Administration of justice and internal party democracy:

• <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

INTRODUCTION

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

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

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

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

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

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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