APC3703 ASSIGNMENT 1 SEMESTER 2 2025 – FULLY ANSWERED (DUE AUGUST 2025)

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APC3703 Assignment 1 Semester 2 Memo | Due August 2025. All questions fully answered. Section A: West Africa
1. Since independence in 1960, Nigeria has seen many military rulers recycled as
civilian rulers. With this in mind, critically discuss the assertion by Onwutuebe (2002,
e-reserve) that “problems of democratic infractions are prevalent in the current
political system largely due to the persisting influence of military culture of political
leadership”.
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2. Despite being a stable democracy for more than three decades, the crucial factor
of democratic consolidation still eludes the West African nation of Ghana.
Sefa-Nyarko (2022, e-reserve) interrogates this by looking at the checks and
balances between the state and civil society in the country.
Critically discuss Sefa-Nyarko’s (2022, e-reserve) view that a strong and effective
civil society in Ghana holds the most effective method for taming the excesses of the
state.
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3. Critically compare and contrast the challenges faced by Ghana and Nigeria with
respect to democratic consolidation since their return to democracy in 1992 and 1999
respectively.
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