Democratic institutions

INEC – Independent National Electoral Commission is the institution being set up to plan, scrutinize people who want to be voted into power and conduct the election to choose the rightful candidates for each contested post. INEC does not belong to any party or group. INEC doesn’t belong to any political party. It is a neutral body so that it can be fair in decision making. It makes every citizen to know the conditions that qualifies anybody to contest election into any post. It makes every citizen to know its rules and regulations  as regards the qualifications of candidates who have showed interest in applying for public office. Everyone has the right to vote and be voted for. But people with questionable character or those having bad personal records are not allowed to contest for responsible positions in the society. The INEC has the power to disqualify a candidate if he or she doesn’t meet with the conditions.

Political Parties – These are institutions of groups of people who have similar political ideas and opinions on how a place, state or country should be governed. Different political parties are formed according to the ideas that each group has. The political parties register with INEC and all their claims are verified before approving their candidates. Whosoever contest an election under a political party must follow the ideology of the party in governing the state or nation.

Pressure Group – They are groups of similar or common interest. They come together with one mind to influence government policies and decisions. They do not make any effort to contest election to be directly in charge of things. The aim of such pressure groups is the realization of group interest.

Arms of Government – The various arms of government are democratic institutions that help in proper functioning of a democracy.

ASSESSMENT

Highlight THREE democratic institution?