtly transparent and therefore lead to the delivery of peaceful rather than conflict-infected elections.

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Election Related Conflicts in Nigeria: The Role of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

Aboh

Obem²

2022

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“…Afolabi, Tanimola, and Ojomo (2022) are of the view that vote buying and selling, also known as commercial politics and money politics, is one phenomenon that is gradually taking center stage in Nigeria's electoral process. Orji (2014) queried the issue of money politics by taking a historical intellectualism approach, thus showing that in Nigeria, the issue of party funding has for long posed a grave concern to observers of our political scene. In the First and Second Republics, it was a contending issue that attracted intense debate in the state parliaments and the National Assembly.…”

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Monetizing Politics in Nigeria's Democratic Fourth Republic: Delegates as a Commercialized Political Tool and a Flawed Candidate/Leadership Selection Process against the 2023 Election

Bassey

Okorie

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The paper seeks to examine the extent to which the Nigerian democratic Fourth Republic has been bastardized by money politics. There were widespread expectations that the arrival of democracy in Nigeria on May 29, 1999, would usher in an era of free and fair elections, tolerance, respect for human rights, and the strengthening of all democratic edifices (courts, civil society, a corrupt-free and independent judiciary, people-oriented development, and so on). Unfortunately, the fourth republic became ensnared in a web of protracted political, economic, and social maladies. One of these has been the pernicious issue of undemocratic methods of leadership selection and election, which have been rife with anomalies such as rigging, thugs, vote-buying, assassination, and so on. This has manifested itself in the current 2022 primary elections in Nigeria in preparation for the 2023 general election. The situation gets worse and more deplorable as the delegates who are vested with the constitutional powers to select those to run for the presidency in 2023 have been transformed into a political nightmare as huge amounts of foreign currency flood the entire process of the primary election. Based on this, the study interrogated the delegate system and how it aided the flourishing of flawed electoral processes for leadership selection, considering the overbearing tenets of money politics. The paper used a qualitative research methodology because the data was primarily obtained from secondary sources: textbooks, journal publications, internet materials, and magazines. Content analysis was used to analyze secondary data. The study discusses some technical and constitutional provisions concerning party formation, the place of the delegate in Nigeria's electoral processes, party primaries, and candidates who contested the primaries of the two major political parties, etc., before discussing issues of money politics and how delegates became a thorn in the country's electoral processes and candidate selection. The investment theory of politics and party competition was explored. The study discovered that the delegate system continues to be anathema to quality and visionary leadership, leading to its abolition and the adoption of a more inclusive and concessional approach.

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“…In Africa, most of the country’s political parties experienced a lack of transparency and accountability to disclose political funding records. For example, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nigeria reported that political parties were not keeping financial donations as indicated by (Oji, 2014). It appears that most of the Nigerian political parties failed to maintain a donation register which is contrary to the Nigerian Section 95(2a) of the Electoral Act 2000.…”

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The implications of Political Party Funding Act, No. 6 of 2018 in South Africa on records management

Netshakhuma

2020

GKMC

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Purpose This paper aims to assess the Section 12 of the Political Party Funding Act No. 6 of 2018 of South Africa with a view of recommending good records management practice. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on a literature review and an analysis of political funding access to information and records management literatures. Findings The study found that a lack of good records management practice is hindering transparency in government practice in South Africa. Furthermore, the enactment of the Political Party Funding Act No. 6 of 2018 has created the potential for South Africa political parties to start applying good records management practices. Research limitations/implications This research is limited to Section 12 of the political parties funding Act No 6 of 2018 to promote accountability transparency. Practical implications The effective implementation of the Political Party Funding Act, 2018 will contribute to the preservation of records with financial, historical and cultural values. Social implications The implementation of the Political Party Funding Act No. 6 of 2018 Section 12 is expected to lead an open, transparent and accountable South African society through the establishment of a a records management programme. Originality/value This paper raises important considerations around ensuring compliance and accountability in government recordkeeping within the context of recent legislation. While discussion around the importance and use of records management is not new, the legislation brings an opportunity for fresh discussion within a national political context.

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Political Party Funding in Nigeria : A Case of Peoples Democratic Party

Cited by 8 publications

References 1 publication

Election Related Conflicts in Nigeria: The Role of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

Election Related Conflicts in Nigeria: The Role of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

Monetizing Politics in Nigeria's Democratic Fourth Republic: Delegates as a Commercialized Political Tool and a Flawed Candidate/Leadership Selection Process against the 2023 Election

The implications of Political Party Funding Act, No. 6 of 2018 in South Africa on records management

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