| Abstrakt: |
Democracy as a system of government is articulated and reinforced by the majority of people, whose opinions and decisions matter in the polity, as well as the few minorities, who also air their views. The integration of e-governance in a democratic setting is pertinent since it is a sine qua non for understanding government policy actions, initiatives, and the active participation of the citizenry, whose ideas, opinions, and suggestions are necessary for a better society. The complex nature of society could as well necessitate the urgent need for participatory democracy through the use of ICT-driven gadgets. This participation is required to ensure inclusive governance at all levels in any country around the globe. Meanwhile, despite the logic of this assertion, it fails to acknowledge the essence of good governance structure, which has become a recipe for democracy. This informs us that the semi-active participation of citizens in Nigerian politics has little to do with the adoption of e-governance, rather than the failure of political leaders to embrace stable democratic principles. Therefore, the major challenge in this analysis is that e-governance cannot be a surrogate for participatory democracy, but a good governance scheme, which would be integrated/entrenched in a democratic tenet. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
