STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION IN NIGERIAN DEMOCRATIC HISTORY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE

Auteurs-es

  • Terna Andza Philipson Department of History, Faculty of Arts, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Auteur-e
  • Ibrahim MomoSani Hassan Department of History, Benue State University, Makurdi Auteur-e
  • Abdul Hamza Department of History, Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa Auteur-e

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20613697

Résumé

The paper dwells on state of emergency declaration in Nigerian democratic history and good governance. Its statement of problem is the politicization of the declaration of state of emergency. The methodology of qualitative and documentary led to findings that declaration of state of emergency stemming from political motivation undermines good governance as there is no legitimacy, accountability, inclusiveness, consensus, transparency, etc. The paper concludes/recommends that state of emergency declaration should strictly adhere to constitutional provisions and be depoliticized.

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Publié

2026-06-09

Numéro

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025):   December’s Edition - Journal of Education, Communication, and Digital Humanities

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Licence

© Journal of Education, Communication, and Digital Humanities 2026

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Cette œuvre est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

Comment citer

STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION IN NIGERIAN DEMOCRATIC HISTORY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE. (2026). Journal of Education, Communication, and Digital Humanities , 3(1), 223-234. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20613697