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TYPES OF VOTING

PUBLIC OR OPEN BALLOT SYSTEM This is a system of voting in which voters vote at an open place in the clear view of candidates and the electorate. Under this system, the voters at election indicate their support for a candidate by a show of hands or queuing behind the candidate of their choice or […]

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ELECTIONS

MEANING OF ELECTIONS An election may be defined as an act of choosing or selecting candidates into different offices in government. The candidates are to represent the people of a country in the parliament or in other positions of government. It is a contest between competing political parties or groups to acquire political power through

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION (O.A.U)

ORGANS OF O.A.U Assembly of Heads of States and Government The Council of Ministers The General Secretariat The Commission for Mediation, Conciliation and Arbitration   The Assembly of Heads of States and Government: The Assembly of heads of states and government is the supreme and most powerful organ of the organization. It is the highest

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION (O.A.U)

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF O.A.U The Organization of African Unity (O.A.U.) was formed on the May 25th, 1963 in Addis Ababa Ethiopia and has its headquarters there. The organization came into existence after a long debate as to how the continent of Africa should be reorganized and strengthened so that their independence could be attained and

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NON-ALIGNMENT

PROBLEMS OF NON-ALIGNMENT No Charter : Non-align movement have not enjoyed the respect an organization of its standard and status deserves because it has no charter, permanent executive body, Secretary General and other institutions of a well established international body. No Military set up: As a result of its military and economic importance, Non-aligned movement

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NON-ALIGNMENT

ORIGIN OF NON-ALIGNMENT The first statement on non-alignment was made by late Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. He made the statement on September 2, 1946 in a radio broadcast. Non-Alignment is an international movement formed by different countries and mostly Third World countries in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, Europe and so on. According

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FOREIGN POLICY

HOW NIGERIA HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT AFRICA IS THE CENTRE PIECE OF HER FOREIGN POLICY IMPLEMENTATION Anti-racism and Anti-colonialism: Nigeria has shown that Africa is the centre piece of her foreign policy by ensuring total eradication of colonialism in any part of Africa. For example, the support for the M.P.L.A, this led to the liberation of

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NIGERIA AND THE WORLD

FACTORS THAT CAN AFFECT NIGERIA’S FOREIGN POLICY Geographical location of Nigeria is one of the factors that affect the formulation and implementation of foreign policy. The geographical size of Nigeria as the largest coupled with its population, natural resources etc imposes leadership roles on the country. Demographic Factor: Demography means the population of the country.

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NIGERIA AND THE WORLD

INTERDEPENDENCE OF NATIONS The world has become mutually interdependence as a result of mainly evolution in the areas of transportation and communication. No nation is an island, it becomes imperative that the nations of the world should come together and derive more benefits from one another. It is in the bid to come together to

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LOCAL ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA

STRUCTURE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT The structure of Nigerian local government has continued to change due to differences in the constitutional reforms that guide its operations. In the aborted third republic, the Babangida local government reforms made provision for the  Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Director of Personnel Management and Supervisory appointees. The Director of Personnel Management

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MILITARY RULE IN NIGERIA

WEAKNESSES OF MILITARY RULE The military are not trained in the act of governance. Military regimes are by their nature autocratic; they are insensitive to the opinions or the demands of the people. The Nigerian civil war; the military was responsible for the civil war that claimed many lives. Military rule is based on fear

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MILITARY RULE IN NIGERIA

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The first military regime in Nigeria started in January 15th 1966, which was staged by five (5) Majors led by Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu. It was a bloody military coup in the annals of Nigeria’s politics. Prominent Politicians including the Prime Minister, Alhaji Tafawa Balewa, Premier of Western Region, S.L. Akintola, the Minister

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PROBLEMS OF THE UNO

PURPOSE OF THE AGENCIES To reduce international conflicts: The establishment of this agencies has helped to a very large extend in reducing international conflicts to the barest minimum. International interests: Another purpose for setting up these agencies is to integrate the interest of the various nations. To promote World peace: The establishment of these special

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SPECIALIZED AGENCIES OF U.N.O

Specialized agencies are bodies that are independent which exist under the umbrella of the U.N.O. These agencies are given special assignments which help U.N.O. to achieve its aims and objectives. The activities of these specialized agencies are coordinated and supervised by the min organ of the U.N.O. called the Economic and Social Council.   INTERNATIONAL

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AFRICAN UNION

The African Union was established on Monday 8th of July 2002 by African Heads of State in Durban South Africa. This marked the end of organization of Africa Unity (O.A.U) after 39 years of its existence. The formation of African Union (A.U) was initiated by Libyan leader Moamen Gadhafi, who first proposed it as a

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Coat of arms of Nigeria

GOVERNMENT SS 1 SCHEME OF WORK

GOVERNMENT SS 1- FIRST TERM Political Concepts and Principles 1. Defining government: characteristic and functions of government 2. Government as a process or art of governing 3. Government as an academic field of study 4. Basic concepts: power 5. Authority 6. Legitimacy 7. Sovereignty 8. Democracy 9. Political culture and political socialization 10. Communalism 11.

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