Browsing by Author "Ezebuilo Paul Chibuike"

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Electoral Violence and the Ethnic Question in Nigeria: Analysis of the 2023 Elections
(Journal of Governance and Political Social UMA), 12 (2), 2024) Chineyemba Lydia Isioma; Chukwudi Ekene Celestina; Ezebuilo Paul Chibuike
Violence has become a serious threat, birthing crime, insecurity, and ethnic hatred that threaten national unity. While violence has remained an obstacle to the peaceful conduct of elections, it assumed a disturbing dimension in Lagos during the 2023 elections, where ethnicity was weaponized to polarise the nation. Whereas studies on electoral violence abound in literature, the desperation and impunity that trailed the 2023 elections and the tribal hatred it generated are dimensions of electoral violence requiring investigation. Therefore, this paper aims to highlight the violence that characterized the 2023 elections in Lagos State. It examined the ethnic bigotry that triggered the violence and its implications for peaceful coexistence and national unity. A qualitative data collection method uses secondary data from books, journals, newspapers, and magazines. Content analysis is chosen for better analysis of the study. Employing race and ethnicity and relative deprivation theories, the study found that ethnic violence was a scheme deviously politicized to instigate electoral violence in the bid to retain political power. Findings from the study showed that the violence threatened peaceful coexistence and the sense of brotherhood among Nigerians. It recommended stringent sanctions for the perpetrators of violence and the parties they represent. Policymakers will benefit from this study as it will provide the information needed for policymaking on handling electoral and non-electoral violence.
JUNGLE JUSTICE AND RULE OF LAW IN NIGERIA: THE IMPLICATIONS ON ACHIEVING SOCIETAL STABILITY AND SDG-16
(Journal of Lifestyle & SDG's Review Vol. 5, 2024) Chukwudi Ekene Celestina; Ezebuilo Paul Chibuike; Owa Owa Egbara; Ofuonye Joseph Ndubuisi
Objectives: This study explores the effect of jungle justice on the rule of law and its implications for achieving societal stability and SDG-16. Theoretical Framework: Systems theory was adopted for the underpinnings of this study. Method: Qualitative descriptive research design method, i.e. secondary data collection, was sourced via textbooks, magazines, journals, official reports, newspapers, and internet materials. Content analysis and Logical Data Framework were adopted to analyse the themes and critical indicators empirically. Result and Discussion: The study finds out that jungle justice has neglected the rule of law, creating tension and instability in society and limiting the effort towards achieving SDG-16. The study concludes that the high level of crime, injustice and insecurity has birthed the neglect of the rule of law in Nigeria. This study recommends implementing anti-jungle justice policies to revalidate the values of the rule of law towards fostering SDG-16 to achieve a stable society, public education, reorientation and enlightenment, good governance and systemic reform. Research Implications: This study's policy implications are embedded in the fact that policymakers will be more guided on the best strategies to adhere to and sustain the rule of law for sustainable societal stability.
Military Deployment and Election Conduct in Nigeria
(Home African RenaissanceVol. 21, No. 3, 2024-09) Aliyu Musilimu Kolawole; Bello Moruf Ayodele; Chukwudi Ekene Celestina; Ezebuilo Paul Chibuike
The way elections were conducted in Nigeria before the return of civil government on May 29, 1999, was a civil affair. The country's custom of involving the military in political processes began with the June 21, 2014, Ekiti State gubernatorial election, held under former President Goodluck Jonathan. This study uses secondary data to give an overview of the present argument in light of the controversy the topic has produced. The study also interrogates the circumstances that led to the deployment of the armed forces in the conduct of elections in the country and finds out the propriety or otherwise of the action under a democratic rule considering the constitutional roles of the military. The study equally discusses the expected professional conduct of the military in the electoral processes and the handling of security matters between the Election Management Body and security agents, and finally discusses the conduct of soldiers and matters arising concerning the 2027 general elections. These were prepared to prepare the military to actively participate professionally in the next elections in Nigeria.
Security Challenges and The Role of Opposition Political Parties in Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria
(Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences 23(1), 2025) Chukwudi Ekene Celestina; Osimen Goddy U.; Ezebuilo Paul Chibuike; OLADIPO Temidayo David
Insurgency and insecurity have remained the outcome of the relationship between the ruling and the opposition party in Nigeria. The situation has kept the attention of government diverted to fighting insurgency and insecurity in the society thereby losing focus on the primary task of administration. It also examines the role of opposition parties in creating an atmosphere of insecurity in society and the fight against it. Most times, the efforts of the government in fighting insecurity are met with corruption among members thereby being part of the government's weakness. The study's conclusions were reached through the application of qualitative research techniques and the utilisation of secondary material from internet sources as well as books, journals, and newspapers. The analysis framework for this paper is based on Estonian System Theory. Research has revealed that opposition political parties can employ a variety of tactics to undermine the ruling party and force it from office, having initially served as watchdogs. The opposition party believes that every attempt to remove the ruling party draws them closer to victory. It is therefore concluded that opposition parties have become part of insurgency and insecurity in the state to weaken the ruling government, and drum for their yet-to-come government. The study recommends that the opposition party with the spirit of nation-building should join hands with the leading party in providing security and fighting insurgency for their interest and the general interest of society. The leading party must protect its members and the opposition.
The Electorates and Electioneering Process: A Global View of Democratic System
(Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, 2024) Chukwudi Ekene Celestina; Osimen Goddy U.; Ezebuilo Paul Chibuike; ADI Isaac
Electorates in every society are empowered by the constitution to exercise their rights to vote in removing any government that has become unpopular. The unpopular government has attained its position from its bad styles of leadership and ill-treatment of people who have elected them into leadership positions. The study examines elections as a power in the hands of the electorates who are faced with challenges such as insecurity, corruption, poverty, and the like. The study also explores the activities of the government that portray it as unpopular among the electorates. Secondary data is sourced for this research from books, newspapers, journals, and online platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and others alike. Structural Functionalism is used as the theoretical framework of analysis in this paper. The study concludes that election is a democratic tool in the hands of the electorates which can easily be used as a function in ensuring good governance in their society but faced with some challenges such as insecurity that led to defunctionalize. Unpopular government has been discovered to be a temporary existence that is always short-lived since the power of the electorates is non-contestable. It is therefore recommended that serious awareness should be created at all times to keep the electorates informed of their power to effect change of government with the use of elections.
Violent Contestation of Power and Political Turbulence in Sudan: A Reflective Assessment of Generals Burhan and Hemedti Simmering Feud
(Journal of Somali Studies : Research on Somalia and the Greater Horn of African CountriesVol. 11, No. 3, 2024-12) Okafor Celestine Ogechukwu; Chukwudi Ekene Celestina; Ngoka Ruth Obioma; Elumelu Chiazor Simeon; Gberevbie Daniel E.; Ezebuilo Paul Chibuike
This study explores the complex power dynamics and political volatility that have defined Sudan's history by examining the simmering feud between Generals Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Hamdan Dagalo Hemedti. Thus, the study also reveals the fundamental structural elements causing political instability in Sudan's landscape that threaten the national democratic transition. The study relied on content analysis and a documentary approach; data were collected through secondary sources, and Marxist conflict theory was employed. The paper argued that the feud is a struggle for power exercise in the state and a quest to control the security architecture. Findings reveal that owing to the violent contest for power and persistent political turbulence in Sudan, the country's transition to democratic governance appears to be a mirage since diverse armed groups have resisted giving up their respective groups' interests for the national interest. The paper recommends that negotiations and dialogue are primarily needed to protect Sudan's territorial integrity and save it from state failure and disintegration. The policy implication of this study is that the study outcome provides a current and informative addition to our knowledge of power struggles and political upheaval in Africa by examining the ramifications of this dispute for achieving positive peace in regional and global affairs.