EXECUTIVE SUPERIORITY IN NIGERIA AND ITS PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS IN THE FUNCTIONALITY OF OTHER ARMS OF GOVERNMENT

Abstract

This is a research on the Executive superiority in Nigeria and its psychological impacts in the functionality of other arms of government. The three arms of government being the Executive, the Legislature, and the Judiciary were identified, and their statutory functions briefly examined. The superiority conducts characteristics of the Executive were highlighted. Again, the superiority personality dispositions of the Executive vis-à-vis other arms of government were x-rayed. This was followed by the psychological impacts of the Executive’s superiority conducts on other arms of the government. Recommendations were proffered for the Executive to strictly comply with and adhere to the Constitution, as well as the rule of law in Nigeria, which it (the Executive) has not been doing.