PARTY POLITICS AND NATIONAL INTEGRATION: A CASE STUDY OF PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) IN NIGERIA, 1999-2015

📄 Project Abstract

Since the attainment of independence in 1960, it has been known that party polities has not really done much in the area of national integration in Nigeria because of this; political parties in Nigeria tend to promote ethnic and private interest which has milted against National integration. Based on this, this study sought to investigate the party politics and national integration with a view to analyzing the nature and structure of the People 's Democratic Parties (PDP) between 1999 - 2015 in order to ascertain how it has promoted National Integration in Nigeria. Qualitative method of data collection based on documentary evidence was used. Secondary source of data was employed. Also Qualitative descriptive method based on content analysis was used as our method of analysis. The work was predicated on the systems theory approach as our theoretical framework of analysis, this study desire to investigate the extent to which fourth republic parties' politic has impacted on national integ...