Governance and Leadership Institutions in Nigeria Global Africa Series

This book examines how modern Nigerian political institutions have grappled with the resurgence of traditional institutions of political leadership in the post-colonial era.

The contributors examine the role and nature of traditional governance institutions in West Africa from pre-colonial times to the post-colonial era. Part I considers a range of traditional institutions including monarchies, Islamic institutions and the role of culture and arts such as masking and music in traditional leadership. Part II focuses on modern governance institutions, elites, political action, arts, and democracy in post-colonial Nigeria. Part III examines democratic institutions and processes in Nigeria?s Fourth Republic, covering issues such as electoral reforms, women?s political participation, and democratic citizenship.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars of African politics, governance, and democratization.

Notes on contributors

Introduction: governance and leadership institutions in Nigeria

Ernest Toochi Aniche and Toyin Falola

PART I: Nigerian traditional leadership institutions

1 Traditional Ondo monarchs and communication in the Yoruba pre-colonial era

SOLOMON A. FAWEHINMI

2 Age grade system among the Ìdό-Àní people of South-West Nigeria

OLUWATOYIN MARY O̩ LAIYA

3 Revisiting the relevance of the Islamic political system in 21st-century Nigeria

SIRAJO MUHAMMAD SOKOTO

4 Institution of masking and masquerading in traditional Igbo society

CHINYERE NDUBUISI

5 The musical and cultural leadership roles of Yoruba master instruments

OLUPEMI E. OLUDARE

PART II: Modern democratic governance institutions in Nigeria

6 A critique of leadership and institutions in Nigeria and new states

AYODELE OLALEKAN SHOTUNDE

7 Elites and leadership standards in post-independence Nigeria

MOSES ADEBOLU ADETUNMBI

8 Translating political philosophy into action in Nigeria’s governance institutions

JOSEPHINE OLATOMI SOBOYEJO

9 A literary characterization of politics and power in the post-colony

OLIVIER TCHOUAFFE

10 Art and leadership failure in Nigeria: global influences and the way forward

AKINWALE ONIPEDE

PART III: Democratic institutions and processes in Nigeria’s fourth republic

11 Emerging democratic practices in Nigeria

TOYIN FALOLA

12 Poverty and democracy in Nigeria’s fourth republic

OYEKUNLE O. ADEGBOYEGA

13 Citizenship, participation, and inclusion of women in Nigeria’s democracy

ABIDEMI ABIOLA ISOLA

14 Judicial institutions, human rights, and development challenges: implication for Nigerian democracy

ERNEST TOOCHI ANICHE, RICHARD OKECHUKWU OJI, AND IKENNA MIKE ALUMONA

15 Political parties, independent national electoral commission and electoral credibility in Nigeria

OLAJUMOKE YACOB- HALISO AND VICTOR ADESIYAN

16 Electoral reforms and Nigeria’s fledging democracy

MARTIN A. IHEMBE AND ONYEKACHI E. NNABUIHE

Index

Ernest Toochi Aniche is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Federal University Otuoke, Nigeria.

Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair Professor in the Humanities and a Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.