<p> Title Page – – – – – – – – – – -i<br>Approval page – – – – – – – – – – -ii<br>Dedication – – – – – – – – – – iii<br>Acknowledgement – – – – – – – – – -iv<br>Abstract – – – – – – – – – – v<br>Table of Content – – – – – – – – – -vi<br><strong>

Chapter ONE

:</strong><br><strong>1.1 INTRODUCTION</strong>&nbsp;– – – – – – – – -1<br>1.2 Statement of the problem – – – – – – – – 5<br>1.3 Objective of the study – – – – – – – – -9<br>1.4 Significance of the study – – – – – – – – 10<br>1.5 Literature review – – – – – – – – 11<br>1.6 Theoretical Framework – – – – – – – – -34<br>1.7 Hypothesis – – – – – – – – – -37<br>1.8 Method Data Collection – – – – – – – – -38<br>1.9 Method Data Analysis – – – – – – – – -38<br><strong>

Chapter TWO

:NIGERIAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND DEMOCRACY.</strong><br>2.1 The theory of Democracy – – – – – – – -46<br>2.2 The PDP and Democracy – – – – – – – – -51<br><strong>

Chapter THREE

:THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY THE RULE OF LAW AND THE 2007 GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY ELECTION IN RIVERS STATE</strong><br>3.1 Historical Foundation and Development of the people’s Democratic Party (PDP) -54<br>3.2 Political Parties and Internal Elections – – – – – – -56<br>3.3 Candidate’s Selection process in the PDP – – – – – -57<br>3.4 The Rule of Law and the -2007 Gubernatorial primary Election in Rivers state -60<br><strong>

Chapter FOUR

: THE STRUCTURE OF THE PDP AND INTERNAL PARTY DEMURELY IN NIGERIA</strong><br>4.1 Internal Party Democracy and its Requirement – – – – – -66<br>4.2 Internal Party Democracy and Oligarchy – – – – – – -69<br>4.3 Argument for Internal Party Democracy – – – – – – -71<br>4.4 Promotion of Internal Democracy in Political Parties – – – – -73<br><strong>

Chapter FIVE

: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS</strong><br>5.1 Summary – – – – – – – – – – -78<br>5.2 Conclusion – – – – – – – – – -79<br>5.3 Recommendation – – – – – – – – – -81<br>Bibliography – – – – – – – — – – -83 <br></p>