Party Politics and Parliamentary Conflict in Nigeria: A Critical Analysis
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Central Asian Studies
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The study critically assessed the influence of party politics on parliamentary conflict in Nigeria with focus on the Fourth Republic. The paper adopted survey research method .To this end, ex and serving parliamentarians, party leaders and academia were purposively sampled. To achieve the aim of the study, four investigative questions were formulated:1.Did party leaders interference into National Assembly leadership composition contribute to National Assembly conflict 2.Did inter and intra party politics influence National Assembly conflict in the republic under study.3 Did the executive arm of government interference into parliamentary affairs contribute to parliamentary conflicts in Nigeria . 4 did parliamentarians strict compliance to party interest on the fact of party supremacy against parliamentary mandates contribute to parliamentary conflicts in Nigeria. The paper also employed social exchange theory as the frame work of analysis. Analysis of data gathered showed that all the variables investigated contributed to parliamentary conflicts in Nigeria .Based on the study findings, it was recommended that parliamentary mandates and constitutional provisions on parliamentary functions should be the cardinal guide in the performance of legislative business. This will certainly put to an end, the cat and dog relationship in the parliament.
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Party politics, parliamentary mandates, conflict