The Impact Of Nigerian Press On Shaping The Country’s Political Structure (Period Of Study 1999 Till Date

The Impact Of Nigerian Press On Shaping The Country’s Political Structure (Period Of Study 1999 Till Date

Chapter One

Preface

In all aspects of social life, the onset of a new decade triggers an trouble to epitomize and charactrized what happed 2- 5 times agone , and to look forward to changes. The onset of a new period. The press stands as a ground between the old and the new( History). The experience of the history in relationship to the new events. When a new governance arrives in power, it can condemn its forerunners in government for numerous profitable problems. The recently arrive uses press to compare its record in backing popular services with the former governance and reminds the public in ages of time and unpopularity about how much worse off or further dis- granted they felt when the current opposition themselves held power. All these tactics can not work effectively without the press. Indeed at this period of time.

The periodic Nigerian press has been on important source of government policy news for opinion leaders and decision makers or takers within a political structure as well as for the public at large. Since utmost people in decision making position of this country noway come into direct contact with transnational communities that are the base for foreign policy, they most calculate on the press information about the particular issue.

This chapter surveys a member of the Nigerian press during a series of affiliated public policy decision made by Nigeria in the period of loss of sovereignty and company rule in Nigeria to the present mercenary rule.( 1999- Date).

still, citing when as one country, Nigeria came into being in 1914 as a result of admixture of North and South possessions under the guardianship of Lord Fredrick Lugard. This means that the political units that came together to form this nation were the old fiefdoms whose people had a complex system of commerce( communication) before they ever made contact with the Europeans. Though comparing this old political history with the present, one can conclude that further political units are in vogue now than that of the old political units.

also, the style and why the Nigeria press defines situations as it did and some possible recrimination of the geste of the press for rational public policy decision making influences the political structure. The press a surveyors of information can fluently impact or control the geste of the society politically. In this regard, any political institution that under- estimates the power of the press does so at its own pitfall. In the frame work of the institution of the press freedom, the media must be so regulated and guarded especially in this popular period that the asked judicious operation of their power is assured.

The press council must be given applicable legal status and power to put warrants and forfeitures on media houses that erred. The council also should be given exigency power to regulate media conditioning in all election period. The end of similar exigency power will be to assure that press don’t come tools in the hands of politicians to the detriment of the conception of free press and fir play in the time of choices.

Background Of The Study

The dilemma and challenges facing Nigeria moment after her Military handover are numerous. The elite Nigerians must be an active party in the republic o our nation. They shouldn’t stay for the war class before they join by restructure of our socio- profitable and political systems. History has tutored us that both mortal and natural coffers alone don’t make a great nation but by development and application of these coffers are responsible to achieving greatness.

To any equitable bystander, this country is endowed with greatness but appears to be at war with each other. plutocrat and wealth appear to be the only honored value in our society whose elite citizens are one of the most unproductive in the world. So numerous educated Nigerians has bring stopgap moment despite their chops. They aren’t inspired by any stopgap and shouldn’t be a tool of servility, inequality, and corruption against the poor deprived millions of this great country. The rallying of our coffers and formative forces must be a creative donation of these elites in the life and growth of our country.

In our new Nigeria, men must refuse that bank of justice and occasion is finished. Public enlightenment system in this regard must be employed effectively informing applicable authority of any need for drawing terrain of jungle disharmony and transubstantiating our nation into a symphony of brotherhood and love.

Statement Of Research Problems

Information available indicates that Nigerian press was born in freedom. WhenRev. Towsend established “ Iwe Irolin ”, he “ said that his ideal was to get people to read and cultivate the habit of reading and seeking for information through review. The appearance of the review started the first phase of History of the Nigerian press which graduated and lasted up till moment. also, the government us control of the press until about 1930’s, which still live.( Government power).

The 1930s saw the emergence in Nigeria of political parties and the morning of creating mass mindfulness in political matters. Private power began to crop with the return of Nnamdi Azikiwe from the gold seacoast and realizing the impact of the press in political rallying, established the Zik’s press limited, a review chain that’s each over the confederation in Nigeria.

The problem now is to probe the impact of Nigeria press in shaping the political structure of Nigeria. With this period as a case study.

This Eva/ period is named because of the unique part the political Actors played especially in introducing the press as a great armament to fight for the benefit of the country. The appearance of Enugu megalopolis of Eastern Nigeria outlook and Cameroon star which are the oldest review in the East of the Niger and thus is anticipated to lead the rest of Nigeria press in the content and interpretation of political issues. Eg. The sun, Guardian, vanguardetc.

Objects Of The Study

The objects of this study are-

To ascertain the political structure of this period in sensitizing and creating mindfulness among people towards press information as it relates to political programmes.

ii. To find out the extent the political period played in pressing issues of political significance in the country.

Significance Of Study

This study will be a useful reference work to our political directors, policy makers, scholars of mass communication and political wisdom in polytechnics and universities in Nigeria.

It’ll also guide the civil and state government in planning their unborn political programmes.

Exploration Question

The exploration problems involved in this study is to ascertain the magnitude of impact the press has on shaping the political structure of Nigeria especially in this period.

The scientific problems there include preempting of the literal dataetc.

Exploration Thesis

The disquisition will be grounded on the following thesis-

Hi The present political period played an impact on shaping the Nigeria political structure through colorful information material.

Ho The present political period didn’t play an impact on shaping the Nigeria political structure through colorful information material.

Hi That Nigerian citizens punctuate problems, places and impact encountered by the press in shaping the political structure in this present period.

Ho That our people didn’t punctuate problems, places and impact encountered by the press on shaping the country’s political structure in this present period.