TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents Pages
Title page - - - - - - - - - - i
Declaration - - - - - - - - - - ii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iii
Certification - - - - - - - - - - iv
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - v-vi
Table of contents - - - - - - - - - vii-viii
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 1-2
1.2 Statement of Research Problem - - - - - - 3
1.3 Objectives of the Study - - - - - - - 3
1.4 Research Questions - - - - - - - - 4
1.5 Research Assumptions - - - - - - - 4
1.6 Significance of the study - - - - - - - 4
1.7 Scope and Limitation of the Study - - - - - - 4-5
1.8 Theoretical Framework - - - - - - - 5-6
1.9 Research Methodology - - - - - - 6
1.10 Literature Review - - - - - - - - 7
1.11 Party Switching: A Conceptual Framework - - - - 7-10
1.12 Organisation of Chapters - - - - - - - 10
References
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Historical Evolution of Party Switching in Nigeria - - - 13
2.1.1 The Colonial Experience - - - - - - - 13-15
2.1.2 Party Switching in the First Republic - - - - - 15-16
2.1.3 Party Switching in the Second Republic - - - - 16
2.1.4 Party Switching in the Third Republic - - - - - 16-17
2.1.5 Party Switching in the Fourth Republic - - - - - 17-21
References
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 Introduction - - - - - - - 23
3.2 The Dynamics of Party Switching in Nigeria - - - - 23-28
3.3 Factors that Promotes Party Switching in Nigeria - - - 28-31
3.4 Implications of Party Switching for Democratic Consolidation - 31-33
References
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 Summary - - - - - - - - - 35-36
4.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 36
4.3 Recommendations - - - - - - - - 37
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