Puzzle of Media and Citizens Over Democracy in Nigeria
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Successive Nigerian governments have frequently resorted to blame games to evade accountability. This paper examines public view of Tinubu’s administration and advocates citizens’ participation in governance. The study used the survey method and reviewed 429 questionnaires using descriptive statistics to evaluate public view of Tinubu’s administration. It found that the Nigerian government and its citizens have separate views on ways in which the federal government could solve the problem of insecurity, economy and corruption in the country. The paper recommends that the federal government may need to listen more to the good advice of its citizens and media conversation and narratives on governance to improve on its commitment to serve the citizens more efficiently.
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