International Journal of Academic and Applied Research (IJAAR)
  Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 8 | Page No.: 189-194
Morality and Cross Carpeting in Nigeria's Politics Download PDF
Praise Ongoiyerimo SAIYOU and Temidayo David OLADIPO

Abstract:
Specific laws govern every society. These requirements are codes of conduct that specify appropriate activities, obligations, and social interactions: politics and other spheres of human activity mirror these moral ideals. However, since the first democratic administration, cross-carpeting has been more common in Nigeria over the last 22 years. This essay addresses the primary defenses for cross-campaigning, including the significance of parties in politics, the benefits of affiliation, and the danger it brings to representative democracy. While morality and politics are undoubtedly two separate concepts that have to do with human civilization, it is also evident that they are connected in some manner because they both aim to make society more peaceful and kind. Moral corruption is undeniably an issue in Nigerian politics, contributing to the country's underwhelming social and economic growth. As a result, it was recommended that a change in political idealogy, demonetization of politics, a conscious and relentless war against corruption, intensified religious and moral teachings, and the inclusion of political ethics in the Nigerian educational curriculum be implemented to improve the nation's political morality.