Abstract: Political participation is very central in any democratic political process. It is the basic tool to measure democracy and to see how eligible citizens are involve in decision making processes, such is believed to have inherent capability of making the political process coherent and dynamic as the ability to promote good governance in the polity. This explains why political participation refers to voluntary and purposeful efforts by the members of a political system, either as individuals or members of group(s) to contribute to the determination of the kinds of political institutions to be established, people that will rule them as well as how societal resources will be mobilized and allocated. Socio-economic and political goals and strategies for achieving them are also determined by this means. The goals that may be set to be achieved through participatory activities are not only political but also include any other interest. For participation to be meaningful, individuals must make their choices based on ideology and conscience which assures their effort to influence governmental activities or policies. Where political participation is effective, it contributed to the smooth operation and stability of a political system. However, using interpretive-qualitative analysis of data drawn from both primary and secondary sources, records of interviews and field notes from a three-month research internship within the Yola North Local Government area of Adamawa state as a participant observer, poverty affected the political participation of citizens in Adamawa state, Yola- North Local Government area in particular during the 2015 general elections with a view to make meaningful recommendations that may subsequently help to boost the level of political participation among the citizens in Yola North Local Government area of Adamawa state.
Keywords: Political participation, political system, citizens.
Title: A PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF POVERTY ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THE 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS OF NIGERIA’S YOLA NORTH- LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ADAMAWA STATE
Author: Mohammed Sirajo Baba, Abba Nuru Aliyu
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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