Ezechi, Kingsley C. (2018) Political Ethics in Political Communication: The Road Not Taken by Nigeria's Political Elites of the Fourth Republic. International Journal of Communication and Social Sciences, . 1(1), 1-19, 1 (1). pp. 1-19.
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Abstract
The practice of political ethics is a phenomenon that is somewhat alien to Nigeria's political elites of the fourth republic. Oftentimes, we either read on our national dailies or watch acts of politicians on national television that are not geared towards the Benthamite common good of the Nigerian citizens; but, geared towards their material interests and that of their cronies. Unfortunately, these unethical acts are communicated whether verbally or otherwise to the Nigerian public unremittingly; thus, instilling in them, and unconsciously so, the wrong way of political behaviour. This study however, analysed statements and speeches of some political elites and other power brokers in the country, using the tool of Critical Discourse Analyses (CDA). Thus, it is the hypothesis of this study that if the Nigerian security agencies continues to look the other way in the face of these teeming unethical and loathsome statements, political ethics and morality in our political communications would be completely eroded from our national lives. The methodology of data collection is primarily documentary, as secondary sources of data were used for the study. Qualitative descriptive method was adopted through the use of content analysis of the reviewed literature. The study, therefore recommends that there should be prompt prosecution of unethical and inciteful statements of politicians within our polity to deter uncircumspect speakers. This would in no small measure drastically reduce all forms of unethical, immoral and reckless comments; reset the average Nigerian behavioural pattern and attitude in relation to politics and political communication; and finally, instil in them the moral inclination and drive to promote the political common good of the ordinary Nigerian.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JA Political science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | miss Sylvia Onyia |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Aug 2025 19:26 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Aug 2025 19:26 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/5282 |
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