Contemporary Nigeria and the Deficit of Deliberative Democracy: Exploring the Indigenous Value of Àgbájọ ọwọ́ as Collegiality
Wednesday December 12, 2018
Ronald Olufemi Badru Department of Politics and International Relations Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria femmydamak@gmail.com Abstract The paper advances three groups of interrelated claims. First, a fundamental deficit of democratic practice in contemporary Nigeria is that electoral choices/candidates are largely disconnected from the spirit of vibrant deliberation/ consideration by the Nigerian demos. Second, candidates that […]