CHAPTER ONE

 INTRODUCTION

1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Politics is the most advance and important segment of human and social activities, therefore it is an extricable had to the history of every community. As a result is sufficed to say that there is no history without politics. One universally consistent feature of human society as a dynamic organism is the competition for prestige, status and security which have assumed the subject matter of politics. In every society individual and groups engage in the purposeful struggle to shape the environment and the circumstances that condition their lives. The competition and pursuit of those goals as a political activity, mostly often than not engage the services of a political party.1 This is beside the activity of other handmaid group like the pressure groups in the realism of business, labour and agriculture; civic organization, the institution of the family, school, church, government and countless other auxiliaries to the parties. But above all, the political parties places the most overbearing influence in the struggle for political participation attention and power1.

Going by the above premises, Political power is a derivative of people’s consent. Hence a party’s legitimacy and acceptance is dependent on public support. And given that this support is more often than not elusive and the public is in reality, a varied group of economic, social and cultural difference with individuals who may be indifferent to the obligation of a citizenship or perhaps ill-informed on the issue of the day. The party constitutes one connecting link between different groups in society and members of the electorate attempting to achieve an organized political action2.

Lere local government is one of the prominent Districts in Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna State. However, Lere has two major political parties which are People’s Democratic Party{PDP }and All Nigeria’s Peoples Party{ ANPP}.

Power struggle is a situation where two people or groups are trying to obtain power or perceived power. In terms of Lere local government its power struggle is between the major tribes. e.g Hausa, Fulani, Kurama, Gure, Kahugh and Amawa. Also some major issue regarding power struggle among the people of Lere local government is Tribal and Religious issues which is playing a vital role in the political struggle in Lere local government area.

However, the focus of this research is to study party politics and power struggle in Lere Local Government between 1999 and 2011. This study is divided into five chapters. Chapter one deals with background to the study, statement of the problem, aims and objectives, significances and justification of the study, theoretical frame work, scope and limitation of the study, methodology and literature review. Chapter two discusses the land and people of Lere local government Area. Chapter three explains the political structure and organization of Lere. Chapter four discusses the major political activities in Lere local government. Finally, chapter five is the summary and conclusion.

1.2       STATEMENT OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM

It appears from evidence that little or no research have been conducted on the same topic and time frame. However, the History of Lere Local Government especially with regards to its political history is being influences by many reasons that to some extent largely depend on politics. Thus the issue of who is indigene and suffer came on board. Perhaps because of this, the study is incomplete as many readers may what it and expect it to be. It should be noted that despite the historicity of the long existed relationship between the various ethnic group in the area e.g. Hausa, Kurama, Gure and the likes of each of them make claims that favour them when highlighting the history of the place.

However, the main issue or problem facing party politics and power struggle in Lere Local Government are the major political partys, Tribal and religious problem which is playing a vital role in the area of study.

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