Conclusion: The Need for Reform

The chapter concludes the entire discourse of the book and summarises the most important insights that a reader can draw from reading the book. After the concise presentation of the major themes, this chapter presents some practical measures to consolidate the Nigerian parties in the Fourth RepublicFourth Republic. These include a rethinking of registration procedures for new parties, processes for communicating ideologyIdeology, constitutional reforms and party change, membership and mobilisationMobilisation and alternative models for party organisationOrganisation and institutionalisation. The chapter concludes that if the proposed measures are implemented, Nigerian parties will appear stronger, more democratic, more responsive and more representative.