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Abstract
Democracy remains one of the most fundamental characteristics of modern day politics and only a handful of countries do not practice and claim it. The major rationale for adopting this governmental system was because of its relationship with development and the promotion of rule of law, equity, and liberty. The adoption of this system was also influenced by its success in other western nations without due consideration of the contextual differences. The Nigeria democratic experiment has not succeeded in consolidating itself because the Nigeria society lacks the necessary economics, social and political conditions for operating a successful democracy. The major goal of this work is to educate the reader on what the concept of democracy and National Development entails. Specifically, this study desires to search out for the impediments to democratic practice in Nigeria and also possible ways of eradicating these impediments, thereby consolidating democracy in Nigeria; and the study is designed to find out if anything is linking democracy and National development. Methodologies used in the project include document observation, validity and reliability and historical method. The use of documentary observation enables the researcher to draw a sample size as large as possible which makes the result more applicable to the population. The sample size used by the researcher is that of the Nigeria leaders since 2007 and the different sectors that make up the society such as the political sector, economic sector, social sector, and technological sector. Findings in this study revealed that Nigeria was not practicing a true democracy. It was revealed that a stable and true democratic practice can bring about the much eluded positive national development. The study recommends that there should be a serious and committed attack on corruption. Nigeria’s political elites and top leadership must demonstrate higher level of patriotism and commitment to the interest of Nigerians than is presently perceivable.
