BB – SELECTION PROCESSES IN LEADERSHIP Internal democratic practices _ 21th July prt 2. 2021

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Political parties are the expression of political pluralism; they contribute to the formation and expression of the will of the people and are a fundamental instrument for political participation. Their creation and the exercise of their activities are free in so far as they respect the Constitution and the law. Their internal structure and operation must be democratic.”

olitical parties are the expression of political pluralism; they contribute to the formation and expression of the will of the people and are a fundamental instrument for political participation. Their creation and the exercise of their activities are free in so far as they respect the Constitution and the law. Their internal structure and operation must be democratic.”olitical parties are the expression of political pluralism; they contribute to the formation and expression of the will of the people and are a fundamental instrument for political participation. Their creation and the exercise of their activities are free in so far as they respect the Constitution and the law. Their internal structure and operation must be democratic.”

Internal democracy in political parties, also known as intra-party democracy, refers to the level and methods of including party members in the decision making and deliberation within the party structure. Intra-party democracy is usually known to nurture citizens’ political competencies and/or producing more capable representatives which in turn ensures that the party produces better policies and political programmes. Although the view that “parties should practice what they preach” is commonly shared, there are also skeptics who might argue that too much democratization may hinder parties to keep their electoral promises and also dilute the power of a party’s inner leadership.

There is no gain saying that political parties in Nigeria have no concrete ideologies for internal democracy hence they reflection is mirrored at a national scale of administration. The recent cross movement of politician from other parties to the ruling party is a thing of concern. On this program we are examining the selection processes of political parties with the aim educating our audience on the practices, failings and possible solutions to our selection process in our political parties. How can the people be part of these process and also take part for sake of transparency?

In another development there have been concerns on the rising cost of commodities and services in the country. This is connected to the high rate of inflation and poor monetary policies by the countries leadership. The prices of commodities have doubled in the market. This will form part of our concerns on the Public in Corner (PIC).