THE ROLE AND CHALLENGE OF THE JUDICIARY AND THE MASSES ON ENTRENCHMENT OF TRUE DEMOCRACY IN CONTEMPORARY NIGERIA

Vincent Chi Ezinwa (PhD)

Abstract


This paper examines the role of the judiciary and the masses on the entrenchment of true democracy in contemporary Nigeria. This is because the independence of the judiciary as enshrined in the principle of separation of powers implies that the judiciary should be independent of the two other arms of Government that is, the Executive and the Legislature. The whole relevance of this fact is to ensure that those who champion the judicial arm of government, such as, the judges at all levels from the magistrates to the justices of the Appellate Courts would be able to carry out their responsibilities and work without fear or favour to enable them deliver judgments in all matters before them. In reality, this paper raised a question, which is, has this been so in Nigeria? Unfortunately, the paper posits that Nigeria’s judiciary and masses have not been able to entrench true democracy in Nigeria because of a number of factors that prevented the growth of democracy in Nigeria. The paper at the end of the study recommends some strategies to curb corruption of the judiciary and the masses as watch-dog of democracy in Nigeria in the 21st Century. The study adopted the descriptive design. It drew upon primary and secondary sources. Primary sources include oral information and testimonies. Newspapers and magazines reports were also used in conjunction with official records in government publications. Secondary sources include relevant books. The researcher also made use of direct observation method. All the information so gathered were subjected to historical analysis.

Keywords


Challenge, Judiciary, Masses, Democracy, Nigeria.

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