Administration Of Justice And Internal Party Democracy:

A STUDY OF 2007 PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY ELECTION IN RIVERS STATE ABSTRACT The democratization process is a continuous one and political parties play an integral role in it. Nigerian political parties are no different. However, since the inception of the Fourth Republic in 1999, Nigerian political parties have betrayed a very low rate of internal democracy. This is more obvious in the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) especially as it relates to the conduct of party primaries. This study examined administration of justice and internal party democracy in the 2007…