JOHN LOCKE ON REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY AND THE ART OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN BAYELSA STATE

By

Okorobia, Gideon Azigbeotu

&

Azibalua Onyagholo

Department of Philosophy

Niger Delta University, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examines John Locke on Representative Democracy and the art of governance in Bayelsa State. It adopted expository and textual analysis. The findings of the study revealed that John Locke’s concept of representative Democracy with its principles of Accountability, leaders been servants and responsible to the people is absent in Bayelsa State. Also, that government derives its powers and mandate to carry out their wishes is non-existent. Therefore, it concluded that for there to be proper representative Democracy, its ideals such as public accountability, separation of powers etc as propounded by John Locke, the Bayelsa government must implement to the fullest all the principles of Representative Democratic with a view to strengthening democratic institutions for the common good to obtain a good and stable democratic governance.