ETHICS, MORALITY AND POLITICS IN NIGERIA: A NORMATIVE APPOACH.

Opponents of political ethics criticise the whole enterprise of political ethics, while the proponents claim that ethics and morality are indispensable in political life. The practice of making moral judgement about political actors permits the scholar to understand the connection between democratic theory, practice and political ethics/morality. This work evaluates the extent to which politics in Nigeria is conducted according to laid down rules and principles recognized internationally as best known practice in democratic process. Nigeria's democratization process has been so complicated and yet so important in determining the progress of its democratic practice, and the ongoing second revolution after a long period of military interregnum. The democratic progress achieved can be measured by the conduct of the political actors and how the polity allow for free, fair and credible election. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]