differentiate between the major political ideologies;
contrast modes of production.
Constitution
Content:
•Meaning, Sources, Functions, Types – Written, Unwritten, Rigid and Flexible.
Learning Objectives:
Define and identify sources and functions of constitutions;
compare the nature of constitutions.
Principles of Democratic Government
Content:
•Ethics and Accountability in Public Office, Separation of Power, Checks and Balances, Individual and Collective Responsibility, Constitutionalism, Rule of Law, Representative Government.
•Nationalist Leaders – Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello, Ladipo Solanke, Aminu Kano, J. S. Tarka, Tafawa Balewa and others;
•Emergence of nationalist parties;
•Influence of external factors.
Learning Objectives:
evaluate the process of decolonization;
assess the roles of nationalist leaders and parties;
assess the impact of external forces and ideas (Pan-Africanism, Back-to-Africa Movements, Second World War etc).
Constitutional Development in Nigeria
Content:
•Hugh Clifford Constitution (1922);
•Arthur Richards Constitution (1946);
•John Macpherson Constitution (1951);
•Oliver Lyttleton Constitution (1954);
•Independence Constitution (1960);
•Their features, merits and demerits.
Learning Objectives:
compare the various constitutional developments.
Post-Independence Constitutions
Content:
•1963, 1979, 1989 and 1999- characteristics and shortcomings.
Learning Objectives:
assess the workings of the various constitutions.
Institutions of Government in the Post-Independence Nigeria
Content:
•The Legislative – structure, functions and working;
•The Executive – structure, functions and workings;
•The Judiciary – structure, functions and workings.
Learning Objectives:
evaluate the operations of the arms of government and their agencies, e.g the civil service, armed forces, police, courts and others.
Public Commissions Established by the 1979 and Subsequent Constitutions
Content:
•The Civil Service Commission, the Public Complaints Commission, Electoral Commissions, National Boundary Commission and others – objectives functions and problems
Learning Objectives:
evaluate the operations of public commissions;
assess the problems of the Public Commissions and their constraints.
Political Parties and Party Politics in Post-Independence Nigeria
Content:
•First Republic;
•Second Republic;
•Third Republic;
•Fourth Republic – Evolution, membership spread, structure etc.
Learning Objectives:
contrast political processes in the republics;
evaluate the ideologies, structure and composition of the political parties.
The Structure and Workings of Nigerian Federalism
Content:
•Rationale for a Federal System;
•Tiers of government and their relationship;
•Creation of States – 1963, 1967, 1976, 1987, 1991, 1996;
•Problems of Nigerian Federalism – census, revenue allocation, conflicts etc. solutions e.g. Federal character, etc.
Learning Objectives:
examine the workings of Nigerian federalism;
identify its problems;
evaluate the corrective measure adopted.
Public Corporations and Parastatals
Content:
•Definition, types, purpose and functions;
•Finance, control and problems;
•Deregulation, privatization, commercialization – objectives, features, merits and demerits;
•Comparison between public corporations and parastatals.
Learning Objectives:
examine the operations of public corporations and parastatals;
identify the processes involved in privatization and commercialization;
assess the economic importance of privatization and commercialization.
Local Government
Content:
•Local government administration prior to 1976;
•Features of local government reforms (1976, 1989) – structure, functions, finance and inter-governmental relations;
•Traditional rulers and local governments;
•Problems of local government administration in Nigeria.
Learning Objectives:
trace the evolution and structure of local government;
identify the major problems faced by local governments.
The Military in Nigerian Politics
Content:
•Factors that led to military intervention;
•Structure of military regimes;
•Impact of military rule – political, e.g creation of states, introduction of unitary system (Unification Decree NO. 34) etc. economic, e.g SAP, etc.;
•Processes of military disengagement
Learning Objectives:
evaluate the reasons given for military intervention;
assess the achievements of military rule;
determine the conditions that necessitated withdrawal from governance.
3. FOREIGN POLICY AND NIGERIA’S RELATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
Foreign Policy
Content:
•Definition, purpose, determining factors; formulation and implementation.
Learning Objectives:
Define foreign policy, identify and explain its determinants.
Nigeria’s Foreign Policy
Content:
•Relations with major powers;
•Relations with developing countries, e.g the Technical Aid Corps (TAC), etc.;
•Nigeria’s Non-Alignment Policy.
Learning Objectives:
identify the major objectives of Nigeria’s foreign policy;
analyze Nigeria’s non-aligned posture
Relations with African Countries
Content:
•Africa as the “centerpiece” of Nigeria’s foreign policy – guiding principles, implementation and implications;
•NEPAD – origin, objectives and implications.
Learning Objectives:
evaluate the role of Nigeria in continental affairs;
assess the role of NEPAD in developing Africa.
Nigeria in International Organizations
Content:
•The United Nations;
•The Commonwealth;
•The Organization of African Unity;
•The African Union;
•The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS);
•The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
Learning Objectives:
analyze the dynamics of Nigeria’s involvement in international organizations;
assess their contribution to the development of Nigeria.
4. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
International Organizations
Content:
•ECOWAS;
•OAU, AU;
•Commonwealth;
•OPEC;
•UNO;
•African Petroleum Producers Association;
•Origin, objectives, structure, functions, achievements, problems and prospects of these organizations.
Learning Objectives:
evaluate the operations of these international organizations;
assess the role of these organizations in world affairs;
appreciate the challenges of these organizations and how they can be overcome.
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