THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENS
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- The Duties and Responsibilities of Citizens
The Duties and Responsibilities of Citizens
In a democratic system, the people give the mandate or the governing power through their votes in the electoral process to their representatives to rule them. The affairs of government are known as popular participation and political sovereignty belongs to the electorates who give legitimacy to the government of the day. Thus without the people’s support and participation in the government, democratic processes and practices will remain a mirage. However, for the proper implementation of democratic principles, certain stipulated responsibilities must be carried out by the citizenry. These responsibilities could be seen as duties and obligations of the citizens and they are itemized below:
(i) Obedience to law: Citizens are expected to obey laws in other to maintain sanity, law and order in any society.
(ii) Payment of taxes and rates: Citizens are to pay their taxes regularly in order to enable government generate revenue for the provision of basic social amenities.
(iii) Participation in the political process: Nigerian democracy can be strengthened and sustained when citizens participate actively in the democratic processes.
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