Electoral Constituencies
This lesson covers the definition of electoral constituencies and their importance in representing the interests of people in a parliamentary system. It discusses factors that influence the delimitation of constituencies, including population density, geographical features, and cultural backgrounds.
- 08:08 “The minority, they may not be adequately represented in the legislature. This is one of the problems we are having the most come through, whereby the minority are not represented at the aim of a fair. As a member of the...”
- 04:56 “Areas which return members to the legislature? The constituency must be small enough to enable candidates to be known in a simple and genuine way. The item will be small in a way that people must know the person represen...”
- 01:47 “Population. A high density area may praise for a separate constituency even when the area is not large. There's some areas where fighting for autonomous, they want to be and they want to be a constituency of their own, t...”
Meaning and Functions of Elections
This lesson explains the definition of elections and the concept of suffrage. It covers the functions of elections, including the change of government, election of representatives, and the importance of free choice in leadership.
- 26:34 “the right candidate that the citizen wants. By election, what is by election? This is an election that takes place. What is occupying a particular position is that there's everything they see for them to conduct another...”
- 27:21 “people are not pleased with what is happening in the country that they can call for referendum to know their mind so that it can be set to and make it a referendum. The process of recall. The process of recall, ladies, f...”
- 04:41 “Mind you if election is not properly handled. If you can, so mind back 2015, in this country, we are skeptical that this country was going to divide, you know, when Jonathan was in power, they felt he was not going to ha...”
Nigerian People's Party and Great Nigerian People's Party
This lesson covers the formation of the Nigerian People's Party (NPP) and the Great Nigerian People's Party (GNPP). It explains their organizational structures, sources of finance, and performance. Key figures involved in the formation of NPP are also discussed.
- 16:22 “Number one, the GNPP Great Nigerian People's Party won and control two states of the federation that was Boronu and Gungola State. Number two of the achievement was that it won eight senatorial seats and 44 seats in the...”
- 03:11 “So each had an executive committee. There were also state organizations which each state having a consultative committee. The executive committee, working committee, the parliamentary council of the state conventions. At...”
- 09:23 “in producing potential prominent politicians in Nigeria. This NPP, Nigerian people's party tried a lot to produce potential prominent politicians in Nigeria. By signing a coalition accord with NPN, the NPP saved the coll...”
Political Parties in Nigeria: PRP and NAP
This lesson covers the formation and organizational structure of the People's Redemption Party (PRP) and the Nigeria Advanced Party (NAP). It includes information on their sources of finance, aims and objectives, and their achievements. Key figures and events related to the development of these poli
- 03:56 “The National Directorate was composed of National Officers, Chairman of State Directorate, the party parliamentary leader in each state assembly. The Senate, the House of Representatives, plus two other representatives s...”
- 16:39 “So this political party also intend to pay these pupils and students from amount of money. They should be regarded as workers in the country. From all these, let's all see the achievements or contributions of NAP. Number...”
- 12:38 “It had its national and state executives committees. The highest body, then, was the Congress of the party, which because of the newness of the party could not meet frequently. So the founder, Tunji Bratwitz, was nominat...”
Writing an Argumentative Essay
This lesson covers the definition and structure of an argumentative essay. It explains the importance of understanding the topic and provides tips for writing effectively. Students will learn how to present arguments and persuade an audience.
- 13:49 “government. Give us enough points. One of your points could be number one, there is room for the electorates. Now, who are the electorates? These are the people that vote. These are the people that choose the personaliti...”
- 15:24 “we only have room for what? Time, occupation of a particular position. Meaning, in every democratic system of government, the president only has few years and few months to govern the country. Meaning, at the end of the...”
- 12:11 “government? Now, you can also do well by breaking it again by telling us what democracy is. What is democracy? Haven't told us what democracy is. You now go ahead to merge the millions. What is democratic system of gover...”
Pre-colonial Administration Systems
This lesson covers the systems of government in the Hausa/Fulani, Igbo, and Yoruba societies before colonial rule. It explains the structure of their governments, the roles of different components, and compares the various pre-colonial administrations.
- 03:16 “it means that the authority must be at the center. And every citizen of that particular state must make sure that they had air or the concord to the rules and regulations. Now, this system was based on the principle of i...”
- 17:57 “why the other ones were not recognized. Now, in arousal political emulator, the legislative functions performed by the AMIA and Wisconsin, while in evil political system, law-making functions were performed by the counci...”
- 10:15 “they are put in place. Now, they have to look at how it was elaborated, how it was splitted into different areas. Now, because it was splitted into different areas, from 1914 to 1922, now, they state up their own problem...”