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TOPIC: POPULAR PARTICIPATION
CONTENT:
- DEFINITION OF POPULAR PARTICIPATION
- REASONS WHY PEOPLE DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN POLITICS
- HOW POPULAR ORGANIZATIONS ARE FORMED
SUB-TOPIC 1: DEFINITION OF POPULAR PARTICIPATION.
It refers to the active involvement of citizens in matter of political social and cultural activities in their country. It is a process of involving the citizens in the governance of their country and in deciding important socio-cultural, political and economic matters. It also refers to the procedure of involving majority of the citizens of a country in the decision-making processes, especially on issues that affect the welfare of the generality of the populace.
It is a process where citizens on their own involve themselves in direct or indirect decisions making that affect their social, economic and political welfare.
There are ways by which people exercise their popular participation in the politics of their country.
- Citizens that are eligible register for election as a voter or a candidate.
- Voting during election to elect the leader of their choice.
- Citizens will also belong or support a part of their choice
- Attendance to political party meeting to be equipped and campaigns.
- Citizens who are qualified should occupy political offices or position to serve their nations: Presidents, Governors.
- Qualified citizen should contest for election.
- The citizens can also criticize the government where they are not doing well constructively.
Importance of popular participation
There are benefits from popular participation.
- It gives people opportunity to be part of decision making in their country.
- It is also means of being patriotic because it will afford citizens the opportunity to serve their country.
- It gives the citizens opportunity to be gainfully employed and to earn a living while holding a political posts or offices, The President, Governor, Counselor, etc.
- It trains future political leaders.
- It corrects the government so that they will not repeat their past mistakes.
- It makes for effective and efficient management of the country resources.
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