id	sid	tid	token	lemma	pos
ajac-1013	1	1	chapter	chapter	NOUN
ajac-1013	1	2	one	one	NUM
ajac-1013	1	3	american	american	ADJ
ajac-1013	1	4	journal	journal	PROPN
ajac-1013	1	5	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	1	6	arts	art	NOUN
ajac-1013	1	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	1	8	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	1	9	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-1013	1	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	1	11	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-1013	1	12	4	4	NUM
ajac-1013	1	13	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	1	14	july	july	PROPN
ajac-1013	1	15	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	1	16	august	august	PROPN
ajac-1013	1	17	2025	2025	NUM
ajac-1013	1	18	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	1	19	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-1013	1	20	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	1	21	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-1013	1	22	-	-	SYM
ajac-1013	1	23	0540	0540	NUM
ajac-1013	1	24	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-1013	1	25	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-1013	1	26	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	1	27	7.94	7.94	NUM
ajac-1013	1	28	1252	1252	NUM
ajac-1013	1	29	columbia	columbia	PROPN
ajac-1013	1	30	rd	rd	PROPN
ajac-1013	1	31	nw	nw	PROPN
ajac-1013	1	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	1	33	washington	washington	PROPN
ajac-1013	1	34	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-1013	1	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	1	36	united	united	PROPN
ajac-1013	1	37	states	states	PROPN
ajac-1013	1	38	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	PROPN
ajac-1013	1	39	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	1	40	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-1013	1	41	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	1	42	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-1013	1	43	30	30	NUM
ajac-1013	2	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-1013	2	2	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	2	3	m	m	NOUN
ajac-1013	2	4	e	e	NOUN
ajac-1013	2	5	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	3	1	i	i	NOUN
ajac-1013	3	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	3	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	3	4	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	4	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-1013	4	2	o	o	X
ajac-1013	4	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	4	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	4	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	4	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	4	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-1013	4	8	o	o	X
ajac-1013	5	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-1013	6	1	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	6	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	6	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	6	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-1013	6	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	6	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	7	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-1013	7	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-1013	7	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-1013	7	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	7	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	7	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	8	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	9	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	9	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	9	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	9	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	10	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-1013	10	3	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	10	4	|	|	ADV
ajac-1013	10	5	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	ADJ
ajac-1013	10	6	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	10	7	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	10	9	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	10	11	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	10	13	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	10	14	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	15	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	10	16	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajac-1013	10	17	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	18	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	19	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	10	20	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	10	21	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	10	22	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	10	23	process	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	24	eke	eke	ADJ
ajac-1013	10	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	10	26	chigozi	chigozi	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	27	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	10	28	ph.d	ph.d	PROPN
ajac-1013	10	29	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	10	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	10	31	george	george	PROPN
ajac-1013	10	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	10	33	nneoma	nneoma	PROPN
ajac-1013	10	34	nora	nora	PROPN
ajac-1013	10	35	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	10	36	phd	phd	PROPN
ajac-1013	10	37	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	10	38	department	department	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	39	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	10	40	linguistics	linguistic	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	41	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	10	42	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	43	studies	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	44	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	10	45	university	university	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	46	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	10	47	port	port	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	48	harcourt	harcourt	PROPN
ajac-1013	10	49	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	10	50	rivers	river	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	51	state	state	PROPN
ajac-1013	10	52	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	10	53	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	10	54	email	email	NOUN
ajac-1013	10	55	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	10	56	chigozi_eke@uniport.edu.ng/	chigozi_eke@uniport.edu.ng/	VERB
ajac-1013	10	57	norageorge777@gmail.com	norageorge777@gmail.com	X
ajac-1013	11	1	doi	doi	PROPN
ajac-1013	11	2	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	11	3	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16028589	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16028589	NOUN
ajac-1013	11	4	abstract	abstract	NOUN
ajac-1013	11	5	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	11	6	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	11	7	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	11	8	ascertained	ascertain	VERB
ajac-1013	11	9	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	11	10	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	11	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	11	12	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	11	13	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	11	14	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	11	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	11	16	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	11	17	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	11	18	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	11	19	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajac-1013	11	20	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	11	21	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	11	22	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	11	23	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	11	24	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	11	25	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	11	26	process	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	11	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	12	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	12	2	deliberative	deliberative	ADJ
ajac-1013	12	3	democracy	democracy	NOUN
ajac-1013	12	4	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-1013	12	5	was	be	AUX
ajac-1013	12	6	anchored	anchor	VERB
ajac-1013	12	7	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	12	8	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	12	9	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	12	10	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	13	1	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	13	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	13	3	adopted	adopt	VERB
ajac-1013	13	4	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	13	5	qualitative	qualitative	ADJ
ajac-1013	13	6	research	research	NOUN
ajac-1013	13	7	methodology	methodology	NOUN
ajac-1013	13	8	anchored	anchor	VERB
ajac-1013	13	9	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	13	10	email	email	NOUN
ajac-1013	13	11	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-1013	13	12	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	14	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	14	2	research	research	NOUN
ajac-1013	14	3	design	design	NOUN
ajac-1013	14	4	was	be	AUX
ajac-1013	14	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	14	6	descriptive	descriptive	ADJ
ajac-1013	14	7	exploratory	exploratory	ADJ
ajac-1013	14	8	design	design	NOUN
ajac-1013	14	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	14	10	suitable	suitable	ADJ
ajac-1013	14	11	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	14	12	capturing	capture	VERB
ajac-1013	14	13	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	14	14	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	14	15	depth	depth	NOUN
ajac-1013	14	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	14	17	context	context	NOUN
ajac-1013	14	18	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	14	19	rich	rich	ADJ
ajac-1013	14	20	narratives	narrative	NOUN
ajac-1013	14	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	14	22	individual	individual	ADJ
ajac-1013	14	23	perceptions	perception	NOUN
ajac-1013	14	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	15	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	15	2	population	population	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	3	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	15	4	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	15	5	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	6	comprises	comprise	VERB
ajac-1013	15	7	politically	politically	ADV
ajac-1013	15	8	active	active	ADJ
ajac-1013	15	9	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-1013	15	10	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	15	12	including	include	VERB
ajac-1013	15	13	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-1013	15	14	society	society	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	15	actors	actor	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	15	17	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	15	18	practitioners	practitioner	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	15	20	journalists	journalist	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	15	22	social	social	ADJ
ajac-1013	15	23	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	24	influencers	influencer	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	15	26	estimated	estimate	VERB
ajac-1013	15	27	at	at	ADP
ajac-1013	15	28	5,000	5,000	NUM
ajac-1013	15	29	individuals	individual	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	30	across	across	ADP
ajac-1013	15	31	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	15	32	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	15	33	six	six	NUM
ajac-1013	15	34	geopolitical	geopolitical	ADJ
ajac-1013	15	35	zones	zone	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	36	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	15	37	based	base	VERB
ajac-1013	15	38	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	15	39	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-1013	15	40	society	society	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	41	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	42	records	record	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	43	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	15	44	professional	professional	ADJ
ajac-1013	15	45	associations	association	NOUN
ajac-1013	15	46	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	16	1	these	these	DET
ajac-1013	16	2	individuals	individual	NOUN
ajac-1013	16	3	were	be	AUX
ajac-1013	16	4	chosen	choose	VERB
ajac-1013	16	5	due	due	ADP
ajac-1013	16	6	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	16	7	their	their	PRON
ajac-1013	16	8	active	active	ADJ
ajac-1013	16	9	involvement	involvement	NOUN
ajac-1013	16	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	16	11	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	16	12	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-1013	16	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	16	14	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	16	15	advocacy	advocacy	NOUN
ajac-1013	16	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	17	1	from	from	ADP
ajac-1013	17	2	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	17	3	population	population	NOUN
ajac-1013	17	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	17	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	17	6	sample	sample	NOUN
ajac-1013	17	7	size	size	NOUN
ajac-1013	17	8	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	17	9	30	30	NUM
ajac-1013	17	10	respondents	respondent	NOUN
ajac-1013	17	11	was	be	AUX
ajac-1013	17	12	selected	select	VERB
ajac-1013	17	13	using	use	VERB
ajac-1013	17	14	purposive	purposive	ADJ
ajac-1013	17	15	sampling	sampling	NOUN
ajac-1013	17	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	18	1	data	datum	NOUN
ajac-1013	18	2	were	be	AUX
ajac-1013	18	3	collected	collect	VERB
ajac-1013	18	4	through	through	ADP
ajac-1013	18	5	semistructured	semistructure	VERB
ajac-1013	18	6	email	email	NOUN
ajac-1013	18	7	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-1013	18	8	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	19	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	19	2	data	datum	NOUN
ajac-1013	19	3	were	be	AUX
ajac-1013	19	4	analysed	analyse	VERB
ajac-1013	19	5	using	use	VERB
ajac-1013	19	6	thematic	thematic	ADJ
ajac-1013	19	7	content	content	NOUN
ajac-1013	19	8	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajac-1013	19	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	19	10	which	which	PRON
ajac-1013	19	11	involved	involve	VERB
ajac-1013	19	12	coding	code	VERB
ajac-1013	19	13	responses	response	NOUN
ajac-1013	19	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	19	15	identifying	identify	VERB
ajac-1013	19	16	recurring	recur	VERB
ajac-1013	19	17	themes	theme	NOUN
ajac-1013	19	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	19	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	19	20	interpreting	interpret	VERB
ajac-1013	19	21	patterns	pattern	NOUN
ajac-1013	19	22	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	19	23	relation	relation	NOUN
ajac-1013	19	24	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	19	25	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	19	26	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	19	27	variables	variable	NOUN
ajac-1013	19	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	20	1	findings	finding	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	2	revealed	reveal	VERB
ajac-1013	20	3	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	20	4	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	20	5	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	6	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	20	7	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	20	8	has	have	VERB
ajac-1013	20	9	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	20	10	potential	potential	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	11	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	20	12	influence	influence	VERB
ajac-1013	20	13	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	14	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	15	positively	positively	ADV
ajac-1013	20	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	20	17	especially	especially	ADV
ajac-1013	20	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	20	19	through	through	ADP
ajac-1013	20	20	social	social	ADJ
ajac-1013	20	21	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	20	23	community	community	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	24	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	25	but	but	CCONJ
ajac-1013	20	26	its	its	PRON
ajac-1013	20	27	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	28	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	20	29	weakened	weaken	VERB
ajac-1013	20	30	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	20	31	mistrust	mistrust	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	32	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	20	33	elite	elite	ADJ
ajac-1013	20	34	control	control	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	35	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	20	36	narratives	narrative	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	37	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	20	38	widespread	widespread	ADJ
ajac-1013	20	39	misinformation	misinformation	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	40	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	20	41	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	20	42	alienate	alienate	VERB
ajac-1013	20	43	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	20	44	confuse	confuse	VERB
ajac-1013	20	45	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	20	46	public	public	NOUN
ajac-1013	20	47	rather	rather	ADV
ajac-1013	20	48	than	than	ADP
ajac-1013	20	49	empower	empower	VERB
ajac-1013	20	50	them	they	PRON
ajac-1013	20	51	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	21	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	21	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	3	concluded	conclude	VERB
ajac-1013	21	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	21	5	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-1013	21	6	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	21	7	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	8	holds	hold	VERB
ajac-1013	21	9	immense	immense	ADJ
ajac-1013	21	10	potential	potential	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	11	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	21	12	mobilize	mobilize	VERB
ajac-1013	21	13	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-1013	21	14	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	21	16	foster	foster	ADJ
ajac-1013	21	17	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	21	18	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	21	20	its	its	PRON
ajac-1013	21	21	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	22	remains	remain	VERB
ajac-1013	21	23	undermined	undermined	ADJ
ajac-1013	21	24	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	21	25	elite	elite	ADJ
ajac-1013	21	26	manipulation	manipulation	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	21	28	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	29	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	21	30	trust	trust	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	21	32	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	21	33	spread	spread	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	34	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	21	35	misinformation	misinformation	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	36	revealing	reveal	VERB
ajac-1013	21	37	an	an	DET
ajac-1013	21	38	urgent	urgent	ADJ
ajac-1013	21	39	need	need	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	40	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	21	41	more	more	ADV
ajac-1013	21	42	transparent	transparent	ADJ
ajac-1013	21	43	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	21	44	inclusive	inclusive	ADJ
ajac-1013	21	45	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	21	46	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	21	47	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	48	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	21	49	centred	centre	VERB
ajac-1013	21	50	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	51	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajac-1013	21	52	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	21	53	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	21	54	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	21	55	process	process	NOUN
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ajac-1013	22	1	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	22	5	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	22	6	national	national	ADJ
ajac-1013	22	7	orientation	orientation	NOUN
ajac-1013	22	8	agency	agency	NOUN
ajac-1013	22	9	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	22	10	noa	noa	PROPN
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ajac-1013	22	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	22	13	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	22	16	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	22	17	independent	independent	ADJ
ajac-1013	22	18	national	national	PROPN
ajac-1013	22	19	electoral	electoral	PROPN
ajac-1013	22	20	commission	commission	PROPN
ajac-1013	22	21	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	22	22	inec	inec	PROPN
ajac-1013	22	23	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	22	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	22	25	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	22	26	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
ajac-1013	22	27	bodies	body	NOUN
ajac-1013	22	28	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	22	29	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	22	30	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	22	31	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-1013	22	32	broadcasting	broadcasting	PROPN
ajac-1013	22	33	commission	commission	PROPN
ajac-1013	22	34	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	22	35	nbc	nbc	PROPN
ajac-1013	22	36	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	22	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	22	38	develop	develop	VERB
ajac-1013	22	39	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	22	40	implement	implement	VERB
ajac-1013	22	41	inclusive	inclusive	ADJ
ajac-1013	22	42	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	22	43	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	22	44	frameworks	framework	NOUN
ajac-1013	22	45	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	22	46	prioritise	prioritise	VERB
ajac-1013	22	47	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	22	48	education	education	NOUN
ajac-1013	22	49	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	22	50	ethical	ethical	ADJ
ajac-1013	22	51	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	22	52	messaging	messaging	NOUN
ajac-1013	22	53	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	22	54	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	22	55	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	22	56	literacy	literacy	NOUN
ajac-1013	22	57	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	23	1	these	these	DET
ajac-1013	23	2	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	3	should	should	AUX
ajac-1013	23	4	also	also	ADV
ajac-1013	23	5	monitor	monitor	VERB
ajac-1013	23	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	23	7	regulate	regulate	VERB
ajac-1013	23	8	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	23	9	advertisements	advertisement	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	23	11	campaign	campaign	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	12	communications	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	13	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	23	14	reduce	reduce	VERB
ajac-1013	23	15	misinformation	misinformation	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	23	17	promote	promote	VERB
ajac-1013	23	18	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	19	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	23	20	based	base	VERB
ajac-1013	23	21	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	22	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	23	23	encourages	encourage	VERB
ajac-1013	23	24	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	25	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	26	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	27	american	american	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	28	journal	journal	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	29	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	23	30	arts	art	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	23	32	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	33	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	34	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	23	35	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	36	4	4	NUM
ajac-1013	23	37	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	23	38	july	july	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	39	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	23	40	august	august	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	41	2025	2025	NUM
ajac-1013	23	42	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	23	43	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	44	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	23	45	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-1013	23	46	-	-	SYM
ajac-1013	23	47	0540	0540	NUM
ajac-1013	23	48	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	49	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-1013	23	50	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	23	51	7.94	7.94	NUM
ajac-1013	23	52	1252	1252	NUM
ajac-1013	23	53	columbia	columbia	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	54	rd	rd	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	55	nw	nw	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	56	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	23	57	washington	washington	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	58	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	59	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	23	60	united	united	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	61	states	states	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	62	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	PROPN
ajac-1013	23	63	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	24	1	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-1013	24	2	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	24	3	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-1013	24	4	31	31	NUM
ajac-1013	25	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-1013	25	2	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	25	3	m	m	NOUN
ajac-1013	25	4	e	e	NOUN
ajac-1013	25	5	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	25	6	i	i	NOUN
ajac-1013	25	7	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	25	8	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	25	9	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	26	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-1013	26	2	o	o	X
ajac-1013	26	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	26	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	26	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	26	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	26	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-1013	26	8	o	o	X
ajac-1013	27	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-1013	28	1	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	28	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	28	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	28	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-1013	28	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	28	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	29	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-1013	29	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-1013	29	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-1013	29	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	29	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	29	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	30	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	31	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	31	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	31	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	31	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	32	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-1013	32	3	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	32	4	|	|	ADV
ajac-1013	32	5	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	PROPN
ajac-1013	32	6	keywords	keyword	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	7	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	32	9	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	32	11	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	12	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	32	13	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	32	15	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	32	16	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	32	18	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	19	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	32	21	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	32	22	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	32	23	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	32	24	process	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	25	introduction	introduction	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	26	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	32	27	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	28	remains	remain	VERB
ajac-1013	32	29	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	32	30	cornerstone	cornerstone	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	31	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	32	32	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	32	33	development	development	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	34	globally	globally	ADV
ajac-1013	32	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	32	36	forming	form	VERB
ajac-1013	32	37	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	32	38	medium	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	39	through	through	ADP
ajac-1013	32	40	which	which	PRON
ajac-1013	32	41	governments	government	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	42	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	32	43	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	44	interact	interact	VERB
ajac-1013	32	45	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	32	46	ways	way	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	47	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	32	48	shape	shape	VERB
ajac-1013	32	49	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	32	50	opinion	opinion	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	51	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	32	52	guide	guide	VERB
ajac-1013	32	53	policy	policy	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	54	decisions	decision	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	55	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	32	56	consolidate	consolidate	VERB
ajac-1013	32	57	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	32	58	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	32	59	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	33	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	33	2	an	an	DET
ajac-1013	33	3	era	era	NOUN
ajac-1013	33	4	characterised	characterise	VERB
ajac-1013	33	5	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	33	6	rapid	rapid	ADJ
ajac-1013	33	7	technological	technological	ADJ
ajac-1013	33	8	advancement	advancement	NOUN
ajac-1013	33	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	33	10	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	33	11	shift	shift	NOUN
ajac-1013	33	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	33	13	communicative	communicative	ADJ
ajac-1013	33	14	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-1013	33	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	33	16	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	33	17	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	33	18	has	have	AUX
ajac-1013	33	19	evolved	evolve	VERB
ajac-1013	33	20	beyond	beyond	ADP
ajac-1013	33	21	traditional	traditional	ADJ
ajac-1013	33	22	forms	form	NOUN
ajac-1013	33	23	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	33	24	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	33	25	party	party	NOUN
ajac-1013	33	26	rallies	rally	NOUN
ajac-1013	33	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	33	28	print	print	NOUN
ajac-1013	33	29	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	33	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	33	31	state	state	NOUN
ajac-1013	33	32	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	33	33	controlled	control	VERB
ajac-1013	33	34	broadcasts	broadcast	NOUN
ajac-1013	33	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	34	1	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	34	2	now	now	ADV
ajac-1013	34	3	encompasses	encompass	VERB
ajac-1013	34	4	social	social	ADJ
ajac-1013	34	5	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	34	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	34	7	digital	digital	ADJ
ajac-1013	34	8	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-1013	34	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	34	10	participatory	participatory	ADJ
ajac-1013	34	11	platforms	platform	NOUN
ajac-1013	34	12	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	34	13	influence	influence	VERB
ajac-1013	34	14	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	34	15	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-1013	34	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	34	17	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	34	18	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	34	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	35	1	countries	country	NOUN
ajac-1013	35	2	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	35	3	strong	strong	ADJ
ajac-1013	35	4	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	35	5	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	35	6	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajac-1013	35	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	35	8	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	35	9	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	35	10	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	35	11	united	united	PROPN
ajac-1013	35	12	states	states	PROPN
ajac-1013	35	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	35	14	germany	germany	PROPN
ajac-1013	35	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	35	16	sweden	sweden	PROPN
ajac-1013	35	17	have	have	AUX
ajac-1013	35	18	successfully	successfully	ADV
ajac-1013	35	19	used	use	VERB
ajac-1013	35	20	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	35	21	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	35	22	build	build	VERB
ajac-1013	35	23	inclusive	inclusive	ADJ
ajac-1013	35	24	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	35	25	structures	structure	NOUN
ajac-1013	35	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	35	27	hold	hold	VERB
ajac-1013	35	28	leaders	leader	NOUN
ajac-1013	35	29	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-1013	35	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	35	31	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajac-1013	35	32	effective	effective	ADJ
ajac-1013	35	33	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	35	34	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	35	35	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	35	36	chadwick	chadwick	PROPN
ajac-1013	35	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	35	38	2013	2013	NUM
ajac-1013	35	39	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	35	40	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	36	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	36	2	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	36	3	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	36	4	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	36	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	36	6	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	36	7	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	36	8	other	other	ADJ
ajac-1013	36	9	hand	hand	NOUN
ajac-1013	36	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	36	11	functions	function	NOUN
ajac-1013	36	12	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	36	13	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	36	14	foundational	foundational	ADJ
ajac-1013	36	15	principle	principle	NOUN
ajac-1013	36	16	upon	upon	SCONJ
ajac-1013	36	17	which	which	PRON
ajac-1013	36	18	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	36	19	societies	society	NOUN
ajac-1013	36	20	are	be	AUX
ajac-1013	36	21	built	build	VERB
ajac-1013	36	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	37	1	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	37	2	ensures	ensure	VERB
ajac-1013	37	3	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	37	4	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	37	5	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	37	6	carried	carry	VERB
ajac-1013	37	7	out	out	ADP
ajac-1013	37	8	according	accord	VERB
ajac-1013	37	9	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	37	10	established	establish	VERB
ajac-1013	37	11	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	37	12	frameworks	framework	NOUN
ajac-1013	37	13	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	37	14	apply	apply	VERB
ajac-1013	37	15	equally	equally	ADV
ajac-1013	37	16	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	37	17	all	all	DET
ajac-1013	37	18	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	37	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	37	20	regardless	regardless	ADV
ajac-1013	37	21	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	37	22	their	their	PRON
ajac-1013	37	23	status	status	NOUN
ajac-1013	37	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	38	1	at	at	ADP
ajac-1013	38	2	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	38	3	global	global	ADJ
ajac-1013	38	4	level	level	NOUN
ajac-1013	38	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	38	6	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	38	7	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	38	8	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	38	9	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	38	10	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	38	11	emphasised	emphasise	VERB
ajac-1013	38	12	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	38	13	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	38	14	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	38	15	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	38	16	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	38	17	united	united	PROPN
ajac-1013	38	18	nations	nations	PROPN
ajac-1013	38	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	38	20	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	38	21	european	european	PROPN
ajac-1013	38	22	union	union	PROPN
ajac-1013	38	23	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	38	24	essential	essential	ADJ
ajac-1013	38	25	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	38	26	sustainable	sustainable	ADJ
ajac-1013	38	27	development	development	NOUN
ajac-1013	38	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	38	29	peace	peace	NOUN
ajac-1013	38	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	38	31	justice	justice	NOUN
ajac-1013	38	32	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	38	33	united	united	PROPN
ajac-1013	38	34	nations	nations	PROPN
ajac-1013	38	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	38	36	2019	2019	NUM
ajac-1013	38	37	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	38	38	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	39	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	39	2	africa	africa	PROPN
ajac-1013	39	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	39	4	however	however	ADV
ajac-1013	39	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	39	6	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	39	7	application	application	NOUN
ajac-1013	39	8	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	39	9	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	39	10	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	39	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	39	12	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	39	13	has	have	AUX
ajac-1013	39	14	remained	remain	VERB
ajac-1013	39	15	inconsistent	inconsistent	ADJ
ajac-1013	39	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	39	17	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	39	18	undermined	undermine	VERB
ajac-1013	39	19	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	39	20	autocratic	autocratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	39	21	tendencies	tendency	NOUN
ajac-1013	39	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	39	23	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-1013	39	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	39	25	weak	weak	ADJ
ajac-1013	39	26	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	39	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	39	28	impunity	impunity	NOUN
ajac-1013	39	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	40	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	40	2	african	african	PROPN
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ajac-1013	40	8	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	40	16	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	40	23	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	40	24	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	40	25	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	40	27	many	many	ADJ
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ajac-1013	40	34	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	40	35	african	african	PROPN
ajac-1013	40	36	union	union	PROPN
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ajac-1013	40	38	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	40	40	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	40	41	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	41	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	41	13	safeguarding	safeguard	VERB
ajac-1013	41	14	democratic	democratic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	41	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	41	17	processes	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	41	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	41	19	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	41	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	42	1	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	42	2	encompasses	encompass	VERB
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ajac-1013	42	5	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	42	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	42	9	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	42	10	freedom	freedom	NOUN
ajac-1013	42	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	42	12	judicial	judicial	ADJ
ajac-1013	42	13	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-1013	42	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	42	15	constant	constant	ADJ
ajac-1013	42	16	scrutiny	scrutiny	NOUN
ajac-1013	42	17	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	42	18	governmental	governmental	ADJ
ajac-1013	42	19	power	power	NOUN
ajac-1013	42	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	43	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	43	2	mature	mature	ADJ
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ajac-1013	43	4	like	like	ADP
ajac-1013	43	5	canada	canada	PROPN
ajac-1013	43	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	43	7	denmark	denmark	PROPN
ajac-1013	43	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	43	9	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	43	10	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
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ajac-1013	43	12	institutionalised	institutionalise	VERB
ajac-1013	43	13	through	through	ADP
ajac-1013	43	14	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	43	15	education	education	NOUN
ajac-1013	43	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	43	17	strong	strong	ADJ
ajac-1013	43	18	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-1013	43	19	society	society	NOUN
ajac-1013	43	20	structures	structure	NOUN
ajac-1013	43	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	43	22	open	open	ADJ
ajac-1013	43	23	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	43	24	systems	system	NOUN
ajac-1013	43	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	44	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	44	2	africa	africa	PROPN
ajac-1013	44	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	44	4	however	however	ADV
ajac-1013	44	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	44	6	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	44	7	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
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ajac-1013	44	9	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	10	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	44	11	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	44	12	state	state	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	13	repression	repression	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	44	15	voter	voter	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	16	apathy	apathy	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	44	18	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	44	19	exclusion	exclusion	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	20	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	44	22	there	there	PRON
ajac-1013	44	23	have	have	AUX
ajac-1013	44	24	been	be	AUX
ajac-1013	44	25	notable	notable	ADJ
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ajac-1013	44	27	through	through	ADP
ajac-1013	44	28	grassroots	grassroots	ADJ
ajac-1013	44	29	movements	movement	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	44	31	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	32	activism	activism	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	33	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	44	34	increasing	increase	VERB
ajac-1013	44	35	youth	youth	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	36	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	37	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	44	38	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	44	39	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	40	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	44	41	gyimah	gyimah	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	42	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	44	43	boadi	boadi	NOUN
ajac-1013	44	44	&	&	CCONJ
ajac-1013	44	45	logan	logan	PROPN
ajac-1013	44	46	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	44	47	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-1013	44	48	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	44	49	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	45	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	45	2	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	45	3	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	45	5	intersection	intersection	NOUN
ajac-1013	45	6	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	45	7	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	45	8	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	45	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	45	10	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	45	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	45	12	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	45	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	45	14	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	45	15	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	45	16	plays	play	VERB
ajac-1013	45	17	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	45	18	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-1013	45	19	role	role	NOUN
ajac-1013	45	20	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	45	21	determining	determine	VERB
ajac-1013	45	22	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	45	23	quality	quality	NOUN
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ajac-1013	45	25	its	its	PRON
ajac-1013	45	26	democracy	democracy	NOUN
ajac-1013	45	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	46	1	since	since	SCONJ
ajac-1013	46	2	returning	return	VERB
ajac-1013	46	3	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	46	4	civilian	civilian	ADJ
ajac-1013	46	5	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	46	6	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	46	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	46	9	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
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ajac-1013	46	11	made	make	VERB
ajac-1013	46	12	significant	significant	ADJ
ajac-1013	46	13	progress	progress	NOUN
ajac-1013	46	14	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	46	15	liberalising	liberalise	VERB
ajac-1013	46	16	its	its	PRON
ajac-1013	46	17	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	46	18	space	space	NOUN
ajac-1013	46	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	46	20	enabling	enable	VERB
ajac-1013	46	21	vibrant	vibrant	ADJ
ajac-1013	46	22	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	46	23	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	46	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	46	25	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajac-1013	46	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	46	27	through	through	ADP
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ajac-1013	46	29	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	46	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	47	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-1013	47	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	47	4	persist	persist	VERB
ajac-1013	47	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	47	6	including	include	VERB
ajac-1013	47	7	state	state	NOUN
ajac-1013	47	8	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	47	9	sponsored	sponsor	VERB
ajac-1013	47	10	disinformation	disinformation	NOUN
ajac-1013	47	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	47	12	election	election	NOUN
ajac-1013	47	13	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	47	14	related	relate	VERB
ajac-1013	47	15	violence	violence	NOUN
ajac-1013	47	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	47	17	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	47	18	censorship	censorship	NOUN
ajac-1013	47	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	47	20	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ
ajac-1013	47	21	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	47	22	education	education	NOUN
ajac-1013	47	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	48	1	despite	despite	SCONJ
ajac-1013	48	2	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	48	3	vibrant	vibrant	ADJ
ajac-1013	48	4	press	press	NOUN
ajac-1013	48	5	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	48	6	active	active	ADJ
ajac-1013	48	7	social	social	ADJ
ajac-1013	48	8	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	48	9	landscape	landscape	NOUN
ajac-1013	48	10	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	48	15	communication	communication	NOUN
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ajac-1013	48	17	genuinely	genuinely	ADV
ajac-1013	48	18	enhance	enhance	VERB
ajac-1013	48	19	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	48	20	participation	participation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	48	25	capture	capture	NOUN
ajac-1013	48	26	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	48	27	political	political	ADJ
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ajac-1013	48	31	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	48	34	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	48	36	divisions	division	NOUN
ajac-1013	48	37	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	48	38	ojebuyi	ojebuyi	PROPN
ajac-1013	48	39	&	&	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	48	41	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	48	42	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-1013	48	43	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	48	44	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	49	1	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-1013	49	2	tel:2013	tel:2013	PROPN
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ajac-1013	49	13	communication	communication	NOUN
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ajac-1013	49	17	4	4	NUM
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ajac-1013	49	23	;	;	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	49	27	-	-	SYM
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ajac-1013	49	40	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	49	46	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	52	3	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	53	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	53	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	53	6	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	55	2	r	r	NOUN
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ajac-1013	55	6	n	n	NOUN
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ajac-1013	56	3	o	o	NOUN
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ajac-1013	56	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	56	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	57	1	n	n	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	58	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	58	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	58	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	59	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	59	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-1013	60	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	60	2	|	|	ADV
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ajac-1013	60	4	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	60	8	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	60	15	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	60	17	by	by	ADP
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ajac-1013	60	19	justice	justice	NOUN
ajac-1013	60	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	60	21	prolonged	prolong	VERB
ajac-1013	60	22	judicial	judicial	ADJ
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ajac-1013	61	1	though	though	SCONJ
ajac-1013	61	2	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	61	3	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
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ajac-1013	61	5	upholds	uphold	VERB
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ajac-1013	61	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	61	11	judicial	judicial	ADJ
ajac-1013	61	12	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-1013	61	13	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	61	14	frequently	frequently	ADV
ajac-1013	61	15	threatened	threaten	VERB
ajac-1013	61	16	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	61	17	executive	executive	ADJ
ajac-1013	61	18	interference	interference	NOUN
ajac-1013	61	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	61	20	lack	lack	NOUN
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ajac-1013	61	22	autonomy	autonomy	NOUN
ajac-1013	61	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	61	24	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	61	25	intimidation	intimidation	NOUN
ajac-1013	61	26	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	61	27	okeke	okeke	ADJ
ajac-1013	61	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	61	29	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-1013	61	30	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	61	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	62	1	these	these	DET
ajac-1013	62	2	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-1013	62	3	erode	erode	VERB
ajac-1013	62	4	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	62	5	trust	trust	NOUN
ajac-1013	62	6	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	62	7	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	62	8	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	62	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	62	10	hinder	hinder	VERB
ajac-1013	62	11	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	62	12	enforcement	enforcement	NOUN
ajac-1013	62	13	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	62	14	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	62	15	’	’	PART
ajac-1013	62	16	rights	right	NOUN
ajac-1013	62	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	62	18	thereby	thereby	ADV
ajac-1013	62	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	62	20	weakening	weaken	VERB
ajac-1013	62	21	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	62	22	broader	broad	ADJ
ajac-1013	62	23	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	62	24	framework	framework	NOUN
ajac-1013	62	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	63	1	without	without	ADP
ajac-1013	63	2	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	63	3	credible	credible	ADJ
ajac-1013	63	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	63	5	functional	functional	ADJ
ajac-1013	63	6	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	63	7	system	system	NOUN
ajac-1013	63	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	63	9	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	63	10	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	63	11	can	can	AUX
ajac-1013	63	12	not	not	PART
ajac-1013	63	13	be	be	AUX
ajac-1013	63	14	effectively	effectively	ADV
ajac-1013	63	15	guaranteed	guarantee	VERB
ajac-1013	63	16	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-1013	63	17	protected	protect	VERB
ajac-1013	63	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	63	19	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-1013	63	20	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	63	21	rights	right	NOUN
ajac-1013	63	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	63	23	responsibilities	responsibility	NOUN
ajac-1013	63	24	must	must	AUX
ajac-1013	63	25	be	be	AUX
ajac-1013	63	26	anchored	anchor	VERB
ajac-1013	63	27	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	63	28	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	63	29	certainty	certainty	NOUN
ajac-1013	63	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	64	1	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	64	2	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	64	3	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	64	4	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	64	5	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	64	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	64	7	mixed	mixed	ADJ
ajac-1013	64	8	reality	reality	NOUN
ajac-1013	64	9	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	65	1	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-1013	65	2	there	there	PRON
ajac-1013	65	3	is	be	VERB
ajac-1013	65	4	evidence	evidence	NOUN
ajac-1013	65	5	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	65	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	65	7	politically	politically	ADV
ajac-1013	65	8	conscious	conscious	ADJ
ajac-1013	65	9	citizenry	citizenry	NOUN
ajac-1013	65	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	65	11	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajac-1013	65	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	65	13	among	among	ADP
ajac-1013	65	14	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	65	15	youth	youth	NOUN
ajac-1013	65	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	65	17	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-1013	65	18	society	society	NOUN
ajac-1013	65	19	groups	group	NOUN
ajac-1013	65	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	65	21	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	65	22	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	65	23	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	65	24	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	65	25	curtailed	curtail	VERB
ajac-1013	65	26	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	65	27	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	65	28	repression	repression	NOUN
ajac-1013	65	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	65	30	insecurity	insecurity	NOUN
ajac-1013	65	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	65	32	socioeconomic	socioeconomic	ADJ
ajac-1013	65	33	hardship	hardship	NOUN
ajac-1013	65	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	66	1	protests	protest	NOUN
ajac-1013	66	2	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	66	3	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	66	4	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	66	5	#	#	SYM
ajac-1013	66	6	endsars	endsar	NOUN
ajac-1013	66	7	movement	movement	NOUN
ajac-1013	66	8	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	66	9	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-1013	66	10	reflect	reflect	VERB
ajac-1013	66	11	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	66	12	growing	grow	VERB
ajac-1013	66	13	demand	demand	NOUN
ajac-1013	66	14	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	66	15	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-1013	66	16	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	66	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	66	18	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	66	19	empowerment	empowerment	NOUN
ajac-1013	66	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	67	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-1013	67	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	67	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	67	4	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ
ajac-1013	67	5	governmental	governmental	ADJ
ajac-1013	67	6	crackdown	crackdown	NOUN
ajac-1013	67	7	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	67	8	activists	activist	NOUN
ajac-1013	67	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	67	10	use	use	NOUN
ajac-1013	67	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	67	12	surveillance	surveillance	NOUN
ajac-1013	67	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	67	14	judicial	judicial	ADJ
ajac-1013	67	15	harassment	harassment	NOUN
ajac-1013	67	16	have	have	AUX
ajac-1013	67	17	illustrated	illustrate	VERB
ajac-1013	67	18	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	67	19	fragility	fragility	NOUN
ajac-1013	67	20	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	67	21	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	67	22	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	67	23	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	67	24	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	67	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	68	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	68	2	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-1013	68	3	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	68	4	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	68	5	support	support	NOUN
ajac-1013	68	6	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	68	7	whistle	whistle	NOUN
ajac-1013	68	8	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	68	9	blowers	blower	NOUN
ajac-1013	68	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	68	11	independent	independent	ADJ
ajac-1013	68	12	journalism	journalism	NOUN
ajac-1013	68	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	68	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	68	15	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	68	16	dissent	dissent	NOUN
ajac-1013	68	17	further	far	ADV
ajac-1013	68	18	undermines	undermine	VERB
ajac-1013	68	19	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	68	20	spirit	spirit	NOUN
ajac-1013	68	21	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	68	22	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	68	23	oversight	oversight	NOUN
ajac-1013	68	24	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	68	25	amnesty	amnesty	PROPN
ajac-1013	68	26	international	international	ADJ
ajac-1013	68	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	68	28	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-1013	68	29	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	68	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	69	1	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	69	2	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	69	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	69	4	when	when	SCONJ
ajac-1013	69	5	properly	properly	ADV
ajac-1013	69	6	harnessed	harness	VERB
ajac-1013	69	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	69	8	has	have	VERB
ajac-1013	69	9	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	69	10	potential	potential	NOUN
ajac-1013	69	11	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	69	12	bridge	bridge	VERB
ajac-1013	69	13	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	69	14	gap	gap	NOUN
ajac-1013	69	15	between	between	ADP
ajac-1013	69	16	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	69	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	69	18	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	69	19	governed	govern	VERB
ajac-1013	69	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	70	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	70	2	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	70	3	settings	setting	NOUN
ajac-1013	70	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	70	5	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	70	6	enables	enable	VERB
ajac-1013	70	7	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	70	8	dissemination	dissemination	NOUN
ajac-1013	70	9	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	70	10	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	70	11	ideologies	ideology	NOUN
ajac-1013	70	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	70	13	encourages	encourage	VERB
ajac-1013	70	14	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	70	15	debate	debate	NOUN
ajac-1013	70	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	70	17	fosters	foster	VERB
ajac-1013	70	18	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	70	19	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-1013	70	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	71	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	71	2	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	71	3	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-1013	71	4	context	context	NOUN
ajac-1013	71	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	71	6	however	however	ADV
ajac-1013	71	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	71	8	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	71	9	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	71	10	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	71	11	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	71	12	weaponised	weaponise	VERB
ajac-1013	71	13	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	71	14	polarise	polarise	VERB
ajac-1013	71	15	electorates	electorate	NOUN
ajac-1013	71	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	71	17	spread	spread	VERB
ajac-1013	71	18	propaganda	propaganda	NOUN
ajac-1013	71	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	71	20	suppress	suppress	VERB
ajac-1013	71	21	dissent	dissent	NOUN
ajac-1013	71	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	72	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	72	2	proliferation	proliferation	NOUN
ajac-1013	72	3	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	72	4	fake	fake	ADJ
ajac-1013	72	5	news	news	NOUN
ajac-1013	72	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	72	7	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	72	8	misinformation	misinformation	NOUN
ajac-1013	72	9	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	72	10	digital	digital	ADJ
ajac-1013	72	11	platforms	platform	NOUN
ajac-1013	72	12	further	far	ADV
ajac-1013	72	13	complicates	complicate	VERB
ajac-1013	72	14	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-1013	72	15	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	72	16	use	use	VERB
ajac-1013	72	17	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	72	18	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	72	19	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	72	20	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	72	21	tool	tool	NOUN
ajac-1013	72	22	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	72	23	inclusion	inclusion	NOUN
ajac-1013	72	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	72	25	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	72	26	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	72	27	udeze	udeze	ADJ
ajac-1013	72	28	&	&	CCONJ
ajac-1013	72	29	chukwuere	chukwuere	ADJ
ajac-1013	72	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	72	31	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-1013	72	32	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	72	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	73	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-1013	73	2	reflects	reflect	VERB
ajac-1013	73	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	73	4	need	need	NOUN
ajac-1013	73	5	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	73	6	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	73	7	literacy	literacy	NOUN
ajac-1013	73	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	73	9	ethical	ethical	ADJ
ajac-1013	73	10	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	73	11	practices	practice	NOUN
ajac-1013	73	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	73	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	73	14	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
ajac-1013	73	15	frameworks	framework	NOUN
ajac-1013	73	16	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	73	17	protect	protect	VERB
ajac-1013	73	18	free	free	ADJ
ajac-1013	73	19	speech	speech	NOUN
ajac-1013	73	20	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-1013	73	21	curbing	curb	VERB
ajac-1013	73	22	harmful	harmful	ADJ
ajac-1013	73	23	content	content	NOUN
ajac-1013	73	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	74	1	at	at	ADP
ajac-1013	74	2	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	74	3	heart	heart	NOUN
ajac-1013	74	4	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	74	5	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	74	6	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	74	7	lies	lie	VERB
ajac-1013	74	8	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	74	9	concept	concept	NOUN
ajac-1013	74	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	74	11	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	74	12	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	74	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	74	14	which	which	PRON
ajac-1013	74	15	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	74	16	nurtured	nurture	VERB
ajac-1013	74	17	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	74	18	transparent	transparent	ADJ
ajac-1013	74	19	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	74	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	74	21	lawful	lawful	ADJ
ajac-1013	74	22	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	74	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	74	24	vigilant	vigilant	ADJ
ajac-1013	74	25	oversight	oversight	NOUN
ajac-1013	74	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	75	1	globally	globally	ADV
ajac-1013	75	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	75	3	countries	country	NOUN
ajac-1013	75	4	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	75	5	prioritise	prioritise	VERB
ajac-1013	75	6	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	75	7	education	education	NOUN
ajac-1013	75	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	75	9	open	open	ADJ
ajac-1013	75	10	government	government	NOUN
ajac-1013	75	11	data	datum	NOUN
ajac-1013	75	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	75	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	75	14	participatory	participatory	ADJ
ajac-1013	75	15	budgeting	budgeting	NOUN
ajac-1013	75	16	have	have	AUX
ajac-1013	75	17	seen	see	VERB
ajac-1013	75	18	enhanced	enhance	VERB
ajac-1013	75	19	citizen	citizen	PROPN
ajac-1013	75	20	trust	trust	NOUN
ajac-1013	75	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	75	22	policy	policy	NOUN
ajac-1013	75	23	responsiveness	responsiveness	NOUN
ajac-1013	75	24	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	75	25	oecd	oecd	PROPN
ajac-1013	75	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	75	27	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-1013	75	28	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	75	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	76	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	76	2	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	76	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	76	4	however	however	ADV
ajac-1013	76	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	76	6	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	76	7	education	education	NOUN
ajac-1013	76	8	remains	remain	VERB
ajac-1013	76	9	underfunded	underfunded	ADJ
ajac-1013	76	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	76	11	politicised	politicise	VERB
ajac-1013	76	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	76	13	leading	lead	VERB
ajac-1013	76	14	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	76	15	widespread	widespread	ADJ
ajac-1013	76	16	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	76	17	ignorance	ignorance	NOUN
ajac-1013	76	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	76	19	disillusionment	disillusionment	NOUN
ajac-1013	76	20	among	among	ADP
ajac-1013	76	21	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	76	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	77	1	electoral	electoral	ADJ
ajac-1013	77	2	processes	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	77	3	are	be	AUX
ajac-1013	77	4	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	77	5	marred	mar	VERB
ajac-1013	77	6	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	77	7	vote	vote	NOUN
ajac-1013	77	8	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	77	9	buying	buying	NOUN
ajac-1013	77	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	77	11	intimidation	intimidation	NOUN
ajac-1013	77	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	77	13	low	low	ADJ
ajac-1013	77	14	voter	voter	NOUN
ajac-1013	77	15	turnout	turnout	NOUN
ajac-1013	77	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	77	17	which	which	PRON
ajac-1013	77	18	are	be	AUX
ajac-1013	77	19	indicative	indicative	ADJ
ajac-1013	77	20	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	77	21	weak	weak	ADJ
ajac-1013	77	22	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	77	23	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	77	24	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajac-1013	77	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	77	26	an	an	DET
ajac-1013	77	27	absence	absence	NOUN
ajac-1013	77	28	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	77	29	trust	trust	NOUN
ajac-1013	77	30	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	77	31	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	77	32	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	77	33	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	77	34	systems	system	NOUN
ajac-1013	77	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	78	1	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	78	2	robust	robust	ADJ
ajac-1013	78	3	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	78	4	culture	culture	NOUN
ajac-1013	78	5	demands	demand	VERB
ajac-1013	78	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	78	7	synergy	synergy	NOUN
ajac-1013	78	8	between	between	ADP
ajac-1013	78	9	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	78	10	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	78	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	78	12	adherence	adherence	NOUN
ajac-1013	78	13	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	78	14	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	78	15	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	78	16	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	78	17	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	78	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	78	19	active	active	ADJ
ajac-1013	78	20	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	78	21	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	78	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	79	1	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	79	2	triadic	triadic	ADJ
ajac-1013	79	3	relationship	relationship	NOUN
ajac-1013	79	4	creates	create	VERB
ajac-1013	79	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	79	6	participatory	participatory	ADJ
ajac-1013	79	7	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	79	8	environment	environment	NOUN
ajac-1013	79	9	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-1013	79	10	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	79	11	not	not	PART
ajac-1013	79	12	only	only	ADV
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ajac-1013	80	1	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	80	14	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	80	16	this	this	DET
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ajac-1013	80	19	vital	vital	ADJ
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ajac-1013	80	21	democratic	democratic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	80	23	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	81	12	position	position	NOUN
ajac-1013	81	13	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	81	15	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	81	16	continent	continent	NOUN
ajac-1013	81	17	’s	’s	PART
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ajac-1013	81	19	trajectory	trajectory	NOUN
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ajac-1013	81	21	making	make	VERB
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ajac-1013	81	30	integrated	integrate	VERB
ajac-1013	81	31	manner	manner	NOUN
ajac-1013	81	32	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	81	34	house	house	NOUN
ajac-1013	81	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	81	36	2023	2023	NUM
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ajac-1013	81	38	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	82	4	tel:2021	tel:2021	NOUN
ajac-1013	82	5	tel:2021	tel:2021	NOUN
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ajac-1013	82	7	tel:2023	tel:2023	PROPN
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ajac-1013	82	13	communication	communication	NOUN
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ajac-1013	82	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	82	16	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-1013	82	17	4	4	NUM
ajac-1013	82	18	;	;	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	82	20	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	82	21	august	august	PROPN
ajac-1013	82	22	2025	2025	NUM
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ajac-1013	82	24	issn	issn	PROPN
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ajac-1013	82	26	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-1013	82	27	-	-	SYM
ajac-1013	82	28	0540	0540	NUM
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ajac-1013	82	31	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	82	33	1252	1252	NUM
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ajac-1013	82	35	rd	rd	PROPN
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ajac-1013	82	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	82	38	washington	washington	PROPN
ajac-1013	82	39	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-1013	82	40	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	82	41	united	united	PROPN
ajac-1013	82	42	states	states	PROPN
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ajac-1013	82	44	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	82	45	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-1013	82	46	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	83	1	33	33	NUM
ajac-1013	84	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-1013	84	2	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	84	4	e	e	NOUN
ajac-1013	84	5	r	r	NOUN
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ajac-1013	85	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	85	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	85	4	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	86	1	j	j	NOUN
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ajac-1013	86	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	86	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	86	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	86	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	86	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-1013	86	8	o	o	X
ajac-1013	87	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-1013	88	1	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	88	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	88	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	88	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-1013	88	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	88	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	89	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-1013	89	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-1013	89	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-1013	89	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	89	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	89	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	90	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	91	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	91	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	91	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	91	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	92	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	92	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-1013	92	3	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	92	4	|	|	ADV
ajac-1013	92	5	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	ADJ
ajac-1013	92	6	despite	despite	SCONJ
ajac-1013	92	7	over	over	ADP
ajac-1013	92	8	two	two	NUM
ajac-1013	92	9	decades	decade	NOUN
ajac-1013	92	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	92	11	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	92	12	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	92	13	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	92	14	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	92	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	92	16	citizen	citizen	ADJ
ajac-1013	92	17	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	92	18	remains	remain	VERB
ajac-1013	92	19	weak	weak	ADJ
ajac-1013	92	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	92	21	inconsistent	inconsistent	ADJ
ajac-1013	92	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	92	23	largely	largely	ADV
ajac-1013	92	24	reactive	reactive	ADJ
ajac-1013	92	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	92	26	raising	raise	VERB
ajac-1013	92	27	significant	significant	ADJ
ajac-1013	92	28	concerns	concern	NOUN
ajac-1013	92	29	about	about	ADP
ajac-1013	92	30	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	92	31	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-1013	92	32	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	92	33	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	92	34	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	92	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	92	36	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	92	37	integrity	integrity	NOUN
ajac-1013	92	38	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	92	39	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	92	40	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	92	41	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	92	42	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	92	43	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	92	44	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	92	45	level	level	NOUN
ajac-1013	92	46	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	92	47	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	92	48	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	92	49	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	92	50	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	92	51	country	country	NOUN
ajac-1013	92	52	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	93	1	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	93	2	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	93	3	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	93	4	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	93	5	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	93	6	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	93	7	top	top	ADJ
ajac-1013	93	8	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	93	9	down	down	NOUN
ajac-1013	93	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	93	11	dominated	dominate	VERB
ajac-1013	93	12	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	93	13	elites	elite	NOUN
ajac-1013	93	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	93	15	saturated	saturate	VERB
ajac-1013	93	16	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	93	17	propaganda	propaganda	NOUN
ajac-1013	93	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	93	19	misinformation	misinformation	NOUN
ajac-1013	93	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	93	21	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajac-1013	93	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	93	23	during	during	ADP
ajac-1013	93	24	election	election	NOUN
ajac-1013	93	25	seasons	season	NOUN
ajac-1013	93	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	94	1	social	social	ADJ
ajac-1013	94	2	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	94	3	have	have	AUX
ajac-1013	94	4	emerged	emerge	VERB
ajac-1013	94	5	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	94	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	94	7	new	new	ADJ
ajac-1013	94	8	platform	platform	NOUN
ajac-1013	94	9	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	94	10	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	94	11	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	94	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	94	13	yet	yet	ADV
ajac-1013	94	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	94	15	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	94	16	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	94	17	frequently	frequently	ADV
ajac-1013	94	18	unregulated	unregulated	ADJ
ajac-1013	94	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	94	20	vulnerable	vulnerable	ADJ
ajac-1013	94	21	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	94	22	disinformation	disinformation	NOUN
ajac-1013	94	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	94	24	echo	echo	NOUN
ajac-1013	94	25	chambers	chamber	NOUN
ajac-1013	94	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	94	27	cyber	cyber	ADJ
ajac-1013	94	28	repression	repression	NOUN
ajac-1013	94	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	95	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	95	2	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	95	3	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	95	4	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	95	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	95	6	although	although	SCONJ
ajac-1013	95	7	constitutionally	constitutionally	ADV
ajac-1013	95	8	enshrined	enshrine	VERB
ajac-1013	95	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	95	10	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	95	11	regularly	regularly	ADV
ajac-1013	95	12	undermined	undermine	VERB
ajac-1013	95	13	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	95	14	selective	selective	ADJ
ajac-1013	95	15	justice	justice	NOUN
ajac-1013	95	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	95	17	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-1013	95	18	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	95	19	judicial	judicial	ADJ
ajac-1013	95	20	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-1013	95	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	95	22	executive	executive	ADJ
ajac-1013	95	23	overreach	overreach	NOUN
ajac-1013	95	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	95	25	creating	create	VERB
ajac-1013	95	26	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	95	27	hostile	hostile	ADJ
ajac-1013	95	28	environment	environment	NOUN
ajac-1013	95	29	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	95	30	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-1013	95	31	rights	right	NOUN
ajac-1013	95	32	enforcement	enforcement	NOUN
ajac-1013	95	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	96	1	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-1013	96	2	there	there	PRON
ajac-1013	96	3	have	have	AUX
ajac-1013	96	4	been	be	AUX
ajac-1013	96	5	isolated	isolate	VERB
ajac-1013	96	6	instances	instance	NOUN
ajac-1013	96	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	96	8	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	96	9	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	96	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	96	11	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	96	12	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	96	13	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	96	14	#	#	NOUN
ajac-1013	96	15	endsars	endsar	NOUN
ajac-1013	96	16	protests	protest	NOUN
ajac-1013	96	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	96	18	court	court	NOUN
ajac-1013	96	19	advocacy	advocacy	NOUN
ajac-1013	96	20	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-1013	97	1	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	97	2	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	97	3	absence	absence	NOUN
ajac-1013	97	4	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	97	5	sustained	sustained	ADJ
ajac-1013	97	6	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	97	7	mechanisms	mechanism	NOUN
ajac-1013	97	8	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	97	9	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	97	10	activism	activism	NOUN
ajac-1013	97	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	97	12	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	97	13	recourse	recourse	NOUN
ajac-1013	97	14	has	have	AUX
ajac-1013	97	15	rendered	render	VERB
ajac-1013	97	16	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	97	17	movements	movement	NOUN
ajac-1013	97	18	fragile	fragile	ADJ
ajac-1013	97	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	98	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-1013	98	2	creates	create	VERB
ajac-1013	98	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	98	4	paradox	paradox	NOUN
ajac-1013	98	5	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-1013	98	6	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	98	7	presence	presence	NOUN
ajac-1013	98	8	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	98	9	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	98	10	structures	structure	NOUN
ajac-1013	98	11	does	do	AUX
ajac-1013	98	12	not	not	PART
ajac-1013	98	13	equate	equate	VERB
ajac-1013	98	14	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	98	15	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	98	16	substance	substance	NOUN
ajac-1013	98	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	99	1	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	99	2	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	99	3	result	result	NOUN
ajac-1013	99	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	99	5	citizen	citizen	ADJ
ajac-1013	99	6	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	99	7	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	99	8	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	99	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	99	10	policymaking	policymaking	NOUN
ajac-1013	99	11	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	99	12	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-1013	99	13	remains	remain	VERB
ajac-1013	99	14	minimal	minimal	ADJ
ajac-1013	99	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	99	16	uninformed	uninformed	ADJ
ajac-1013	99	17	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-1013	99	18	entirely	entirely	ADV
ajac-1013	99	19	excluded	exclude	VERB
ajac-1013	99	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	99	21	especially	especially	ADV
ajac-1013	99	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	99	23	among	among	ADP
ajac-1013	99	24	rural	rural	ADJ
ajac-1013	99	25	populations	population	NOUN
ajac-1013	99	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	99	27	women	woman	NOUN
ajac-1013	99	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	99	29	youth	youth	NOUN
ajac-1013	99	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	100	1	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	100	2	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-1013	100	3	review	review	NOUN
ajac-1013	100	4	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	100	5	existing	exist	VERB
ajac-1013	100	6	literature	literature	NOUN
ajac-1013	100	7	reveals	reveal	VERB
ajac-1013	100	8	several	several	ADJ
ajac-1013	100	9	gaps	gap	NOUN
ajac-1013	100	10	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	100	11	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	100	12	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	100	13	intends	intend	VERB
ajac-1013	100	14	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	100	15	fill	fill	VERB
ajac-1013	100	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	101	1	conceptually	conceptually	ADV
ajac-1013	101	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	101	3	there	there	PRON
ajac-1013	101	4	is	be	VERB
ajac-1013	101	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	101	6	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-1013	101	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	101	8	integrated	integrate	VERB
ajac-1013	101	9	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajac-1013	101	10	linking	link	VERB
ajac-1013	101	11	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	101	12	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	101	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	101	14	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	101	15	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	101	16	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	101	17	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	101	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	101	19	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	101	20	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	101	21	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	101	22	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	101	23	singular	singular	ADJ
ajac-1013	101	24	framework	framework	NOUN
ajac-1013	101	25	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	101	26	explain	explain	VERB
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ajac-1013	102	1	empirically	empirically	ADV
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ajac-1013	102	8	variables	variable	NOUN
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ajac-1013	102	10	isolation	isolation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	102	17	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	102	18	ojebuyi	ojebuyi	PROPN
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ajac-1013	102	20	salawu	salawu	PROPN
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ajac-1013	102	23	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	102	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	102	25	electoral	electoral	ADJ
ajac-1013	102	26	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN
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ajac-1013	102	28	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	102	29	constraints	constraint	NOUN
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ajac-1013	102	31	connecting	connect	VERB
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ajac-1013	102	34	systemic	systemic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	103	4	is	be	VERB
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ajac-1013	103	6	scarcity	scarcity	NOUN
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ajac-1013	103	10	method	method	NOUN
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ajac-1013	103	13	combine	combine	VERB
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ajac-1013	103	15	insights	insight	NOUN
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ajac-1013	103	17	quantitative	quantitative	ADJ
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ajac-1013	103	19	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	103	20	citizen	citizen	ADJ
ajac-1013	103	21	participation	participation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	103	24	demographics	demographic	NOUN
ajac-1013	103	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	103	26	regions	region	NOUN
ajac-1013	103	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	104	1	theoretically	theoretically	ADV
ajac-1013	104	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	104	3	there	there	PRON
ajac-1013	104	4	is	be	VERB
ajac-1013	104	5	limited	limited	ADJ
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ajac-1013	104	7	of	of	ADP
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ajac-1013	104	9	frameworks	framework	NOUN
ajac-1013	104	10	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	104	11	address	address	VERB
ajac-1013	104	12	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	104	13	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	104	14	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	104	16	rights	right	NOUN
ajac-1013	104	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	104	18	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	104	19	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN
ajac-1013	104	20	interact	interact	VERB
ajac-1013	104	21	under	under	ADP
ajac-1013	104	22	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	104	23	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	104	24	unique	unique	ADJ
ajac-1013	104	25	socio	socio	NOUN
ajac-1013	104	26	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	104	27	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	104	28	conditions	condition	NOUN
ajac-1013	104	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	105	1	there	there	PRON
ajac-1013	105	2	also	also	ADV
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ajac-1013	105	4	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	105	5	population	population	NOUN
ajac-1013	105	6	gap	gap	NOUN
ajac-1013	105	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	105	8	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	105	9	much	much	ADJ
ajac-1013	105	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	105	11	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	105	12	research	research	NOUN
ajac-1013	105	13	centres	centre	NOUN
ajac-1013	105	14	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	105	15	urban	urban	ADJ
ajac-1013	105	16	elites	elite	NOUN
ajac-1013	105	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	105	18	neglecting	neglect	VERB
ajac-1013	105	19	grassroots	grassroots	ADJ
ajac-1013	105	20	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	105	21	whose	whose	DET
ajac-1013	105	22	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	105	23	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	105	24	most	most	ADV
ajac-1013	105	25	suppressed	suppress	VERB
ajac-1013	105	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	106	1	furthermore	furthermore	ADV
ajac-1013	106	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	106	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	106	4	practical	practical	ADJ
ajac-1013	106	5	gap	gap	NOUN
ajac-1013	106	6	lies	lie	VERB
ajac-1013	106	7	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	106	8	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	106	9	absence	absence	NOUN
ajac-1013	106	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	106	11	actionable	actionable	ADJ
ajac-1013	106	12	policy	policy	NOUN
ajac-1013	106	13	models	model	NOUN
ajac-1013	106	14	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	106	15	integrate	integrate	VERB
ajac-1013	106	16	ethical	ethical	ADJ
ajac-1013	106	17	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	106	18	messaging	messaging	NOUN
ajac-1013	106	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	106	20	accessible	accessible	ADJ
ajac-1013	106	21	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	106	22	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	106	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	106	24	community	community	NOUN
ajac-1013	106	25	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	106	26	level	level	NOUN
ajac-1013	106	27	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	106	28	education	education	NOUN
ajac-1013	106	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	107	1	these	these	DET
ajac-1013	107	2	interlinked	interlink	VERB
ajac-1013	107	3	challenges	challenge	NOUN
ajac-1013	107	4	underscore	underscore	VERB
ajac-1013	107	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	107	6	significant	significant	ADJ
ajac-1013	107	7	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN
ajac-1013	107	8	void	void	ADJ
ajac-1013	107	9	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	107	10	understanding	understand	VERB
ajac-1013	107	11	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	107	12	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	107	13	triad	triad	NOUN
ajac-1013	107	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	107	15	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	107	16	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	107	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	107	18	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	107	19	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	107	20	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	107	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	107	22	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	107	23	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	107	24	can	can	AUX
ajac-1013	107	25	be	be	AUX
ajac-1013	107	26	harnessed	harness	VERB
ajac-1013	107	27	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	107	28	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	107	29	unified	unified	ADJ
ajac-1013	107	30	mechanism	mechanism	NOUN
ajac-1013	107	31	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	107	32	strengthen	strengthen	VERB
ajac-1013	107	33	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	107	34	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	107	35	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	107	36	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	107	37	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	107	38	fragile	fragile	ADJ
ajac-1013	107	39	democracy	democracy	NOUN
ajac-1013	107	40	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	108	1	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	108	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	108	3	seeks	seek	VERB
ajac-1013	108	4	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	108	5	investigate	investigate	VERB
ajac-1013	108	6	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	108	7	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	108	8	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	108	9	shapes	shape	VERB
ajac-1013	108	10	citizen	citizen	ADJ
ajac-1013	108	11	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	108	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	108	13	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	108	14	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	108	15	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	108	16	process	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	108	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	108	18	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajac-1013	108	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	108	20	across	across	ADP
ajac-1013	108	21	diverse	diverse	ADJ
ajac-1013	108	22	social	social	ADJ
ajac-1013	108	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	108	24	demographic	demographic	ADJ
ajac-1013	108	25	groups	group	NOUN
ajac-1013	108	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	109	1	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	109	2	also	also	ADV
ajac-1013	109	3	assesses	assess	VERB
ajac-1013	109	4	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	109	5	extent	extent	NOUN
ajac-1013	109	6	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	109	7	which	which	PRON
ajac-1013	109	8	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	109	9	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	109	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	109	11	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	109	12	promotes	promote	VERB
ajac-1013	109	13	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-1013	109	14	undermines	undermine	VERB
ajac-1013	109	15	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	109	16	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	109	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	109	18	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	109	19	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	109	20	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	109	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	110	1	additionally	additionally	ADV
ajac-1013	110	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	110	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	110	4	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	110	5	explores	explore	VERB
ajac-1013	110	6	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	110	7	role	role	NOUN
ajac-1013	110	8	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	110	9	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	110	10	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	110	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	110	12	expressed	express	VERB
ajac-1013	110	13	through	through	ADP
ajac-1013	110	14	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-1013	110	15	society	society	NOUN
ajac-1013	110	16	actions	action	NOUN
ajac-1013	110	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	110	18	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	110	19	protests	protest	NOUN
ajac-1013	110	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	110	21	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	110	22	watchdogs	watchdog	NOUN
ajac-1013	110	23	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	110	24	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajac-1013	110	25	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-1013	110	26	limiting	limit	VERB
ajac-1013	110	27	consistent	consistent	ADJ
ajac-1013	110	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	110	29	meaningful	meaningful	ADJ
ajac-1013	110	30	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	110	31	involvement	involvement	NOUN
ajac-1013	110	32	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	110	33	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	110	34	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	110	35	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	110	36	development	development	NOUN
ajac-1013	110	37	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	111	1	citizen	citizen	PROPN
ajac-1013	111	2	participation	participation	PROPN
ajac-1013	111	3	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
ajac-1013	111	4	american	american	PROPN
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ajac-1013	111	6	of	of	ADP
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ajac-1013	111	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	111	9	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	111	10	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-1013	111	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	111	12	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-1013	111	13	4	4	NUM
ajac-1013	111	14	;	;	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	111	16	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	111	17	august	august	PROPN
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ajac-1013	111	19	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	111	20	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-1013	111	21	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	111	22	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-1013	111	23	-	-	SYM
ajac-1013	111	24	0540	0540	NUM
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ajac-1013	111	26	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-1013	111	27	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	111	29	1252	1252	NUM
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ajac-1013	111	32	nw	nw	PROPN
ajac-1013	111	33	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	111	35	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-1013	111	36	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	111	37	united	united	PROPN
ajac-1013	111	38	states	states	PROPN
ajac-1013	111	39	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	PROPN
ajac-1013	111	40	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	111	41	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-1013	111	42	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	111	43	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-1013	112	1	34	34	NUM
ajac-1013	113	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-1013	113	2	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	113	3	m	m	NOUN
ajac-1013	113	4	e	e	NOUN
ajac-1013	113	5	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	114	1	i	i	NOUN
ajac-1013	114	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	114	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	114	4	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	115	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-1013	115	2	o	o	X
ajac-1013	115	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	115	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	115	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	115	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	115	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-1013	115	8	o	o	X
ajac-1013	116	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-1013	117	1	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	117	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	117	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	117	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-1013	117	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	117	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	118	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-1013	118	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-1013	118	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-1013	118	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	118	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	118	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	119	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	120	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	120	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	120	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	120	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	121	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	121	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-1013	122	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	122	2	|	|	ADV
ajac-1013	122	3	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	ADJ
ajac-1013	122	4	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	122	5	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	122	6	refers	refer	VERB
ajac-1013	122	7	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	122	8	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	122	9	active	active	ADJ
ajac-1013	122	10	involvement	involvement	NOUN
ajac-1013	122	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	122	12	individuals	individual	NOUN
ajac-1013	122	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	122	14	groups	group	NOUN
ajac-1013	122	15	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	122	16	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	122	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	122	18	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	122	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	122	20	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	122	21	processes	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	122	22	within	within	ADP
ajac-1013	122	23	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	122	24	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	122	25	setting	setting	NOUN
ajac-1013	122	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	123	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-1013	123	2	includes	include	VERB
ajac-1013	123	3	voting	voting	NOUN
ajac-1013	123	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	123	5	engaging	engage	VERB
ajac-1013	123	6	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	123	7	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	123	8	discussions	discussion	NOUN
ajac-1013	123	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	123	10	attending	attend	VERB
ajac-1013	123	11	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	123	12	meetings	meeting	NOUN
ajac-1013	123	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	123	14	protesting	protest	VERB
ajac-1013	123	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	123	16	joining	join	VERB
ajac-1013	123	17	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-1013	123	18	society	society	NOUN
ajac-1013	123	19	groups	group	NOUN
ajac-1013	123	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	123	21	monitoring	monitor	VERB
ajac-1013	123	22	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	123	23	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	123	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	124	1	globally	globally	ADV
ajac-1013	124	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	124	3	citizen	citizen	ADJ
ajac-1013	124	4	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	124	5	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	124	6	regarded	regard	VERB
ajac-1013	124	7	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	124	8	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	124	9	central	central	ADJ
ajac-1013	124	10	component	component	NOUN
ajac-1013	124	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	124	12	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	124	13	functional	functional	ADJ
ajac-1013	124	14	democracy	democracy	NOUN
ajac-1013	124	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	124	16	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-1013	124	17	it	it	PRON
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ajac-1013	124	22	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	124	24	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	124	26	responsiveness	responsiveness	NOUN
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ajac-1013	124	28	governance	governance	NOUN
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ajac-1013	124	30	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	124	31	verba	verba	NOUN
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ajac-1013	124	33	al	al	PROPN
ajac-1013	124	34	.	.	PROPN
ajac-1013	124	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	124	36	1995	1995	NUM
ajac-1013	124	37	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	124	38	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	125	3	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	125	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	125	6	participation	participation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	125	8	uneven	uneven	ADJ
ajac-1013	125	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	125	10	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	125	11	episodic	episodic	ADJ
ajac-1013	125	12	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	125	14	high	high	ADJ
ajac-1013	125	15	voter	voter	NOUN
ajac-1013	125	16	apathy	apathy	NOUN
ajac-1013	125	17	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	125	19	civic	civic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	125	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	125	22	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	125	23	distrust	distrust	NOUN
ajac-1013	125	24	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	125	25	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	125	26	processes	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	125	27	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	125	29	among	among	ADP
ajac-1013	125	30	marginalised	marginalise	VERB
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ajac-1013	125	32	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	125	33	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	125	34	women	woman	NOUN
ajac-1013	125	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	125	36	youth	youth	NOUN
ajac-1013	125	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	125	38	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	125	39	rural	rural	ADJ
ajac-1013	125	40	dwellers	dweller	NOUN
ajac-1013	125	41	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	125	42	arowolo	arowolo	PROPN
ajac-1013	125	43	&	&	CCONJ
ajac-1013	125	44	aluko	aluko	PROPN
ajac-1013	125	45	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	125	46	2012	2012	NUM
ajac-1013	125	47	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	125	48	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	126	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	126	2	various	various	ADJ
ajac-1013	126	3	forms	form	NOUN
ajac-1013	126	4	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	126	5	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	126	6	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	126	7	exist	exist	VERB
ajac-1013	126	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	126	9	ranging	range	VERB
ajac-1013	126	10	from	from	ADP
ajac-1013	126	11	electoral	electoral	ADJ
ajac-1013	126	12	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	126	13	non	non	ADJ
ajac-1013	126	14	-	-	ADJ
ajac-1013	126	15	electoral	electoral	ADJ
ajac-1013	126	16	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	126	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	127	1	electoral	electoral	ADJ
ajac-1013	127	2	participation	participation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	127	4	activities	activity	NOUN
ajac-1013	127	5	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	127	6	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	127	7	registering	register	VERB
ajac-1013	127	8	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	127	9	vote	vote	VERB
ajac-1013	127	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	127	11	voting	voting	NOUN
ajac-1013	127	12	during	during	ADP
ajac-1013	127	13	elections	election	NOUN
ajac-1013	127	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	127	15	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-1013	127	16	non	non	ADJ
ajac-1013	127	17	-	-	ADJ
ajac-1013	127	18	electoral	electoral	ADJ
ajac-1013	127	19	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	127	20	comprises	comprise	VERB
ajac-1013	127	21	protests	protest	NOUN
ajac-1013	127	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	127	23	advocacy	advocacy	NOUN
ajac-1013	127	24	campaigns	campaign	NOUN
ajac-1013	127	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	127	26	community	community	NOUN
ajac-1013	127	27	organising	organising	NOUN
ajac-1013	127	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	127	29	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	127	30	commentary	commentary	NOUN
ajac-1013	127	31	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	127	32	policy	policy	NOUN
ajac-1013	127	33	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-1013	127	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	128	1	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	128	2	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	128	3	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-1013	128	4	context	context	NOUN
ajac-1013	128	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	128	6	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-1013	128	7	electoral	electoral	ADJ
ajac-1013	128	8	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	128	9	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	128	10	relatively	relatively	ADV
ajac-1013	128	11	measurable	measurable	ADJ
ajac-1013	128	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	128	13	non	non	ADJ
ajac-1013	128	14	-	-	ADJ
ajac-1013	128	15	electoral	electoral	ADJ
ajac-1013	128	16	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	128	17	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	128	18	less	less	ADV
ajac-1013	128	19	documented	document	VERB
ajac-1013	128	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	128	21	under	under	ADV
ajac-1013	128	22	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	128	23	researched	research	VERB
ajac-1013	128	24	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	128	25	omotola	omotola	PROPN
ajac-1013	128	26	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	128	27	2010	2010	NUM
ajac-1013	128	28	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	128	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	129	1	this	this	PRON
ajac-1013	129	2	limits	limit	VERB
ajac-1013	129	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	129	4	ability	ability	NOUN
ajac-1013	129	5	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	129	6	evaluate	evaluate	VERB
ajac-1013	129	7	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	129	8	full	full	ADJ
ajac-1013	129	9	scope	scope	NOUN
ajac-1013	129	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	129	11	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	129	12	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	129	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	129	14	understand	understand	VERB
ajac-1013	129	15	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	129	16	mechanisms	mechanism	NOUN
ajac-1013	129	17	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	129	18	facilitate	facilitate	VERB
ajac-1013	129	19	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-1013	129	20	hinder	hinder	VERB
ajac-1013	129	21	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	129	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	130	1	thus	thus	ADV
ajac-1013	130	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	130	3	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	130	4	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	130	5	adopts	adopt	VERB
ajac-1013	130	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	130	7	broader	broad	ADJ
ajac-1013	130	8	conceptualization	conceptualization	NOUN
ajac-1013	130	9	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	130	10	citizen	citizen	ADJ
ajac-1013	130	11	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	130	12	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	130	13	integrates	integrate	VERB
ajac-1013	130	14	both	both	CCONJ
ajac-1013	130	15	electoral	electoral	ADJ
ajac-1013	130	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	130	17	non	non	ADJ
ajac-1013	130	18	-	-	ADJ
ajac-1013	130	19	electoral	electoral	ADJ
ajac-1013	130	20	activities	activity	NOUN
ajac-1013	130	21	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	130	22	provide	provide	VERB
ajac-1013	130	23	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	130	24	holistic	holistic	ADJ
ajac-1013	130	25	view	view	NOUN
ajac-1013	130	26	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	130	27	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	130	28	involvement	involvement	NOUN
ajac-1013	130	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	131	1	furthermore	furthermore	ADV
ajac-1013	131	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	131	3	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	131	5	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	131	6	citizen	citizen	ADJ
ajac-1013	131	7	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	131	8	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	131	9	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	131	10	mediated	mediate	VERB
ajac-1013	131	11	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	131	12	structural	structural	ADJ
ajac-1013	131	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	131	14	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	131	15	factors	factor	NOUN
ajac-1013	131	16	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	131	17	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	131	18	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	131	19	education	education	NOUN
ajac-1013	131	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	131	21	accessibility	accessibility	NOUN
ajac-1013	131	22	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	131	23	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	131	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	131	25	protection	protection	NOUN
ajac-1013	131	26	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	131	27	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-1013	131	28	liberties	liberty	NOUN
ajac-1013	131	29	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	131	30	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	131	31	perception	perception	NOUN
ajac-1013	131	32	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	131	33	efficacy	efficacy	NOUN
ajac-1013	131	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	132	1	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-1013	132	2	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	132	3	feel	feel	VERB
ajac-1013	132	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	132	5	their	their	PRON
ajac-1013	132	6	voices	voice	NOUN
ajac-1013	132	7	do	do	AUX
ajac-1013	132	8	not	not	PART
ajac-1013	132	9	translate	translate	VERB
ajac-1013	132	10	into	into	ADP
ajac-1013	132	11	meaningful	meaningful	ADJ
ajac-1013	132	12	change	change	NOUN
ajac-1013	132	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	132	14	they	they	PRON
ajac-1013	132	15	tend	tend	VERB
ajac-1013	132	16	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	132	17	disengage	disengage	VERB
ajac-1013	132	18	from	from	ADP
ajac-1013	132	19	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	132	20	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	132	21	process	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	132	22	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	132	23	dalton	dalton	PROPN
ajac-1013	132	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	132	25	2017	2017	NUM
ajac-1013	132	26	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	132	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	133	1	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	133	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	133	4	issues	issue	NOUN
ajac-1013	133	5	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	133	6	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	133	7	electoral	electoral	ADJ
ajac-1013	133	8	malpractice	malpractice	NOUN
ajac-1013	133	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	133	10	police	police	NOUN
ajac-1013	133	11	brutality	brutality	NOUN
ajac-1013	133	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	133	13	economic	economic	ADJ
ajac-1013	133	14	disenfranchisement	disenfranchisement	NOUN
ajac-1013	133	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	133	16	judicial	judicial	ADJ
ajac-1013	133	17	inefficiency	inefficiency	NOUN
ajac-1013	133	18	contribute	contribute	VERB
ajac-1013	133	19	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	133	20	low	low	ADJ
ajac-1013	133	21	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	133	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	134	1	therefore	therefore	ADV
ajac-1013	134	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	134	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	134	4	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	134	5	focuses	focus	VERB
ajac-1013	134	6	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	134	7	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	134	8	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	134	9	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	134	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	134	11	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	134	12	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	134	13	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	134	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	134	15	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	134	16	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	134	17	can	can	AUX
ajac-1013	134	18	either	either	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	134	20	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-1013	134	21	impede	impede	VERB
ajac-1013	134	22	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	134	23	vital	vital	ADJ
ajac-1013	134	24	aspect	aspect	NOUN
ajac-1013	134	25	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	134	26	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	134	27	life	life	NOUN
ajac-1013	134	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	135	1	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	135	2	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	135	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	135	4	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	135	5	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	135	6	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	135	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	135	8	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	135	9	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	135	10	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	135	11	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	135	12	entails	entail	VERB
ajac-1013	135	13	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	135	14	exchange	exchange	NOUN
ajac-1013	135	15	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	135	16	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	135	17	information	information	NOUN
ajac-1013	135	18	among	among	ADP
ajac-1013	135	19	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	135	20	actors	actor	NOUN
ajac-1013	135	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	135	22	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	135	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	135	24	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	135	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	135	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	135	27	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	135	28	public	public	NOUN
ajac-1013	135	29	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	136	1	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	136	2	includes	include	VERB
ajac-1013	136	3	campaign	campaign	NOUN
ajac-1013	136	4	messaging	messaging	NOUN
ajac-1013	136	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	136	6	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	136	7	advertising	advertising	NOUN
ajac-1013	136	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	136	9	debates	debate	NOUN
ajac-1013	136	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	136	11	social	social	ADJ
ajac-1013	136	12	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	136	13	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-1013	136	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	136	15	press	press	NOUN
ajac-1013	136	16	statements	statement	NOUN
ajac-1013	136	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	136	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	136	19	other	other	ADJ
ajac-1013	136	20	forms	form	NOUN
ajac-1013	136	21	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	136	22	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	136	23	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	136	24	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	136	25	shape	shape	VERB
ajac-1013	136	26	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	136	27	perceptions	perception	NOUN
ajac-1013	136	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	136	29	decision	decision	NOUN
ajac-1013	136	30	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	136	31	making	making	NOUN
ajac-1013	136	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	137	1	effective	effective	ADJ
ajac-1013	137	2	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	137	3	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	137	4	fosters	foster	VERB
ajac-1013	137	5	transparency	transparency	NOUN
ajac-1013	137	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	137	7	trust	trust	NOUN
ajac-1013	137	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	137	9	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	137	10	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	137	11	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	137	12	informing	inform	VERB
ajac-1013	137	13	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	137	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	137	15	their	their	PRON
ajac-1013	137	16	rights	right	NOUN
ajac-1013	137	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	137	18	responsibilities	responsibility	NOUN
ajac-1013	137	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	137	20	enabling	enable	VERB
ajac-1013	137	21	informed	informed	ADJ
ajac-1013	137	22	decision	decision	NOUN
ajac-1013	137	23	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	137	24	making	making	NOUN
ajac-1013	137	25	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	137	26	mcnair	mcnair	NOUN
ajac-1013	137	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	137	28	2017	2017	NUM
ajac-1013	137	29	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	137	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	138	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-1013	138	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	138	3	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	138	4	countries	country	NOUN
ajac-1013	138	5	like	like	ADP
ajac-1013	138	6	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	138	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	138	8	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	138	9	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	138	10	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	138	11	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	138	12	compromised	compromise	VERB
ajac-1013	138	13	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	138	14	misinformation	misinformation	NOUN
ajac-1013	138	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	138	16	elite	elite	ADJ
ajac-1013	138	17	control	control	NOUN
ajac-1013	138	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	138	19	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	138	20	poor	poor	ADJ
ajac-1013	138	21	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	138	22	ethics	ethic	NOUN
ajac-1013	138	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	138	24	limiting	limit	VERB
ajac-1013	138	25	its	its	PRON
ajac-1013	138	26	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-1013	138	27	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	149	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	150	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	150	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-1013	150	3	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	150	4	|	|	ADV
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ajac-1013	151	43	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	154	23	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	155	1	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	158	8	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	158	9	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	158	15	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
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ajac-1013	158	20	participation	participation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	158	23	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	158	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	158	25	rule	rule	NOUN
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ajac-1013	158	30	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
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ajac-1013	158	34	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	158	36	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	159	2	communication	communication	NOUN
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ajac-1013	160	6	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	160	18	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	162	17	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	162	27	communication	communication	NOUN
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ajac-1013	162	29	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	162	30	participation	participation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	164	5	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	164	7	protects	protect	VERB
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ajac-1013	164	9	rights	right	NOUN
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ajac-1013	164	11	that	that	SCONJ
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ajac-1013	164	20	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	164	25	to	to	PART
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ajac-1013	164	27	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	164	29	activities	activity	NOUN
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ajac-1013	164	31	challenge	challenge	NOUN
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ajac-1013	164	33	excesses	excess	NOUN
ajac-1013	164	34	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	164	35	seek	seek	VERB
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ajac-1013	164	40	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	164	42	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	164	44	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	164	45	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	165	1	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	165	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	165	4	when	when	SCONJ
ajac-1013	165	5	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	165	8	law	law	NOUN
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ajac-1013	165	13	or	or	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	165	15	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	165	17	become	become	VERB
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ajac-1013	165	21	or	or	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	165	23	radicalised	radicalise	VERB
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ajac-1013	165	30	altogether	altogether	ADV
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ajac-1013	166	13	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	166	14	protests	protest	NOUN
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ajac-1013	166	16	citizens	citizen	NOUN
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ajac-1013	166	22	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	166	24	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	166	26	overall	overall	ADJ
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ajac-1013	166	28	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	166	30	international	international	ADJ
ajac-1013	166	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	166	32	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-1013	166	33	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	166	34	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	167	15	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	167	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	168	1	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	168	2	vigilant	vigilant	ADJ
ajac-1013	168	3	populace	populace	NOUN
ajac-1013	168	4	holds	hold	VERB
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ajac-1013	168	6	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-1013	168	7	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	168	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	169	1	when	when	SCONJ
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ajac-1013	169	5	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	169	6	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	169	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	169	8	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	169	9	protection	protection	NOUN
ajac-1013	169	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	169	11	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	169	12	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	169	13	becomes	become	VERB
ajac-1013	169	14	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	169	15	tool	tool	NOUN
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ajac-1013	169	18	participation	participation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	169	22	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	170	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	170	6	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	170	10	be	be	AUX
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ajac-1013	170	14	co	co	VERB
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ajac-1013	170	17	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	170	21	fatigue	fatigue	NOUN
ajac-1013	170	22	or	or	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	170	24	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	171	14	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	172	1	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
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ajac-1013	182	1	i	i	PRON
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ajac-1013	182	4	|	|	ADV
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ajac-1013	182	13	this	this	DET
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ajac-1013	184	20	which	which	PRON
ajac-1013	184	21	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	184	22	reasoning	reasoning	NOUN
ajac-1013	184	23	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	184	31	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	185	6	theory	theory	NOUN
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ajac-1013	185	8	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	185	9	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	185	10	sphere	sphere	NOUN
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ajac-1013	185	13	space	space	NOUN
ajac-1013	185	14	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	185	15	civic	civic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	185	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	185	18	communicative	communicative	ADJ
ajac-1013	185	19	rationality	rationality	NOUN
ajac-1013	185	20	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-1013	185	21	participants	participant	NOUN
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ajac-1013	185	28	than	than	ADP
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ajac-1013	185	33	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	185	34	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-1013	185	35	all	all	DET
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ajac-1013	185	39	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	185	42	contribute	contribute	VERB
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ajac-1013	185	44	debates	debate	NOUN
ajac-1013	185	45	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	185	46	decisions	decision	NOUN
ajac-1013	185	47	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	185	48	habermas	haberma	NOUN
ajac-1013	185	49	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	185	50	1984	1984	NUM
ajac-1013	185	51	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	185	52	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	186	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	186	2	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-1013	186	3	assumes	assume	VERB
ajac-1013	186	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	186	5	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	186	6	are	be	AUX
ajac-1013	186	7	capable	capable	ADJ
ajac-1013	186	8	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	186	9	engaging	engage	VERB
ajac-1013	186	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	186	11	rational	rational	ADJ
ajac-1013	186	12	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-1013	186	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	186	14	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	186	15	equal	equal	ADJ
ajac-1013	186	16	access	access	NOUN
ajac-1013	186	17	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	186	18	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	186	19	channels	channel	NOUN
ajac-1013	186	20	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	186	21	possible	possible	ADJ
ajac-1013	186	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	186	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	186	24	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	186	25	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	186	26	systems	system	NOUN
ajac-1013	186	27	are	be	AUX
ajac-1013	186	28	strengthened	strengthen	VERB
ajac-1013	186	29	when	when	SCONJ
ajac-1013	186	30	decisions	decision	NOUN
ajac-1013	186	31	are	be	AUX
ajac-1013	186	32	informed	inform	VERB
ajac-1013	186	33	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	186	34	deliberation	deliberation	NOUN
ajac-1013	186	35	rather	rather	ADV
ajac-1013	186	36	than	than	ADP
ajac-1013	186	37	elite	elite	ADJ
ajac-1013	186	38	dominance	dominance	NOUN
ajac-1013	186	39	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	187	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-1013	187	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	187	3	critics	critic	NOUN
ajac-1013	187	4	argue	argue	VERB
ajac-1013	187	5	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	187	6	habermas	habermas	PROPN
ajac-1013	187	7	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	187	8	ideal	ideal	ADJ
ajac-1013	187	9	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	187	10	sphere	sphere	NOUN
ajac-1013	187	11	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	187	12	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	187	13	unattainable	unattainable	ADJ
ajac-1013	187	14	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	187	15	real	real	ADJ
ajac-1013	187	16	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	187	17	world	world	NOUN
ajac-1013	187	18	contexts	context	NOUN
ajac-1013	187	19	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-1013	187	20	inequalities	inequality	NOUN
ajac-1013	187	21	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	187	22	access	access	NOUN
ajac-1013	187	23	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	187	24	information	information	NOUN
ajac-1013	187	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	187	26	education	education	NOUN
ajac-1013	187	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	187	28	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	187	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	187	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	187	31	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	187	32	power	power	NOUN
ajac-1013	187	33	distort	distort	PROPN
ajac-1013	187	34	deliberative	deliberative	ADJ
ajac-1013	187	35	processes	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	187	36	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	187	37	young	young	ADJ
ajac-1013	187	38	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	187	39	2000	2000	NUM
ajac-1013	187	40	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	187	41	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	188	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajac-1013	188	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	188	3	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	188	4	pluralistic	pluralistic	ADJ
ajac-1013	188	5	societies	society	NOUN
ajac-1013	188	6	like	like	ADP
ajac-1013	188	7	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	188	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	188	9	ethno	ethno	NOUN
ajac-1013	188	10	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	188	11	religious	religious	ADJ
ajac-1013	188	12	divisions	division	NOUN
ajac-1013	188	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	188	14	structural	structural	ADJ
ajac-1013	188	15	inequalities	inequality	NOUN
ajac-1013	188	16	challenge	challenge	VERB
ajac-1013	188	17	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	188	18	possibility	possibility	NOUN
ajac-1013	188	19	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	188	20	achieving	achieve	VERB
ajac-1013	188	21	truly	truly	ADV
ajac-1013	188	22	rational	rational	ADJ
ajac-1013	188	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	188	24	inclusive	inclusive	ADJ
ajac-1013	188	25	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-1013	188	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	189	1	nonetheless	nonetheless	ADV
ajac-1013	189	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	189	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	189	4	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-1013	189	5	remains	remain	VERB
ajac-1013	189	6	highly	highly	ADV
ajac-1013	189	7	relevant	relevant	ADJ
ajac-1013	189	8	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	189	9	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	189	10	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	189	11	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-1013	189	12	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	189	13	provides	provide	VERB
ajac-1013	189	14	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	189	15	framework	framework	NOUN
ajac-1013	189	16	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	189	17	understanding	understand	VERB
ajac-1013	189	18	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	189	19	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	189	20	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	189	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	189	22	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	189	23	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	189	24	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	189	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	189	26	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	189	27	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	189	28	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	189	29	can	can	AUX
ajac-1013	189	30	collectively	collectively	ADV
ajac-1013	189	31	shape	shape	VERB
ajac-1013	189	32	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	189	33	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	189	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	190	1	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	190	2	highlights	highlight	VERB
ajac-1013	190	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	190	4	importance	importance	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	5	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	190	6	free	free	ADJ
ajac-1013	190	7	expression	expression	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	190	9	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	190	10	protections	protection	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	190	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	190	13	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	190	14	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	15	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	190	16	fostering	foster	VERB
ajac-1013	190	17	deliberation	deliberation	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	190	19	empowering	empower	VERB
ajac-1013	190	20	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	190	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	190	23	enhancing	enhance	VERB
ajac-1013	190	24	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	190	25	quality	quality	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	26	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	190	27	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	190	28	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	190	29	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	190	30	process	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	31	empirical	empirical	ADJ
ajac-1013	190	32	review	review	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	33	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	190	34	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	35	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	190	36	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	37	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	38	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	190	39	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	40	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	190	41	ojebuyi	ojebuyi	ADJ
ajac-1013	190	42	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	190	43	salawu	salawu	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	44	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	190	45	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-1013	190	46	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	190	47	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	190	48	titled	title	VERB
ajac-1013	190	49	“	"	PUNCT
ajac-1013	190	50	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	190	51	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	52	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	190	53	africa	africa	PROPN
ajac-1013	190	54	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	190	55	identifying	identify	VERB
ajac-1013	190	56	trends	trend	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	57	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	190	58	research	research	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	59	imperatives	imperative	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	60	”	"	PUNCT
ajac-1013	190	61	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	190	63	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	190	64	examine	examine	VERB
ajac-1013	190	65	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	190	66	dynamics	dynamic	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	67	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	190	68	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	190	69	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	70	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	190	71	africa	africa	PROPN
ajac-1013	190	72	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	190	73	its	its	PRON
ajac-1013	190	74	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	75	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	190	76	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	190	77	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	190	78	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	191	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	191	2	objective	objective	NOUN
ajac-1013	191	3	was	be	AUX
ajac-1013	191	4	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	191	5	identify	identify	VERB
ajac-1013	191	6	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	191	7	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	191	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	191	9	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	191	10	actors	actor	NOUN
ajac-1013	191	11	communicate	communicate	VERB
ajac-1013	191	12	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	191	13	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	191	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	191	15	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	191	16	extent	extent	NOUN
ajac-1013	191	17	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	191	18	which	which	PRON
ajac-1013	191	19	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	191	20	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	191	21	impacts	impact	VERB
ajac-1013	191	22	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	191	23	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	191	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	192	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	192	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	192	3	used	use	VERB
ajac-1013	192	4	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	192	5	qualitative	qualitative	ADJ
ajac-1013	192	6	content	content	NOUN
ajac-1013	192	7	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajac-1013	192	8	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	192	9	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	192	10	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	192	11	research	research	NOUN
ajac-1013	192	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	192	13	selected	select	VERB
ajac-1013	192	14	african	african	ADJ
ajac-1013	192	15	countries	country	NOUN
ajac-1013	192	16	over	over	ADP
ajac-1013	192	17	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	192	18	10	10	NUM
ajac-1013	192	19	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	192	20	year	year	NOUN
ajac-1013	192	21	period	period	NOUN
ajac-1013	192	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	193	1	findings	finding	NOUN
ajac-1013	193	2	revealed	reveal	VERB
ajac-1013	193	3	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	193	4	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	193	5	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	193	6	across	across	ADP
ajac-1013	193	7	africa	africa	PROPN
ajac-1013	193	8	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	193	9	largely	largely	ADV
ajac-1013	193	10	elite	elite	ADJ
ajac-1013	193	11	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	193	12	driven	drive	VERB
ajac-1013	193	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	193	14	propaganda	propaganda	NOUN
ajac-1013	193	15	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	193	16	oriented	orient	VERB
ajac-1013	193	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	193	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	193	19	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	193	20	fails	fail	VERB
ajac-1013	193	21	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	193	22	empower	empower	VERB
ajac-1013	193	23	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	193	24	due	due	ADP
ajac-1013	193	25	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	193	26	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	193	27	control	control	NOUN
ajac-1013	193	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	193	29	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-1013	193	30	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	193	31	access	access	NOUN
ajac-1013	193	32	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	193	33	information	information	NOUN
ajac-1013	193	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	194	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	194	2	similarity	similarity	NOUN
ajac-1013	194	3	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	194	4	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	194	5	current	current	ADJ
ajac-1013	194	6	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	194	7	lies	lie	VERB
ajac-1013	194	8	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	194	9	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	194	10	shared	share	VERB
ajac-1013	194	11	focus	focus	NOUN
ajac-1013	194	12	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	194	13	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	194	14	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	194	15	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	194	16	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	194	17	determinant	determinant	NOUN
ajac-1013	194	18	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	194	19	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	194	20	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	194	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	195	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-1013	195	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	195	3	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-1013	195	4	their	their	PRON
ajac-1013	195	5	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	195	6	provided	provide	VERB
ajac-1013	195	7	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	195	8	continental	continental	ADJ
ajac-1013	195	9	overview	overview	NOUN
ajac-1013	195	10	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	195	11	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	195	12	strong	strong	ADJ
ajac-1013	195	13	theoretical	theoretical	ADJ
ajac-1013	195	14	focus	focus	NOUN
ajac-1013	195	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	195	16	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	195	17	current	current	ADJ
ajac-1013	195	18	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	195	19	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	195	20	nigeria	nigeria	NOUN
ajac-1013	195	21	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	195	22	specific	specific	ADJ
ajac-1013	195	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	195	24	adopts	adopt	VERB
ajac-1013	195	25	an	an	DET
ajac-1013	195	26	empirical	empirical	ADJ
ajac-1013	195	27	approach	approach	NOUN
ajac-1013	195	28	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	195	29	attention	attention	NOUN
ajac-1013	195	30	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	195	31	demographic	demographic	ADJ
ajac-1013	195	32	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	195	33	contextual	contextual	ADJ
ajac-1013	195	34	variations	variation	NOUN
ajac-1013	195	35	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	195	36	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	195	37	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	195	38	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	196	1	additionally	additionally	ADV
ajac-1013	196	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	196	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	196	4	present	present	ADJ
ajac-1013	196	5	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	196	6	expands	expand	VERB
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ajac-1013	196	8	media	media	NOUN
ajac-1013	196	9	systems	system	NOUN
ajac-1013	196	10	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	196	11	include	include	VERB
ajac-1013	196	12	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	196	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	196	14	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	196	15	structures	structure	NOUN
ajac-1013	196	16	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	196	17	intersecting	intersecting	ADJ
ajac-1013	196	18	variables	variable	NOUN
ajac-1013	196	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	197	1	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	197	2	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	197	3	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	197	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	197	5	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	197	6	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	197	7	okeke	okeke	ADJ
ajac-1013	197	8	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	197	9	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-1013	197	10	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	197	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	197	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	197	13	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	197	14	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	197	15	titled	title	VERB
ajac-1013	197	16	“	"	PUNCT
ajac-1013	197	17	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	197	18	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	197	19	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	197	20	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	197	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	197	22	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	197	23	consolidation	consolidation	NOUN
ajac-1013	197	24	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	197	25	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	197	26	”	"	PUNCT
ajac-1013	197	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	197	28	explored	explore	VERB
ajac-1013	197	29	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	197	30	implications	implication	NOUN
ajac-1013	197	31	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	197	32	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	197	33	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	197	34	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	197	35	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	197	36	sustainability	sustainability	NOUN
ajac-1013	197	37	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	197	38	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	197	39	country	country	NOUN
ajac-1013	197	40	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	198	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	198	2	study	study	NOUN
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ajac-1013	198	4	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	198	5	assess	assess	VERB
ajac-1013	198	6	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	198	7	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	8	american	american	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	9	journal	journal	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	198	11	arts	art	NOUN
ajac-1013	198	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	198	13	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	198	14	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-1013	198	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	198	16	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-1013	198	17	4	4	NUM
ajac-1013	198	18	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	198	19	july	july	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	20	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	198	21	august	august	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	22	2025	2025	NUM
ajac-1013	198	23	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	198	24	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	25	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	198	26	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-1013	198	27	-	-	SYM
ajac-1013	198	28	0540	0540	NUM
ajac-1013	198	29	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-1013	198	30	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-1013	198	31	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	198	32	7.94	7.94	NUM
ajac-1013	198	33	1252	1252	NUM
ajac-1013	198	34	columbia	columbia	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	35	rd	rd	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	36	nw	nw	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	198	38	washington	washington	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	39	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	40	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	198	41	united	united	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	42	states	states	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	43	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	PROPN
ajac-1013	198	44	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	198	45	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-1013	198	46	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	198	47	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-1013	199	1	37	37	NUM
ajac-1013	200	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-1013	200	2	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	200	3	m	m	NOUN
ajac-1013	200	4	e	e	NOUN
ajac-1013	200	5	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	200	6	i	i	NOUN
ajac-1013	200	7	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	200	8	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	200	9	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	201	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-1013	201	2	o	o	X
ajac-1013	201	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	201	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	201	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	201	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	201	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-1013	201	8	o	o	X
ajac-1013	202	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-1013	203	1	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	203	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	203	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	203	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-1013	203	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	203	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	204	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-1013	204	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-1013	204	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-1013	204	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	204	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	204	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	205	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	206	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	206	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	206	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	206	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	207	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	207	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-1013	207	3	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	207	4	|	|	ADV
ajac-1013	207	5	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	ADJ
ajac-1013	207	6	judicial	judicial	ADJ
ajac-1013	207	7	processes	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	207	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	207	9	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	207	10	enforcement	enforcement	NOUN
ajac-1013	207	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	207	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	207	13	constitutionalism	constitutionalism	NOUN
ajac-1013	207	14	influence	influence	NOUN
ajac-1013	207	15	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	207	16	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
ajac-1013	207	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	208	1	using	use	VERB
ajac-1013	208	2	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	208	3	doctrinal	doctrinal	ADJ
ajac-1013	208	4	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	208	5	research	research	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	6	method	method	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	208	8	supported	support	VERB
ajac-1013	208	9	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	208	10	key	key	ADJ
ajac-1013	208	11	informant	informant	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	12	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	13	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	208	14	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	208	15	experts	expert	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	208	17	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-1013	208	18	society	society	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	19	actors	actor	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	208	21	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	208	22	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	23	found	find	VERB
ajac-1013	208	24	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	208	25	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	208	26	weak	weak	ADJ
ajac-1013	208	27	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	28	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	208	29	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	208	31	manifested	manifest	VERB
ajac-1013	208	32	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	208	33	selective	selective	ADJ
ajac-1013	208	34	justice	justice	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	208	36	executive	executive	ADJ
ajac-1013	208	37	interference	interference	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	38	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	208	39	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	208	40	delayed	delay	VERB
ajac-1013	208	41	adjudication	adjudication	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	42	undermines	undermine	VERB
ajac-1013	208	43	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	44	trust	trust	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	45	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	208	46	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	208	47	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	209	1	similar	similar	ADJ
ajac-1013	209	2	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	209	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	209	4	present	present	ADJ
ajac-1013	209	5	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	209	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	209	7	okeke	okeke	ADJ
ajac-1013	209	8	identifies	identify	VERB
ajac-1013	209	9	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	209	10	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	209	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	209	12	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	209	13	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	209	14	crucial	crucial	ADJ
ajac-1013	209	15	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	209	16	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	209	17	development	development	NOUN
ajac-1013	209	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	209	19	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	209	20	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	209	21	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	210	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	210	2	difference	difference	NOUN
ajac-1013	210	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	210	4	however	however	ADV
ajac-1013	210	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	210	6	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	210	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	210	8	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-1013	210	9	okeke	okeke	ADJ
ajac-1013	210	10	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	210	11	work	work	NOUN
ajac-1013	210	12	focuses	focus	VERB
ajac-1013	210	13	primarily	primarily	ADV
ajac-1013	210	14	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	210	15	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	210	16	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-1013	210	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	210	18	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	210	19	failings	failing	NOUN
ajac-1013	210	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	210	21	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	210	22	current	current	ADJ
ajac-1013	210	23	research	research	NOUN
ajac-1013	210	24	investigates	investigate	VERB
ajac-1013	210	25	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	210	26	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	210	27	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	210	28	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	210	29	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	210	30	interacts	interact	VERB
ajac-1013	210	31	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	210	32	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	210	33	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	210	34	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	210	35	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	210	36	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	210	37	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	210	38	shape	shape	VERB
ajac-1013	210	39	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	210	40	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	211	1	moreover	moreover	ADV
ajac-1013	211	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	211	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	211	4	current	current	ADJ
ajac-1013	211	5	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	211	6	includes	include	VERB
ajac-1013	211	7	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	211	8	broader	broad	ADJ
ajac-1013	211	9	methodological	methodological	ADJ
ajac-1013	211	10	scope	scope	NOUN
ajac-1013	211	11	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	211	12	integrating	integrate	VERB
ajac-1013	211	13	both	both	CCONJ
ajac-1013	211	14	qualitative	qualitative	ADJ
ajac-1013	211	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	211	16	quantitative	quantitative	ADJ
ajac-1013	211	17	data	datum	NOUN
ajac-1013	211	18	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	211	19	measure	measure	VERB
ajac-1013	211	20	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	211	21	responses	response	NOUN
ajac-1013	211	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	212	1	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	212	2	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	212	3	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	212	4	sustained	sustained	ADJ
ajac-1013	212	5	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	212	6	gyimah	gyimah	NOUN
ajac-1013	212	7	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	212	8	boadi	boadi	NOUN
ajac-1013	212	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	212	10	logan	logan	PROPN
ajac-1013	212	11	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	212	12	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-1013	212	13	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	212	14	conducted	conduct	VERB
ajac-1013	212	15	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	212	16	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	212	17	titled	title	VERB
ajac-1013	212	18	“	"	PUNCT
ajac-1013	212	19	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	212	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	212	21	voice	voice	NOUN
ajac-1013	212	22	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	212	23	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	212	24	’	'	PUNCT
ajac-1013	212	25	views	view	NOUN
ajac-1013	212	26	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	212	27	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	212	28	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	212	29	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	212	30	africa	africa	PROPN
ajac-1013	212	31	”	"	PUNCT
ajac-1013	212	32	under	under	ADP
ajac-1013	212	33	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	212	34	afrobarometer	afrobarometer	ADJ
ajac-1013	212	35	project	project	NOUN
ajac-1013	212	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	213	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	213	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	213	3	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	213	4	objective	objective	NOUN
ajac-1013	213	5	was	be	AUX
ajac-1013	213	6	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	213	7	examine	examine	VERB
ajac-1013	213	8	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	213	9	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	213	10	across	across	ADP
ajac-1013	213	11	african	african	ADJ
ajac-1013	213	12	countries	country	NOUN
ajac-1013	213	13	perceive	perceive	VERB
ajac-1013	213	14	their	their	PRON
ajac-1013	213	15	role	role	NOUN
ajac-1013	213	16	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	213	17	holding	hold	VERB
ajac-1013	213	18	governments	government	NOUN
ajac-1013	213	19	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-1013	213	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	213	21	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	213	22	that	that	DET
ajac-1013	213	23	perception	perception	NOUN
ajac-1013	213	24	influences	influence	VERB
ajac-1013	213	25	their	their	PRON
ajac-1013	213	26	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	213	27	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	214	1	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	214	2	mixed	mix	VERB
ajac-1013	214	3	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	214	4	method	method	NOUN
ajac-1013	214	5	approach	approach	NOUN
ajac-1013	214	6	was	be	AUX
ajac-1013	214	7	used	use	VERB
ajac-1013	214	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	214	9	drawing	draw	VERB
ajac-1013	214	10	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	214	11	data	datum	NOUN
ajac-1013	214	12	from	from	ADP
ajac-1013	214	13	over	over	ADP
ajac-1013	214	14	34	34	NUM
ajac-1013	214	15	african	african	ADJ
ajac-1013	214	16	countries	country	NOUN
ajac-1013	214	17	through	through	ADP
ajac-1013	214	18	structured	structured	ADJ
ajac-1013	214	19	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-1013	214	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	214	21	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	214	22	opinion	opinion	NOUN
ajac-1013	214	23	surveys	survey	NOUN
ajac-1013	214	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	215	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	215	2	findings	finding	NOUN
ajac-1013	215	3	showed	show	VERB
ajac-1013	215	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	215	5	although	although	SCONJ
ajac-1013	215	6	many	many	ADJ
ajac-1013	215	7	africans	african	NOUN
ajac-1013	215	8	value	value	VERB
ajac-1013	215	9	democracy	democracy	NOUN
ajac-1013	215	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	215	11	believe	believe	VERB
ajac-1013	215	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	215	13	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	215	14	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN
ajac-1013	215	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	215	16	fear	fear	NOUN
ajac-1013	215	17	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	215	18	repression	repression	NOUN
ajac-1013	215	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	215	20	corruption	corruption	NOUN
ajac-1013	215	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	215	22	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-1013	215	23	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	215	24	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	215	25	support	support	NOUN
ajac-1013	215	26	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	215	27	suppress	suppress	VERB
ajac-1013	215	28	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	215	29	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	215	30	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	215	31	long	long	ADJ
ajac-1013	215	32	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	215	33	term	term	NOUN
ajac-1013	215	34	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	215	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	216	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	216	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	216	3	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	216	4	similar	similar	ADJ
ajac-1013	216	5	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	216	6	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	216	7	current	current	ADJ
ajac-1013	216	8	one	one	NUM
ajac-1013	216	9	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	216	10	its	its	PRON
ajac-1013	216	11	emphasis	emphasis	NOUN
ajac-1013	216	12	on	on	ADP
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ajac-1013	217	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	217	14	insights	insight	NOUN
ajac-1013	217	15	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	217	17	current	current	ADJ
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ajac-1013	217	19	narrows	narrow	VERB
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ajac-1013	217	21	scope	scope	NOUN
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ajac-1013	217	28	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	217	29	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	217	34	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	218	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	218	4	current	current	ADJ
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ajac-1013	218	6	places	place	VERB
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ajac-1013	218	10	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	218	12	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	218	13	variable	variable	ADJ
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ajac-1013	218	19	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	218	20	structures	structure	NOUN
ajac-1013	218	21	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	218	23	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	218	24	more	more	ADV
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ajac-1013	218	26	view	view	NOUN
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ajac-1013	218	28	participatory	participatory	ADJ
ajac-1013	218	29	democracy	democracy	NOUN
ajac-1013	218	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	219	1	gap	gap	NOUN
ajac-1013	219	2	identification	identification	NOUN
ajac-1013	219	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	219	4	reviewed	review	VERB
ajac-1013	219	5	literature	literature	NOUN
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ajac-1013	219	7	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	219	9	of	of	ADP
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ajac-1013	219	11	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	219	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	219	13	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	219	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	219	15	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	219	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	219	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	219	18	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	219	19	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	219	20	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	219	21	core	core	NOUN
ajac-1013	219	22	pillars	pillar	NOUN
ajac-1013	219	23	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	219	24	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	219	25	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	219	26	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	219	27	africa	africa	PROPN
ajac-1013	219	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	219	29	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajac-1013	219	30	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	219	31	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	219	32	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	220	1	studies	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	220	2	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	220	3	ojebuyi	ojebuyi	ADJ
ajac-1013	220	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	220	5	salawu	salawu	NOUN
ajac-1013	220	6	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	220	7	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-1013	220	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	220	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	220	10	okeke	okeke	VERB
ajac-1013	220	11	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	220	12	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-1013	220	13	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	220	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	220	15	gyimah	gyimah	NOUN
ajac-1013	220	16	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	220	17	boadi	boadi	NOUN
ajac-1013	220	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	220	19	logan	logan	PROPN
ajac-1013	220	20	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	220	21	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-1013	220	22	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	220	23	have	have	AUX
ajac-1013	220	24	respectively	respectively	ADV
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ajac-1013	220	26	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	220	27	role	role	NOUN
ajac-1013	220	28	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	220	29	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	220	30	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	220	31	driven	drive	VERB
ajac-1013	220	32	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	220	33	messaging	messaging	NOUN
ajac-1013	220	34	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	220	35	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	220	36	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	220	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	220	38	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	220	39	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	220	40	activism	activism	NOUN
ajac-1013	220	41	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	220	42	shaping	shape	VERB
ajac-1013	220	43	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	220	44	outcomes	outcome	NOUN
ajac-1013	220	45	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	221	1	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-1013	221	2	these	these	DET
ajac-1013	221	3	studies	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	221	4	provide	provide	VERB
ajac-1013	221	5	valuable	valuable	ADJ
ajac-1013	221	6	insights	insight	NOUN
ajac-1013	221	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	221	8	they	they	PRON
ajac-1013	221	9	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	221	10	treat	treat	VERB
ajac-1013	221	11	these	these	DET
ajac-1013	221	12	variables	variable	NOUN
ajac-1013	221	13	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	221	14	isolation	isolation	NOUN
ajac-1013	221	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	221	16	lacking	lack	VERB
ajac-1013	221	17	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	221	18	holistic	holistic	ADJ
ajac-1013	221	19	framework	framework	NOUN
ajac-1013	221	20	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	221	21	examines	examine	VERB
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ajac-1013	221	23	interdependence	interdependence	NOUN
ajac-1013	221	24	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	221	25	influencing	influence	VERB
ajac-1013	221	26	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	221	27	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	221	28	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	222	1	additionally	additionally	ADV
ajac-1013	222	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	222	3	most	most	ADJ
ajac-1013	222	4	prior	prior	ADJ
ajac-1013	222	5	research	research	NOUN
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ajac-1013	222	7	either	either	CCONJ
ajac-1013	222	8	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	222	9	legalistic	legalistic	ADJ
ajac-1013	222	10	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-1013	222	11	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	222	12	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	222	13	centric	centric	ADJ
ajac-1013	222	14	lens	len	NOUN
ajac-1013	222	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	222	16	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	222	17	limited	limited	ADJ
ajac-1013	222	18	empirical	empirical	ADJ
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ajac-1013	222	21	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	222	22	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	222	23	themselves	themselves	PRON
ajac-1013	222	24	perceive	perceive	VERB
ajac-1013	222	25	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	222	26	navigate	navigate	VERB
ajac-1013	222	27	these	these	DET
ajac-1013	222	28	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	222	29	structures	structure	NOUN
ajac-1013	222	30	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	223	1	there	there	PRON
ajac-1013	223	2	is	be	VERB
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ajac-1013	223	4	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	223	5	methodological	methodological	ADJ
ajac-1013	223	6	gap	gap	NOUN
ajac-1013	223	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	223	8	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-1013	223	9	few	few	ADJ
ajac-1013	223	10	studies	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	223	11	combine	combine	VERB
ajac-1013	223	12	both	both	PRON
ajac-1013	223	13	qualitative	qualitative	ADJ
ajac-1013	223	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	223	15	quantitative	quantitative	ADJ
ajac-1013	223	16	data	datum	NOUN
ajac-1013	223	17	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	223	18	capture	capture	VERB
ajac-1013	223	19	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	223	20	diverse	diverse	ADJ
ajac-1013	223	21	experiences	experience	NOUN
ajac-1013	223	22	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	223	23	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-1013	223	24	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	223	25	across	across	ADP
ajac-1013	223	26	regions	region	NOUN
ajac-1013	223	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	223	28	age	age	NOUN
ajac-1013	223	29	groups	group	NOUN
ajac-1013	223	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	223	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	223	32	social	social	ADJ
ajac-1013	223	33	classes	class	NOUN
ajac-1013	223	34	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	224	1	furthermore	furthermore	ADV
ajac-1013	224	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	224	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	224	4	literature	literature	NOUN
ajac-1013	224	5	shows	show	VERB
ajac-1013	224	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	224	7	population	population	NOUN
ajac-1013	224	8	bias	bias	NOUN
ajac-1013	224	9	toward	toward	ADP
ajac-1013	224	10	elite	elite	ADJ
ajac-1013	224	11	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-1013	224	12	urban	urban	ADJ
ajac-1013	224	13	perspectives	perspective	NOUN
ajac-1013	224	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	224	15	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	224	16	neglecting	neglect	VERB
ajac-1013	224	17	grassroots	grassroots	ADJ
ajac-1013	224	18	voices	voice	NOUN
ajac-1013	224	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	225	1	conceptually	conceptually	ADV
ajac-1013	225	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	225	3	there	there	PRON
ajac-1013	225	4	is	be	VERB
ajac-1013	225	5	limited	limited	ADJ
ajac-1013	225	6	integration	integration	NOUN
ajac-1013	225	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	225	8	deliberative	deliberative	ADJ
ajac-1013	225	9	democracy	democracy	NOUN
ajac-1013	225	10	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-1013	225	11	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	225	12	understanding	understand	VERB
ajac-1013	225	13	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	225	14	communicative	communicative	ADJ
ajac-1013	225	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	225	16	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	225	17	dynamics	dynamic	NOUN
ajac-1013	225	18	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	225	19	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	225	20	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	226	1	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	226	2	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	226	3	fills	fill	VERB
ajac-1013	226	4	these	these	DET
ajac-1013	226	5	gaps	gap	NOUN
ajac-1013	226	6	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	226	7	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
ajac-1013	226	8	american	american	PROPN
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ajac-1013	226	10	of	of	ADP
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ajac-1013	226	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	226	13	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	226	14	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-1013	226	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	226	16	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-1013	226	17	4	4	NUM
ajac-1013	226	18	;	;	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	226	20	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	226	23	;	;	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	226	25	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	226	26	2994	2994	NUM
ajac-1013	226	27	-	-	SYM
ajac-1013	226	28	0540	0540	NUM
ajac-1013	226	29	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-1013	226	30	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-1013	226	31	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	226	32	7.94	7.94	NUM
ajac-1013	226	33	1252	1252	NUM
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ajac-1013	226	36	nw	nw	PROPN
ajac-1013	226	37	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	226	39	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-1013	226	40	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	226	42	states	states	PROPN
ajac-1013	226	43	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	PROPN
ajac-1013	226	44	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	226	45	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-1013	226	46	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	226	47	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-1013	227	1	38	38	NUM
ajac-1013	228	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-1013	228	2	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	228	4	e	e	NOUN
ajac-1013	228	5	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	228	6	i	i	NOUN
ajac-1013	228	7	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	228	8	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	228	9	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	229	1	j	j	NOUN
ajac-1013	229	2	o	o	X
ajac-1013	229	3	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	229	4	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	229	5	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	229	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	229	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-1013	229	8	o	o	X
ajac-1013	230	1	f	f	NOUN
ajac-1013	231	1	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	231	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	231	3	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	231	4	s	s	VERB
ajac-1013	231	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	231	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	232	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-1013	232	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-1013	232	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-1013	232	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	232	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	232	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	233	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	234	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	234	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	234	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	234	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	235	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	235	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-1013	236	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	236	2	|	|	ADV
ajac-1013	236	3	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	NOUN
ajac-1013	236	4	adopting	adopt	VERB
ajac-1013	236	5	an	an	DET
ajac-1013	236	6	integrated	integrated	ADJ
ajac-1013	236	7	approach	approach	NOUN
ajac-1013	236	8	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	236	9	analyse	analyse	VERB
ajac-1013	236	10	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	236	11	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	236	12	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	236	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	236	14	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	236	15	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	236	16	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	236	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	236	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	236	19	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	236	20	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	236	21	jointly	jointly	ADV
ajac-1013	236	22	influence	influence	VERB
ajac-1013	236	23	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	236	24	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	236	25	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	236	26	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	236	27	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	236	28	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	236	29	process	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	236	30	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	236	31	using	use	VERB
ajac-1013	236	32	both	both	CCONJ
ajac-1013	236	33	empirical	empirical	ADJ
ajac-1013	236	34	evidence	evidence	NOUN
ajac-1013	236	35	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	236	36	contextual	contextual	ADJ
ajac-1013	236	37	analysis	analysis	NOUN
ajac-1013	236	38	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	237	1	methodology	methodology	NOUN
ajac-1013	237	2	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	237	3	study	study	NOUN
ajac-1013	237	4	adopts	adopt	VERB
ajac-1013	237	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	237	6	qualitative	qualitative	ADJ
ajac-1013	237	7	research	research	NOUN
ajac-1013	237	8	methodology	methodology	NOUN
ajac-1013	237	9	anchored	anchor	VERB
ajac-1013	237	10	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	237	11	email	email	NOUN
ajac-1013	237	12	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-1013	237	13	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	237	14	explore	explore	VERB
ajac-1013	237	15	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	237	16	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	237	17	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	237	18	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	237	32	process	process	NOUN
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ajac-1013	239	16	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	239	25	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	239	28	5,000	5,000	NUM
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ajac-1013	239	37	based	base	VERB
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ajac-1013	239	42	records	record	NOUN
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ajac-1013	240	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	240	11	political	political	ADJ
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ajac-1013	241	1	from	from	ADP
ajac-1013	241	2	this	this	DET
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ajac-1013	241	4	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	241	22	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	241	36	civic	civic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	241	39	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	242	5	semi	semi	ADJ
ajac-1013	242	6	-	-	ADJ
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ajac-1013	242	9	interviews	interview	NOUN
ajac-1013	242	10	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	242	15	reflective	reflective	ADJ
ajac-1013	242	16	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	244	31	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	244	34	nigeria	nigeria	PRON
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ajac-1013	245	1	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	245	8	its	its	PRON
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ajac-1013	245	12	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	245	14	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	245	17	experiences	experience	NOUN
ajac-1013	245	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	245	19	perspectives	perspective	NOUN
ajac-1013	245	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	245	21	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	245	23	dynamics	dynamic	NOUN
ajac-1013	245	24	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	245	25	quantitative	quantitative	ADJ
ajac-1013	245	26	methods	method	NOUN
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ajac-1013	245	28	overlook	overlook	VERB
ajac-1013	245	29	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	246	5	themes	theme	NOUN
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ajac-1013	247	2	themes	theme	NOUN
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ajac-1013	247	5	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	247	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	247	8	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	247	9	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	247	10	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	247	11	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	247	12	participation	participation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	247	16	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	247	18	of	of	ADP
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ajac-1013	247	24	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	247	25	engagement	engagement	NOUN
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ajac-1013	247	30	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	247	35	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	248	4	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	248	7	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	248	10	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	248	11	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	248	12	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	248	13	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	248	14	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	248	15	interviewer	interviewer	NOUN
ajac-1013	248	16	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	248	18	you	you	PRON
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ajac-1013	248	20	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	248	21	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	248	22	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	248	23	influences	influence	VERB
ajac-1013	248	24	your	your	PRON
ajac-1013	248	25	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	248	26	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	248	27	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
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ajac-1013	248	30	?	?	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	249	2	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	249	5	communication	communication	NOUN
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ajac-1013	249	7	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	249	8	vital	vital	ADJ
ajac-1013	249	9	role	role	NOUN
ajac-1013	249	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	249	11	shaping	shape	VERB
ajac-1013	249	12	my	my	PRON
ajac-1013	249	13	political	political	ADJ
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ajac-1013	249	15	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	250	5	debates	debate	NOUN
ajac-1013	250	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	250	7	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	250	8	rely	rely	VERB
ajac-1013	250	9	heavily	heavily	ADV
ajac-1013	250	10	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	250	11	social	social	ADJ
ajac-1013	250	12	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	250	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	250	14	press	press	NOUN
ajac-1013	250	15	briefings	briefing	NOUN
ajac-1013	250	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	250	17	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	250	20	to	to	PART
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ajac-1013	250	22	an	an	DET
ajac-1013	250	23	opinion	opinion	NOUN
ajac-1013	250	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	251	1	these	these	DET
ajac-1013	251	2	platforms	platform	NOUN
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ajac-1013	251	4	access	access	NOUN
ajac-1013	251	5	to	to	ADP
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ajac-1013	251	7	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	251	8	time	time	NOUN
ajac-1013	251	9	information	information	NOUN
ajac-1013	251	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	251	11	manifestos	manifesto	NOUN
ajac-1013	251	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	251	13	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	251	15	that	that	PRON
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ajac-1013	251	17	my	my	PRON
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ajac-1013	252	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	252	7	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	252	8	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	252	9	is	be	AUX
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ajac-1013	252	11	one	one	NUM
ajac-1013	252	12	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	252	13	sided	sided	ADJ
ajac-1013	252	14	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	252	17	promises	promise	NOUN
ajac-1013	252	18	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	252	19	little	little	ADJ
ajac-1013	252	20	focus	focus	NOUN
ajac-1013	252	21	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	252	22	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	252	23	education	education	NOUN
ajac-1013	252	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	253	1	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	253	2	helps	help	VERB
ajac-1013	253	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	253	4	but	but	CCONJ
ajac-1013	253	5	it	it	PRON
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ajac-1013	253	7	leaves	leave	VERB
ajac-1013	253	8	us	we	PRON
ajac-1013	253	9	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	253	10	more	more	ADJ
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ajac-1013	255	11	4	4	NUM
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ajac-1013	258	4	n	n	NOUN
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ajac-1013	260	1	f	f	NOUN
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ajac-1013	261	2	r	r	NOUN
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ajac-1013	262	5	m	m	VERB
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ajac-1013	264	1	i	i	PRON
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ajac-1013	264	3	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	265	4	|	|	ADV
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ajac-1013	265	13	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	265	15	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	265	16	communication	communication	NOUN
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ajac-1013	265	18	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	265	25	protests	protest	NOUN
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ajac-1013	265	27	voting	voting	NOUN
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ajac-1013	265	29	its	its	PRON
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ajac-1013	265	36	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	266	4	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	270	9	accessing	access	VERB
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ajac-1013	270	14	?	?	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	273	12	of	of	ADP
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ajac-1013	282	12	influenced	influence	VERB
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ajac-1013	282	14	participate	participate	VERB
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ajac-1013	282	16	any	any	DET
ajac-1013	282	17	political	political	ADJ
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ajac-1013	284	4	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	284	5	online	online	ADJ
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ajac-1013	284	18	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	285	4	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	287	4	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	288	4	changes	change	NOUN
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ajac-1013	289	2	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	290	19	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	291	5	literacy	literacy	NOUN
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ajac-1013	291	7	so	so	SCONJ
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ajac-1013	291	9	can	can	AUX
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ajac-1013	291	16	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	292	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	292	4	youth	youth	NOUN
ajac-1013	292	5	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	292	6	friendly	friendly	ADJ
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ajac-1013	292	8	should	should	AUX
ajac-1013	292	9	be	be	AUX
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ajac-1013	292	11	like	like	ADP
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ajac-1013	292	13	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	292	15	dialogues	dialogue	NOUN
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ajac-1013	292	17	reach	reach	VERB
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ajac-1013	292	19	next	next	ADJ
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ajac-1013	292	22	voters	voter	NOUN
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ajac-1013	293	8	civic	civic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	293	21	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	293	22	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	293	23	’s	’s	PART
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ajac-1013	293	25	space	space	NOUN
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ajac-1013	294	1	respondent	respondent	NOUN
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ajac-1013	294	3	“	"	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	294	10	to	to	PART
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ajac-1013	294	12	equal	equal	ADJ
ajac-1013	294	13	access	access	NOUN
ajac-1013	294	14	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	294	15	justice	justice	NOUN
ajac-1013	294	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	294	17	protection	protection	NOUN
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ajac-1013	294	19	civil	civil	ADJ
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ajac-1013	294	21	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	294	23	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	295	9	to	to	PART
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ajac-1013	295	13	know	know	VERB
ajac-1013	295	14	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	295	16	system	system	NOUN
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ajac-1013	296	9	unlawfully	unlawfully	ADV
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ajac-1013	296	13	orders	order	NOUN
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ajac-1013	297	16	for	for	ADP
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ajac-1013	297	18	average	average	ADJ
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ajac-1013	297	34	democratic	democratic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	309	8	accounts	account	NOUN
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ajac-1013	309	11	passports	passport	NOUN
ajac-1013	309	12	seized	seize	VERB
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ajac-1013	309	17	judicial	judicial	ADJ
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ajac-1013	310	6	those	those	DET
ajac-1013	310	7	individuals	individual	NOUN
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ajac-1013	311	3	law	law	NOUN
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ajac-1013	311	6	tool	tool	NOUN
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ajac-1013	312	1	interviewer	interviewer	NOUN
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ajac-1013	312	7	judiciary	judiciary	NOUN
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ajac-1013	312	10	enough	enough	ADV
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ajac-1013	312	13	civic	civic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	314	9	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	314	10	some	some	DET
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ajac-1013	314	12	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	314	19	motivated	motivated	ADJ
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ajac-1013	315	5	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	316	4	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	316	6	judiciary	judiciary	NOUN
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ajac-1013	316	8	citizens	citizen	NOUN
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ajac-1013	316	11	feel	feel	VERB
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ajac-1013	316	13	challenging	challenging	ADJ
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ajac-1013	317	1	participation	participation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	317	5	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	317	7	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	317	8	right	right	NOUN
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ajac-1013	318	5	view	view	NOUN
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ajac-1013	318	11	support	support	VERB
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ajac-1013	318	13	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	318	14	?	?	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	319	2	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	319	3	“	"	PUNCT
ajac-1013	319	4	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	319	5	reform	reform	NOUN
ajac-1013	319	6	should	should	AUX
ajac-1013	319	7	prioritize	prioritize	VERB
ajac-1013	319	8	judicial	judicial	ADJ
ajac-1013	319	9	autonomy	autonomy	NOUN
ajac-1013	319	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	319	11	speedy	speedy	ADJ
ajac-1013	319	12	dispensation	dispensation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	319	14	justice	justice	NOUN
ajac-1013	319	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	319	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	319	17	enforcement	enforcement	NOUN
ajac-1013	319	18	of	of	ADP
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ajac-1013	319	21	rights	right	NOUN
ajac-1013	319	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	320	1	for	for	ADP
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ajac-1013	320	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	320	4	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	320	5	interest	interest	NOUN
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ajac-1013	320	8	be	be	AUX
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ajac-1013	320	10	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	320	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	320	13	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	320	14	enforcement	enforcement	NOUN
ajac-1013	320	15	should	should	AUX
ajac-1013	320	16	be	be	AUX
ajac-1013	320	17	held	hold	VERB
ajac-1013	320	18	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-1013	320	19	when	when	SCONJ
ajac-1013	320	20	they	they	PRON
ajac-1013	320	21	disobey	disobey	VERB
ajac-1013	320	22	court	court	NOUN
ajac-1013	320	23	orders	order	NOUN
ajac-1013	320	24	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	321	1	we	we	PRON
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ajac-1013	322	2	people	people	NOUN
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ajac-1013	322	5	law	law	NOUN
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ajac-1013	322	9	fair	fair	ADJ
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ajac-1013	322	18	politically	politically	ADV
ajac-1013	322	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	323	1	interviewer	interviewer	NOUN
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ajac-1013	323	3	what	what	DET
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ajac-1013	323	6	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	323	7	institutions	institution	NOUN
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ajac-1013	323	9	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	323	10	promoting	promote	VERB
ajac-1013	323	11	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-1013	323	12	stifling	stifle	VERB
ajac-1013	323	13	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-1013	323	14	liberties	liberty	NOUN
ajac-1013	323	15	?	?	PUNCT
ajac-1013	324	1	respondent	respondent	NOUN
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ajac-1013	324	5	play	play	VERB
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ajac-1013	324	7	roles	role	NOUN
ajac-1013	324	8	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	324	10	on	on	ADP
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ajac-1013	324	12	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-1013	324	13	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	325	1	institutions	institution	NOUN
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ajac-1013	325	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	325	4	national	national	ADJ
ajac-1013	325	5	human	human	PROPN
ajac-1013	325	6	rights	right	NOUN
ajac-1013	325	7	commission	commission	NOUN
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ajac-1013	325	9	tried	try	VERB
ajac-1013	325	10	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	325	11	defend	defend	VERB
ajac-1013	325	12	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-1013	325	13	liberties	liberty	NOUN
ajac-1013	325	14	but	but	CCONJ
ajac-1013	325	15	they	they	PRON
ajac-1013	325	16	lack	lack	VERB
ajac-1013	325	17	enforcement	enforcement	NOUN
ajac-1013	325	18	powers	power	NOUN
ajac-1013	325	19	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	326	1	meanwhile	meanwhile	ADV
ajac-1013	326	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	326	3	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	326	4	like	like	ADP
ajac-1013	326	5	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	326	6	police	police	NOUN
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ajac-1013	326	8	some	some	DET
ajac-1013	326	9	segments	segment	NOUN
ajac-1013	326	10	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	326	11	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	326	12	judiciary	judiciary	NOUN
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ajac-1013	327	1	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	327	3	system	system	NOUN
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ajac-1013	327	5	only	only	ADV
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ajac-1013	327	7	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	327	8	powerful	powerful	ADJ
ajac-1013	327	9	can	can	AUX
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ajac-1013	327	12	democratic	democratic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	327	14	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	328	4	would	would	AUX
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ajac-1013	328	8	improve	improve	VERB
ajac-1013	328	9	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	328	10	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	328	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	328	12	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	328	13	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	328	14	civic	civic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	328	17	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	328	18	?	?	PUNCT
ajac-1013	329	1	respondent	respondent	NOUN
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ajac-1013	329	8	judiciary	judiciary	NOUN
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ajac-1013	329	10	political	political	ADJ
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ajac-1013	329	12	through	through	ADP
ajac-1013	329	13	independent	independent	ADJ
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ajac-1013	330	9	orders	order	NOUN
ajac-1013	330	10	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	331	1	third	third	ADJ
ajac-1013	331	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	331	3	educate	educate	VERB
ajac-1013	331	4	citizens	citizen	NOUN
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ajac-1013	331	6	their	their	PRON
ajac-1013	331	7	rights	right	NOUN
ajac-1013	331	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	331	9	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	331	10	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	331	11	use	use	VERB
ajac-1013	331	12	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	331	13	mechanisms	mechanism	NOUN
ajac-1013	331	14	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	331	15	redress	redress	NOUN
ajac-1013	331	16	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	332	1	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	332	2	well	well	ADV
ajac-1013	332	3	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	332	5	population	population	NOUN
ajac-1013	332	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	332	7	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	332	8	responsive	responsive	ADJ
ajac-1013	332	9	legal	legal	ADJ
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ajac-1013	332	12	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	332	13	cornerstones	cornerstone	NOUN
ajac-1013	332	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	332	15	any	any	DET
ajac-1013	332	16	functioning	function	VERB
ajac-1013	332	17	democracy	democracy	NOUN
ajac-1013	332	18	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	332	19	”	"	PUNCT
ajac-1013	333	1	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	333	2	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
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ajac-1013	333	4	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	333	5	driver	driver	NOUN
ajac-1013	333	6	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	333	7	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	333	8	interviewer	interviewer	NOUN
ajac-1013	333	9	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	333	10	welcome	welcome	ADJ
ajac-1013	333	11	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	334	1	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	334	2	would	would	AUX
ajac-1013	334	3	you	you	PRON
ajac-1013	334	4	define	define	VERB
ajac-1013	334	5	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	334	6	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	334	7	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	334	8	your	your	PRON
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ajac-1013	334	10	words	word	NOUN
ajac-1013	334	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	334	12	based	base	VERB
ajac-1013	334	13	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	334	14	your	your	PRON
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ajac-1013	334	16	?	?	PUNCT
ajac-1013	335	1	respondent	respondent	NOUN
ajac-1013	335	2	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	335	3	“	"	PUNCT
ajac-1013	335	4	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	335	5	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	335	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	335	7	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	335	8	me	i	PRON
ajac-1013	335	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	335	10	means	mean	VERB
ajac-1013	335	11	staying	stay	VERB
ajac-1013	335	12	alert	alert	ADJ
ajac-1013	335	13	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	335	14	active	active	ADJ
ajac-1013	335	15	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	335	16	defending	defend	VERB
ajac-1013	335	17	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	335	18	values	value	NOUN
ajac-1013	335	19	not	not	PART
ajac-1013	335	20	just	just	ADV
ajac-1013	335	21	during	during	ADP
ajac-1013	335	22	elections	election	NOUN
ajac-1013	335	23	but	but	CCONJ
ajac-1013	335	24	every	every	DET
ajac-1013	335	25	day	day	NOUN
ajac-1013	335	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	336	1	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	336	2	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	336	3	about	about	ADP
ajac-1013	336	4	questioning	question	VERB
ajac-1013	336	5	government	government	NOUN
ajac-1013	336	6	decisions	decision	NOUN
ajac-1013	336	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	336	8	demanding	demand	VERB
ajac-1013	336	9	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-1013	336	10	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	336	11	protesting	protest	VERB
ajac-1013	336	12	injustice	injustice	NOUN
ajac-1013	336	13	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	336	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	336	15	using	use	VERB
ajac-1013	336	16	every	every	DET
ajac-1013	336	17	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	336	18	tool	tool	NOUN
ajac-1013	336	19	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	336	20	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajac-1013	336	21	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	336	22	system	system	NOUN
ajac-1013	336	23	works	work	VERB
ajac-1013	336	24	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	336	25	everyone	everyone	PRON
ajac-1013	336	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	337	1	it	it	PRON
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ajac-1013	337	4	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	337	5	one	one	NUM
ajac-1013	337	6	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	337	9	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	337	10	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	337	11	’s	’	VERB
ajac-1013	337	12	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	337	13	continuous	continuous	ADJ
ajac-1013	337	14	mind	mind	NOUN
ajac-1013	337	15	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	337	16	set	set	NOUN
ajac-1013	337	17	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	338	1	interviewer	interviewer	NOUN
ajac-1013	338	2	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	338	3	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	338	4	have	have	AUX
ajac-1013	338	5	you	you	PRON
ajac-1013	338	6	participated	participate	VERB
ajac-1013	338	7	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	338	8	or	or	CCONJ
ajac-1013	338	9	witnessed	witness	VERB
ajac-1013	338	10	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	338	11	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	338	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	338	13	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	338	14	?	?	PUNCT
ajac-1013	339	1	respondent	respondent	NOUN
ajac-1013	339	2	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	339	3	“	"	PUNCT
ajac-1013	339	4	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	339	5	was	be	AUX
ajac-1013	339	6	part	part	NOUN
ajac-1013	339	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	339	8	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	339	9	#	#	SYM
ajac-1013	339	10	endsars	endsar	NOUN
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ajac-1013	340	55	;	;	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	344	5	n	n	NOUN
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ajac-1013	344	7	l	l	NOUN
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ajac-1013	346	2	r	r	NOUN
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ajac-1013	347	1	d	d	NOUN
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ajac-1013	347	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	347	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	348	1	n	n	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	349	3	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	350	1	i	i	PRON
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ajac-1013	350	4	|	|	ADV
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ajac-1013	353	14	?	?	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	357	8	see	see	VERB
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ajac-1013	358	7	division	division	NOUN
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ajac-1013	358	22	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	358	23	”	"	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	359	14	?	?	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	365	12	?	?	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	369	8	as	as	ADP
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ajac-1013	369	10	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	370	3	being	be	AUX
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ajac-1013	372	16	?	?	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	373	3	“	"	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	374	1	citizens	citizen	NOUN
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ajac-1013	374	14	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	375	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	375	5	protect	protect	VERB
ajac-1013	375	6	free	free	ADJ
ajac-1013	375	7	speech	speech	NOUN
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ajac-1013	375	9	protest	protest	NOUN
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ajac-1013	375	11	be	be	AUX
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ajac-1013	375	13	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	376	1	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	376	5	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	376	7	democracy	democracy	NOUN
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ajac-1013	376	9	”	"	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	377	5	findings	finding	NOUN
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ajac-1013	377	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	377	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	377	9	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	377	10	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	377	11	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	377	12	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
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ajac-1013	377	14	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	377	15	potential	potential	NOUN
ajac-1013	377	16	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	377	17	influence	influence	VERB
ajac-1013	377	18	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	377	19	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	377	20	positively	positively	ADV
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ajac-1013	377	22	especially	especially	ADV
ajac-1013	377	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	377	24	through	through	ADP
ajac-1013	377	25	social	social	ADJ
ajac-1013	377	26	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	377	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	377	28	community	community	NOUN
ajac-1013	377	29	engagement	engagement	NOUN
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ajac-1013	377	31	its	its	PRON
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ajac-1013	377	33	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	377	34	weakened	weaken	VERB
ajac-1013	377	35	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	377	36	mistrust	mistrust	NOUN
ajac-1013	377	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	377	38	elite	elite	ADJ
ajac-1013	377	39	control	control	NOUN
ajac-1013	377	40	of	of	ADP
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ajac-1013	377	42	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	377	43	widespread	widespread	ADJ
ajac-1013	377	44	misinformation	misinformation	NOUN
ajac-1013	377	45	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	377	46	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	377	47	alienate	alienate	VERB
ajac-1013	377	48	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	377	49	confuse	confuse	VERB
ajac-1013	377	50	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	377	51	public	public	NOUN
ajac-1013	377	52	rather	rather	ADV
ajac-1013	377	53	than	than	ADP
ajac-1013	377	54	empower	empower	VERB
ajac-1013	377	55	them	they	PRON
ajac-1013	377	56	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	378	1	ojebuyi	ojebuyi	PROPN
ajac-1013	378	2	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	378	3	salawu	salawu	NOUN
ajac-1013	378	4	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	378	5	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-1013	378	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	378	7	supported	support	VERB
ajac-1013	378	8	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	378	9	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-1013	378	10	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	378	11	asserting	assert	VERB
ajac-1013	378	12	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	378	13	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	378	14	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	378	15	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	378	16	africa	africa	PROPN
ajac-1013	378	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	378	18	including	include	VERB
ajac-1013	378	19	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	378	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	378	21	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	378	22	heavily	heavily	ADV
ajac-1013	378	23	dominated	dominate	VERB
ajac-1013	378	24	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	378	25	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	378	26	elites	elite	NOUN
ajac-1013	378	27	who	who	PRON
ajac-1013	378	28	use	use	VERB
ajac-1013	378	29	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	378	30	channels	channel	NOUN
ajac-1013	378	31	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	378	32	promote	promote	VERB
ajac-1013	378	33	self	self	NOUN
ajac-1013	378	34	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	378	35	serving	serve	VERB
ajac-1013	378	36	narratives	narrative	NOUN
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ajac-1013	378	38	than	than	ADP
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ajac-1013	378	40	informed	informed	ADJ
ajac-1013	378	41	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	378	42	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	378	43	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	379	1	ojebuyi	ojebuyi	PROPN
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ajac-1013	379	3	salawu	salawu	NOUN
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ajac-1013	379	7	manipulation	manipulation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	379	11	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	379	13	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	379	14	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	379	15	partisanship	partisanship	NOUN
ajac-1013	379	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	379	17	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	379	18	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-1013	379	19	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	379	20	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	379	21	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	379	22	focused	focus	VERB
ajac-1013	379	23	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	379	24	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajac-1013	379	25	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	379	27	results	result	VERB
ajac-1013	379	28	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	379	29	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	379	30	distrust	distrust	NOUN
ajac-1013	379	31	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	379	32	disengagement	disengagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	379	33	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	379	34	thus	thus	ADV
ajac-1013	379	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	379	36	weakening	weaken	VERB
ajac-1013	379	37	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	379	38	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	379	39	value	value	NOUN
ajac-1013	379	40	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	379	41	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	379	42	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-1013	379	43	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	380	1	deliberative	deliberative	ADJ
ajac-1013	380	2	democracy	democracy	NOUN
ajac-1013	380	3	theory	theory	NOUN
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ajac-1013	380	5	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	380	6	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-1013	380	7	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	380	8	emphasising	emphasise	VERB
ajac-1013	380	9	that	that	DET
ajac-1013	380	10	meaningful	meaningful	ADJ
ajac-1013	380	11	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	380	12	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	380	13	depends	depend	VERB
ajac-1013	380	14	on	on	ADP
ajac-1013	380	15	open	open	ADJ
ajac-1013	380	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	380	17	inclusive	inclusive	ADJ
ajac-1013	380	18	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	380	19	rational	rational	ADJ
ajac-1013	380	20	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	380	21	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	380	22	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	380	23	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	380	24	sphere	sphere	NOUN
ajac-1013	380	25	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	381	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	381	2	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-1013	381	3	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	381	4	elite	elite	NOUN
ajac-1013	381	5	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	381	6	dominated	dominate	VERB
ajac-1013	381	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	381	8	manipulative	manipulative	ADJ
ajac-1013	381	9	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	381	10	messaging	messaging	NOUN
ajac-1013	381	11	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	381	12	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	381	13	weakens	weaken	VERB
ajac-1013	381	14	trust	trust	NOUN
ajac-1013	381	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	381	16	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	381	17	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
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ajac-1013	381	22	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	381	24	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-1013	381	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	381	26	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-1013	381	27	4	4	NUM
ajac-1013	381	28	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	381	29	july	july	PROPN
ajac-1013	381	30	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	381	31	august	august	PROPN
ajac-1013	381	32	2025	2025	NUM
ajac-1013	381	33	;	;	PUNCT
ajac-1013	381	34	issn	issn	PROPN
ajac-1013	381	35	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	381	37	-	-	SYM
ajac-1013	381	38	0540	0540	NUM
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ajac-1013	381	40	factor	factor	NOUN
ajac-1013	381	41	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	381	43	1252	1252	NUM
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ajac-1013	381	47	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	381	49	dc	dc	PROPN
ajac-1013	381	50	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	381	55	mail	mail	NOUN
ajac-1013	381	56	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	381	57	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
ajac-1013	382	1	42	42	NUM
ajac-1013	383	1	|	|	ADV
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ajac-1013	384	3	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	385	4	r	r	NOUN
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ajac-1013	385	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	385	7	l	l	NOUN
ajac-1013	385	8	o	o	X
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ajac-1013	387	1	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	387	2	r	r	NOUN
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ajac-1013	387	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	387	6	n	n	NOUN
ajac-1013	388	1	d	d	NOUN
ajac-1013	388	2	c	c	NOUN
ajac-1013	388	3	o	o	NOUN
ajac-1013	388	4	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	388	5	m	m	VERB
ajac-1013	388	6	u	u	NOUN
ajac-1013	389	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	390	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	390	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	390	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	390	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	391	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	391	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-1013	391	3	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	392	1	|	|	ADV
ajac-1013	392	2	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	https://topjournals.org/index.php/ajac	NOUN
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ajac-1013	392	4	with	with	ADP
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ajac-1013	392	8	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	392	9	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	392	10	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	392	11	legitimacy	legitimacy	NOUN
ajac-1013	392	12	can	can	AUX
ajac-1013	392	13	not	not	PART
ajac-1013	392	14	thrive	thrive	VERB
ajac-1013	392	15	where	where	SCONJ
ajac-1013	392	16	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	392	17	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	392	18	distorted	distort	VERB
ajac-1013	392	19	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	392	20	inaccessible	inaccessible	ADJ
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ajac-1013	392	22	exclusionary	exclusionary	ADJ
ajac-1013	392	23	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	393	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	393	2	study	study	NOUN
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ajac-1013	393	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	393	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	393	6	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	393	7	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	393	8	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	393	9	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	393	10	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	393	11	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	393	12	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	393	13	inconsistently	inconsistently	ADV
ajac-1013	393	14	applied	apply	VERB
ajac-1013	393	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	393	16	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	393	17	undermined	undermine	VERB
ajac-1013	393	18	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	393	19	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	393	20	interference	interference	NOUN
ajac-1013	393	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	393	22	weak	weak	ADJ
ajac-1013	393	23	enforcement	enforcement	NOUN
ajac-1013	393	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	393	25	which	which	PRON
ajac-1013	393	26	discourages	discourage	VERB
ajac-1013	393	27	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	393	28	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	393	29	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	393	30	especially	especially	ADV
ajac-1013	393	31	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	393	32	when	when	SCONJ
ajac-1013	393	33	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	393	34	see	see	VERB
ajac-1013	393	35	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	393	36	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	393	37	protections	protection	NOUN
ajac-1013	393	38	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	393	39	court	court	NOUN
ajac-1013	393	40	decisions	decision	NOUN
ajac-1013	393	41	are	be	AUX
ajac-1013	393	42	routinely	routinely	ADV
ajac-1013	393	43	ignored	ignore	VERB
ajac-1013	393	44	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	393	45	state	state	NOUN
ajac-1013	393	46	actors	actor	NOUN
ajac-1013	393	47	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	394	1	okeke	okeke	ADJ
ajac-1013	394	2	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	394	3	2021	2021	NUM
ajac-1013	394	4	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	394	5	reinforced	reinforce	VERB
ajac-1013	394	6	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	394	7	observation	observation	NOUN
ajac-1013	394	8	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	394	9	highlighting	highlight	VERB
ajac-1013	394	10	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	394	11	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	394	12	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	394	13	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	394	14	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	394	15	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	394	16	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	394	17	frequently	frequently	ADV
ajac-1013	394	18	compromised	compromise	VERB
ajac-1013	394	19	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	394	20	executive	executive	ADJ
ajac-1013	394	21	interference	interference	NOUN
ajac-1013	394	22	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	394	23	selective	selective	ADJ
ajac-1013	394	24	application	application	NOUN
ajac-1013	394	25	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	394	26	justice	justice	NOUN
ajac-1013	394	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	394	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	394	29	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	394	30	sluggish	sluggish	ADJ
ajac-1013	394	31	judicial	judicial	ADJ
ajac-1013	394	32	process	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	394	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	395	1	okeke	okeke	PROPN
ajac-1013	395	2	emphasised	emphasise	VERB
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ajac-1013	395	4	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	395	5	failure	failure	NOUN
ajac-1013	395	6	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	395	7	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	395	8	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	395	9	system	system	NOUN
ajac-1013	395	10	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	395	11	enforce	enforce	VERB
ajac-1013	395	12	court	court	NOUN
ajac-1013	395	13	orders	order	NOUN
ajac-1013	395	14	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	395	15	protect	protect	VERB
ajac-1013	395	16	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	395	17	’	’	PART
ajac-1013	395	18	rights	right	NOUN
ajac-1013	395	19	undermines	undermine	VERB
ajac-1013	395	20	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	395	21	confidence	confidence	NOUN
ajac-1013	395	22	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	395	23	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	395	24	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	395	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	395	26	leading	lead	VERB
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ajac-1013	395	28	nigerians	nigerians	PROPN
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ajac-1013	395	30	withdraw	withdraw	VERB
ajac-1013	395	31	from	from	ADP
ajac-1013	395	32	civic	civic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	395	34	due	due	ADP
ajac-1013	395	35	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	395	36	perceived	perceive	VERB
ajac-1013	395	37	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	395	38	futility	futility	NOUN
ajac-1013	395	39	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	395	40	fear	fear	NOUN
ajac-1013	395	41	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	395	42	state	state	NOUN
ajac-1013	395	43	repression	repression	NOUN
ajac-1013	395	44	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	396	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	396	2	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-1013	396	3	reinforced	reinforce	VERB
ajac-1013	396	4	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	396	5	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-1013	396	6	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	396	7	asserting	assert	VERB
ajac-1013	396	8	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	396	9	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	396	10	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	396	11	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	396	12	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	396	13	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	396	14	essential	essential	ADJ
ajac-1013	396	15	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	396	16	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajac-1013	396	17	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	396	18	deliberation	deliberation	NOUN
ajac-1013	396	19	occurs	occur	VERB
ajac-1013	396	20	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	396	21	an	an	DET
ajac-1013	396	22	environment	environment	NOUN
ajac-1013	396	23	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	396	24	fairness	fairness	NOUN
ajac-1013	396	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	396	26	equal	equal	ADJ
ajac-1013	396	27	rights	right	NOUN
ajac-1013	396	28	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	396	29	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	396	30	protection	protection	NOUN
ajac-1013	396	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	397	1	when	when	SCONJ
ajac-1013	397	2	judicial	judicial	ADJ
ajac-1013	397	3	systems	system	NOUN
ajac-1013	397	4	are	be	AUX
ajac-1013	397	5	compromised	compromise	VERB
ajac-1013	397	6	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	397	7	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-1013	397	8	found	find	VERB
ajac-1013	397	9	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	397	10	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	397	11	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	397	12	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	397	13	undermines	undermine	VERB
ajac-1013	397	14	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	397	15	safe	safe	ADJ
ajac-1013	397	16	space	space	NOUN
ajac-1013	397	17	needed	need	VERB
ajac-1013	397	18	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	397	19	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	397	20	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-1013	397	21	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	397	22	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	397	23	action	action	NOUN
ajac-1013	397	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	397	25	thereby	thereby	ADV
ajac-1013	397	26	disrupting	disrupt	VERB
ajac-1013	397	27	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	397	28	core	core	NOUN
ajac-1013	397	29	conditions	condition	NOUN
ajac-1013	397	30	required	require	VERB
ajac-1013	397	31	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	397	32	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	397	33	deliberation	deliberation	NOUN
ajac-1013	397	34	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	397	35	flourish	flourish	VERB
ajac-1013	397	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	398	1	findings	finding	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	2	indicated	indicate	VERB
ajac-1013	398	3	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	398	4	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	398	5	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-1013	398	6	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	398	7	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	8	exists	exist	VERB
ajac-1013	398	9	among	among	ADP
ajac-1013	398	10	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-1013	398	11	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	12	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	398	13	particularly	particularly	ADV
ajac-1013	398	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	398	15	through	through	ADP
ajac-1013	398	16	protests	protest	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	398	18	youth	youth	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	19	activism	activism	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	20	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	398	21	watchdog	watchdog	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	22	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	398	24	it	it	PRON
ajac-1013	398	25	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	398	26	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	398	27	unsustainable	unsustainable	ADJ
ajac-1013	398	28	due	due	ADP
ajac-1013	398	29	to	to	ADP
ajac-1013	398	30	fear	fear	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	31	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	398	32	repression	repression	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	33	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	398	34	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	35	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	398	36	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	398	37	support	support	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	38	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	398	39	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	398	40	fatigue	fatigue	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	41	from	from	ADP
ajac-1013	398	42	unresponsive	unresponsive	ADJ
ajac-1013	398	43	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	44	systems	system	NOUN
ajac-1013	398	45	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	399	1	gyimah	gyimah	NOUN
ajac-1013	399	2	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	399	3	boadi	boadi	NOUN
ajac-1013	399	4	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	399	5	logan	logan	PROPN
ajac-1013	399	6	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	399	7	2020	2020	NUM
ajac-1013	399	8	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	399	9	aligned	align	VERB
ajac-1013	399	10	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	399	11	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	399	12	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-1013	399	13	noting	note	VERB
ajac-1013	399	14	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	399	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	399	16	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-1013	399	17	african	african	ADJ
ajac-1013	399	18	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	399	19	increasingly	increasingly	ADV
ajac-1013	399	20	value	value	VERB
ajac-1013	399	21	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	399	22	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	399	23	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	399	24	accountability	accountability	NOUN
ajac-1013	399	25	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	399	26	their	their	PRON
ajac-1013	399	27	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-1013	399	28	at	at	ADP
ajac-1013	399	29	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	399	30	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	399	31	are	be	AUX
ajac-1013	399	32	often	often	ADV
ajac-1013	399	33	hampered	hamper	VERB
ajac-1013	399	34	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	399	35	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	399	36	resistance	resistance	NOUN
ajac-1013	399	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	399	38	fear	fear	NOUN
ajac-1013	399	39	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	399	40	retaliation	retaliation	NOUN
ajac-1013	399	41	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	399	42	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	399	43	systemic	systemic	ADJ
ajac-1013	399	44	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	399	45	failures	failure	NOUN
ajac-1013	399	46	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	400	2	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	400	4	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	400	6	afrobarometer	afrobarometer	PROPN
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ajac-1013	400	9	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	400	10	without	without	SCONJ
ajac-1013	400	11	sustained	sustained	ADJ
ajac-1013	400	12	support	support	NOUN
ajac-1013	400	13	from	from	ADP
ajac-1013	400	14	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	400	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	400	16	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	400	17	systems	system	NOUN
ajac-1013	400	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	400	19	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	400	20	activism	activism	NOUN
ajac-1013	400	21	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	400	23	scrutiny	scrutiny	NOUN
ajac-1013	400	24	tend	tend	VERB
ajac-1013	400	25	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	400	26	wane	wane	VERB
ajac-1013	400	27	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	400	28	even	even	ADV
ajac-1013	400	29	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	400	30	politically	politically	ADV
ajac-1013	400	31	conscious	conscious	ADJ
ajac-1013	400	32	populations	population	NOUN
ajac-1013	400	33	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	401	1	deliberative	deliberative	ADJ
ajac-1013	401	2	democracy	democracy	NOUN
ajac-1013	401	3	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-1013	401	4	supports	support	VERB
ajac-1013	401	5	this	this	DET
ajac-1013	401	6	finding	finding	NOUN
ajac-1013	401	7	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	401	8	recognising	recognise	VERB
ajac-1013	401	9	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	401	10	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	401	11	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	401	12	expressed	express	VERB
ajac-1013	401	13	through	through	ADP
ajac-1013	401	14	protests	protest	NOUN
ajac-1013	401	15	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	401	16	advocacy	advocacy	NOUN
ajac-1013	401	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	401	18	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	401	19	oversight	oversight	NOUN
ajac-1013	401	20	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	401	21	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	401	22	critical	critical	ADJ
ajac-1013	401	23	form	form	NOUN
ajac-1013	401	24	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	401	25	participatory	participatory	ADJ
ajac-1013	401	26	discourse	discourse	NOUN
ajac-1013	401	27	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	401	28	holds	hold	VERB
ajac-1013	401	29	power	power	NOUN
ajac-1013	401	30	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-1013	401	31	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	402	1	however	however	ADV
ajac-1013	402	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	402	3	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	402	4	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-1013	402	5	also	also	ADV
ajac-1013	402	6	acknowledged	acknowledge	VERB
ajac-1013	402	7	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	402	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	402	9	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	402	10	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	402	11	must	must	AUX
ajac-1013	402	12	be	be	AUX
ajac-1013	402	13	supported	support	VERB
ajac-1013	402	14	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	402	15	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	402	16	openness	openness	NOUN
ajac-1013	402	17	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	402	18	respect	respect	NOUN
ajac-1013	402	19	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	402	20	dissent	dissent	NOUN
ajac-1013	402	21	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	402	22	without	without	ADP
ajac-1013	402	23	which	which	PRON
ajac-1013	402	24	public	public	ADJ
ajac-1013	402	25	deliberation	deliberation	NOUN
ajac-1013	402	26	becomes	become	VERB
ajac-1013	402	27	unsustainable	unsustainable	ADJ
ajac-1013	402	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	402	29	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-1013	402	30	reflected	reflect	VERB
ajac-1013	402	31	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	402	32	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	402	33	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-1013	402	34	experience	experience	NOUN
ajac-1013	402	35	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	403	1	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	2	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	403	3	research	research	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	4	concluded	conclude	VERB
ajac-1013	403	5	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	403	6	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-1013	403	7	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	403	8	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	9	holds	hold	VERB
ajac-1013	403	10	immense	immense	ADJ
ajac-1013	403	11	potential	potential	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	12	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	403	13	mobilize	mobilize	VERB
ajac-1013	403	14	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-1013	403	15	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	403	17	foster	foster	ADJ
ajac-1013	403	18	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	403	19	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	20	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	403	21	its	its	PRON
ajac-1013	403	22	effectiveness	effectiveness	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	23	remains	remain	VERB
ajac-1013	403	24	undermined	undermined	ADJ
ajac-1013	403	25	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	403	26	elite	elite	ADJ
ajac-1013	403	27	manipulation	manipulation	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	28	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	403	29	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	30	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	403	31	trust	trust	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	32	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	403	33	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	403	34	spread	spread	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	35	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	403	36	misinformation	misinformation	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	37	revealing	reveal	VERB
ajac-1013	403	38	an	an	DET
ajac-1013	403	39	urgent	urgent	ADJ
ajac-1013	403	40	need	need	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	41	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	403	42	more	more	ADV
ajac-1013	403	43	transparent	transparent	ADJ
ajac-1013	403	44	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	403	45	inclusive	inclusive	ADJ
ajac-1013	403	46	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	403	47	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	403	48	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	49	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	403	50	centred	centre	VERB
ajac-1013	403	51	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	52	strategies	strategy	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	53	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	403	54	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	403	55	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	403	56	process	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	403	57	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	404	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	404	2	research	research	NOUN
ajac-1013	404	3	validated	validate	VERB
ajac-1013	404	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	404	5	without	without	ADP
ajac-1013	404	6	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	404	7	credible	credible	ADJ
ajac-1013	404	8	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	404	9	consistently	consistently	ADV
ajac-1013	404	10	applied	apply	VERB
ajac-1013	404	11	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	404	12	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	404	13	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	404	14	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	404	15	citizen	citizen	ADJ
ajac-1013	404	16	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	404	17	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	404	18	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	404	19	’s	’s	PART
ajac-1013	404	20	democracy	democracy	NOUN
ajac-1013	404	21	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	404	22	weakened	weaken	VERB
ajac-1013	404	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	404	24	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-1013	404	25	many	many	ADJ
ajac-1013	404	26	citizens	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	404	27	lack	lack	VERB
ajac-1013	404	28	confidence	confidence	NOUN
ajac-1013	404	29	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	404	30	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	404	31	protections	protection	NOUN
ajac-1013	404	32	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	404	33	perceive	perceive	VERB
ajac-1013	404	34	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	404	35	justice	justice	NOUN
ajac-1013	404	36	system	system	NOUN
ajac-1013	404	37	as	as	SCONJ
ajac-1013	404	38	selectively	selectively	ADV
ajac-1013	404	39	enforced	enforce	VERB
ajac-1013	404	40	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	404	41	discouraging	discourage	VERB
ajac-1013	404	42	them	they	PRON
ajac-1013	404	43	from	from	ADP
ajac-1013	404	44	engaging	engage	VERB
ajac-1013	404	45	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	404	46	governance	governance	NOUN
ajac-1013	404	47	structures	structure	NOUN
ajac-1013	404	48	meaningfully	meaningfully	ADV
ajac-1013	404	49	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	405	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	405	2	research	research	NOUN
ajac-1013	405	3	established	establish	VERB
ajac-1013	405	4	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	405	5	while	while	SCONJ
ajac-1013	405	6	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	405	7	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	405	8	exists	exist	VERB
ajac-1013	405	9	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	405	10	has	have	AUX
ajac-1013	405	11	proven	prove	VERB
ajac-1013	405	12	effective	effective	ADJ
ajac-1013	405	13	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	405	14	sparking	spark	VERB
ajac-1013	405	15	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	405	16	consciousness	consciousness	NOUN
ajac-1013	405	17	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	405	18	its	its	PRON
ajac-1013	405	19	impact	impact	NOUN
ajac-1013	405	20	is	be	AUX
ajac-1013	405	21	limited	limit	VERB
ajac-1013	405	22	by	by	ADP
ajac-1013	405	23	fear	fear	NOUN
ajac-1013	405	24	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	405	25	institutional	institutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	405	26	resistance	resistance	NOUN
ajac-1013	405	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	405	28	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	405	29	lack	lack	NOUN
ajac-1013	405	30	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	405	31	sustained	sustained	ADJ
ajac-1013	405	32	support	support	NOUN
ajac-1013	405	33	highlighting	highlight	VERB
ajac-1013	405	34	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	mailto:topacademicjournals@gmail.com	PROPN
ajac-1013	405	35	american	american	PROPN
ajac-1013	405	36	journal	journal	PROPN
ajac-1013	405	37	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	405	38	arts	art	NOUN
ajac-1013	405	39	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	405	40	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	405	41	vol.10	vol.10	NOUN
ajac-1013	405	42	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	405	43	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-1013	405	44	4	4	NUM
ajac-1013	405	45	;	;	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	416	2	|	|	ADV
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ajac-1013	417	2	study	study	NOUN
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ajac-1013	417	7	to	to	ADP
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ajac-1013	417	9	by	by	ADP
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ajac-1013	417	11	an	an	DET
ajac-1013	417	12	original	original	ADJ
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ajac-1013	417	17	how	how	SCONJ
ajac-1013	417	18	political	political	ADJ
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ajac-1013	417	20	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	417	25	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	417	27	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	417	28	collectively	collectively	ADV
ajac-1013	417	29	influence	influence	VERB
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ajac-1013	417	31	participation	participation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	417	33	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
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ajac-1013	417	35	democratic	democratic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	417	37	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	417	39	approach	approach	NOUN
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ajac-1013	417	44	overlooked	overlook	VERB
ajac-1013	417	45	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	417	46	existing	exist	VERB
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ajac-1013	418	7	interviews	interview	NOUN
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ajac-1013	418	9	it	it	PRON
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ajac-1013	418	13	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	418	15	civic	civic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	418	18	perspectives	perspective	NOUN
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ajac-1013	418	30	often	often	ADV
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ajac-1013	418	33	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	418	35	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	418	37	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	419	6	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	419	8	conceptual	conceptual	ADJ
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ajac-1013	419	13	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	419	15	institutions	institution	NOUN
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ajac-1013	419	17	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	419	19	activism	activism	NOUN
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ajac-1013	419	21	mutually	mutually	ADV
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ajac-1013	419	25	participatory	participatory	ADJ
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ajac-1013	420	3	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	420	11	fragile	fragile	ADJ
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ajac-1013	421	2	research	research	NOUN
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ajac-1013	421	5	to	to	ADP
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ajac-1013	421	7	by	by	ADP
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ajac-1013	421	9	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	421	13	theory	theory	NOUN
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ajac-1013	421	15	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	421	18	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	421	20	how	how	SCONJ
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ajac-1013	421	33	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	421	34	democratic	democratic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	422	10	policy	policy	NOUN
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ajac-1013	422	14	product	product	NOUN
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ajac-1013	422	17	recommending	recommend	VERB
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ajac-1013	422	21	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	422	25	activists	activist	NOUN
ajac-1013	422	26	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	422	29	civic	civic	ADJ
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ajac-1013	422	31	programs	program	NOUN
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ajac-1013	423	4	bridge	bridge	VERB
ajac-1013	423	5	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	423	8	academic	academic	ADJ
ajac-1013	423	9	theory	theory	NOUN
ajac-1013	423	10	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	423	12	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	423	14	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	423	15	practice	practice	NOUN
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ajac-1013	423	21	democracies	democracy	NOUN
ajac-1013	423	22	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	424	11	following	following	NOUN
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ajac-1013	425	4	national	national	ADJ
ajac-1013	425	5	orientation	orientation	NOUN
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ajac-1013	425	7	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	425	9	)	)	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	425	13	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	425	14	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	425	16	national	national	PROPN
ajac-1013	425	17	electoral	electoral	PROPN
ajac-1013	425	18	commission	commission	PROPN
ajac-1013	425	19	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	425	20	inec	inec	PROPN
ajac-1013	425	21	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	425	22	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	425	24	regulatory	regulatory	ADJ
ajac-1013	425	25	bodies	body	NOUN
ajac-1013	425	26	such	such	ADJ
ajac-1013	425	27	as	as	ADP
ajac-1013	425	28	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	425	29	nigerian	nigerian	ADJ
ajac-1013	425	30	broadcasting	broadcasting	PROPN
ajac-1013	425	31	commission	commission	PROPN
ajac-1013	425	32	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	425	33	nbc	nbc	PROPN
ajac-1013	425	34	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	425	35	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	425	36	develop	develop	VERB
ajac-1013	425	37	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	425	38	implement	implement	VERB
ajac-1013	425	39	inclusive	inclusive	ADJ
ajac-1013	425	40	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	425	41	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	425	42	frameworks	framework	NOUN
ajac-1013	425	43	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	425	44	prioritise	prioritise	VERB
ajac-1013	425	45	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	425	46	education	education	NOUN
ajac-1013	425	47	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	425	48	ethical	ethical	ADJ
ajac-1013	425	49	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	425	50	messaging	messaging	NOUN
ajac-1013	425	51	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	425	52	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	425	53	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	425	54	literacy	literacy	NOUN
ajac-1013	425	55	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	426	1	these	these	DET
ajac-1013	426	2	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	426	3	should	should	AUX
ajac-1013	426	4	also	also	ADV
ajac-1013	426	5	monitor	monitor	VERB
ajac-1013	426	6	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	426	7	regulate	regulate	VERB
ajac-1013	426	8	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	426	9	advertisements	advertisement	NOUN
ajac-1013	426	10	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	426	11	campaign	campaign	NOUN
ajac-1013	426	12	communications	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	426	13	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	426	14	reduce	reduce	VERB
ajac-1013	426	15	misinformation	misinformation	NOUN
ajac-1013	426	16	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	426	17	promote	promote	VERB
ajac-1013	426	18	issue	issue	NOUN
ajac-1013	426	19	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	426	20	based	base	VERB
ajac-1013	426	21	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	426	22	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	426	23	encourages	encourage	VERB
ajac-1013	426	24	citizen	citizen	NOUN
ajac-1013	426	25	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	426	26	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	427	1	2	2	NUM
ajac-1013	427	2	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	427	3	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	427	4	strengthen	strengthen	VERB
ajac-1013	427	5	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	427	6	rule	rule	NOUN
ajac-1013	427	7	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	427	8	law	law	NOUN
ajac-1013	427	9	and	and	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	427	14	legal	legal	ADJ
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ajac-1013	427	16	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	427	17	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	427	18	national	national	ADJ
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ajac-1013	427	21	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	427	22	njc	njc	PROPN
ajac-1013	427	23	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	427	24	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	427	25	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	427	29	justice	justice	PROPN
ajac-1013	427	30	should	should	AUX
ajac-1013	427	31	prioritize	prioritize	VERB
ajac-1013	427	32	reforms	reform	NOUN
ajac-1013	427	33	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	427	34	guarantee	guarantee	VERB
ajac-1013	427	35	judicial	judicial	ADJ
ajac-1013	427	36	independence	independence	NOUN
ajac-1013	427	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	427	38	expedite	expedite	ADJ
ajac-1013	427	39	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	427	40	processes	process	NOUN
ajac-1013	427	41	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	427	42	ensure	ensure	VERB
ajac-1013	427	43	strict	strict	ADJ
ajac-1013	427	44	enforcement	enforcement	NOUN
ajac-1013	427	45	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	427	46	court	court	NOUN
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ajac-1013	427	48	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	428	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	428	2	national	national	PROPN
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ajac-1013	428	8	that	that	PRON
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ajac-1013	428	10	legal	legal	ADJ
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ajac-1013	428	12	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	428	13	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	428	14	actors	actor	NOUN
ajac-1013	428	15	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	428	16	penalizes	penalize	VERB
ajac-1013	428	17	government	government	NOUN
ajac-1013	428	18	agencies	agency	NOUN
ajac-1013	428	19	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	428	20	violate	violate	VERB
ajac-1013	428	21	constitutional	constitutional	ADJ
ajac-1013	428	22	rights	right	NOUN
ajac-1013	428	23	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	428	24	thereby	thereby	ADV
ajac-1013	428	25	creating	create	VERB
ajac-1013	428	26	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	428	27	legal	legal	ADJ
ajac-1013	428	28	environment	environment	NOUN
ajac-1013	428	29	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	428	30	supports	support	VERB
ajac-1013	428	31	active	active	ADJ
ajac-1013	428	32	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	428	33	fearless	fearless	ADJ
ajac-1013	428	34	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	428	35	engagement	engagement	NOUN
ajac-1013	428	36	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	429	1	3	3	X
ajac-1013	429	2	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	429	3	to	to	PART
ajac-1013	429	4	sustain	sustain	VERB
ajac-1013	429	5	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	429	6	vigilance	vigilance	NOUN
ajac-1013	429	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	429	8	civil	civil	ADJ
ajac-1013	429	9	society	society	NOUN
ajac-1013	429	10	organizations	organization	NOUN
ajac-1013	429	11	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	429	12	partnership	partnership	NOUN
ajac-1013	429	13	with	with	ADP
ajac-1013	429	14	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	429	15	national	national	ADJ
ajac-1013	429	16	human	human	PROPN
ajac-1013	429	17	rights	right	NOUN
ajac-1013	429	18	commission	commission	NOUN
ajac-1013	429	19	(	(	PUNCT
ajac-1013	429	20	nhrc	nhrc	VERB
ajac-1013	429	21	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	429	22	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	429	23	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	429	24	federal	federal	PROPN
ajac-1013	429	25	ministry	ministry	PROPN
ajac-1013	429	26	of	of	ADP
ajac-1013	429	27	education	education	PROPN
ajac-1013	429	28	should	should	AUX
ajac-1013	429	29	invest	invest	VERB
ajac-1013	429	30	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	429	31	continuous	continuous	ADJ
ajac-1013	429	32	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	429	33	education	education	NOUN
ajac-1013	429	34	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	429	35	grassroots	grassroots	ADJ
ajac-1013	429	36	mobilization	mobilization	NOUN
ajac-1013	429	37	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	429	38	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	429	39	advocacy	advocacy	NOUN
ajac-1013	429	40	training	training	NOUN
ajac-1013	429	41	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	429	42	especially	especially	ADV
ajac-1013	429	43	targeting	target	VERB
ajac-1013	429	44	youths	youth	NOUN
ajac-1013	429	45	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	429	46	marginalized	marginalize	VERB
ajac-1013	429	47	communities	community	NOUN
ajac-1013	429	48	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	430	1	institutions	institution	NOUN
ajac-1013	430	2	should	should	AUX
ajac-1013	430	3	also	also	ADV
ajac-1013	430	4	push	push	VERB
ajac-1013	430	5	for	for	ADP
ajac-1013	430	6	protective	protective	ADJ
ajac-1013	430	7	policies	policy	NOUN
ajac-1013	430	8	that	that	PRON
ajac-1013	430	9	shield	shield	VERB
ajac-1013	430	10	civic	civic	ADJ
ajac-1013	430	11	activists	activist	NOUN
ajac-1013	430	12	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	430	13	whistle	whistle	NOUN
ajac-1013	430	14	-	-	PUNCT
ajac-1013	430	15	blowers	blower	NOUN
ajac-1013	430	16	from	from	ADP
ajac-1013	430	17	repression	repression	NOUN
ajac-1013	430	18	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	430	19	ensuring	ensure	VERB
ajac-1013	430	20	that	that	SCONJ
ajac-1013	430	21	democratic	democratic	ADJ
ajac-1013	430	22	watchdog	watchdog	NOUN
ajac-1013	430	23	efforts	effort	NOUN
ajac-1013	430	24	are	be	AUX
ajac-1013	430	25	both	both	ADV
ajac-1013	430	26	safe	safe	ADJ
ajac-1013	430	27	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	430	28	effective	effective	ADJ
ajac-1013	430	29	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	430	30	holding	hold	VERB
ajac-1013	430	31	power	power	NOUN
ajac-1013	430	32	accountable	accountable	ADJ
ajac-1013	430	33	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	431	7	communication	communication	NOUN
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ajac-1013	431	14	-	-	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	431	25	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	431	40	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	431	41	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	topacademicjournals@gmail.com	X
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ajac-1013	434	3	a	a	DET
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ajac-1013	435	8	o	o	X
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ajac-1013	437	1	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	437	2	r	r	NOUN
ajac-1013	437	3	t	t	NOUN
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ajac-1013	437	5	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	437	6	n	n	NOUN
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ajac-1013	438	2	c	c	NOUN
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ajac-1013	438	5	m	m	VERB
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ajac-1013	439	1	n	n	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	440	2	c	c	VERB
ajac-1013	440	3	a	a	DET
ajac-1013	440	4	t	t	NOUN
ajac-1013	441	1	i	i	PRON
ajac-1013	441	2	o	o	VERB
ajac-1013	442	1	n	n	CCONJ
ajac-1013	442	2	|	|	ADV
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ajac-1013	443	1	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	443	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	443	4	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	444	1	african	african	ADJ
ajac-1013	444	2	governance	governance	NOUN
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ajac-1013	444	4	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	444	5	promoting	promote	VERB
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ajac-1013	444	12	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	444	13	africa	africa	PROPN
ajac-1013	444	14	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	445	1	african	african	PROPN
ajac-1013	445	2	union	union	PROPN
ajac-1013	445	3	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	446	3	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	447	1	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	447	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	447	4	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	448	2	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	449	5	protesters	protester	NOUN
ajac-1013	449	6	continues	continue	VERB
ajac-1013	449	7	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	451	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	451	4	e.	e.	PROPN
ajac-1013	451	5	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	451	8	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	451	11	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	451	13	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	451	14	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	452	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	452	8	in	in	ADP
ajac-1013	452	9	nigeria	nigeria	PROPN
ajac-1013	452	10	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	453	7	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	453	8	1(3	1(3	NUM
ajac-1013	453	9	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	453	10	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	453	12	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	454	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	454	4	g.	g.	PROPN
ajac-1013	454	5	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	454	6	&	&	CCONJ
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ajac-1013	454	8	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	454	9	d.	d.	PROPN
ajac-1013	454	10	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	454	12	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	454	13	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	455	7	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	455	11	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	456	1	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	456	2	communication	communication	NOUN
ajac-1013	456	3	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	456	4	16(3	16(3	NOUN
ajac-1013	456	5	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	456	6	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	456	8	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	457	2	,	,	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	457	4	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	457	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	457	7	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	458	2	the	the	DET
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ajac-1013	458	4	of	of	ADP
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ajac-1013	458	6	abroad	abroad	ADV
ajac-1013	458	7	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	458	8	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	458	10	of	of	ADP
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ajac-1013	458	12	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	459	2	endowment	endowment	PROPN
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ajac-1013	459	4	international	international	ADJ
ajac-1013	459	5	peace	peace	NOUN
ajac-1013	459	6	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	460	1	chadwick	chadwick	PROPN
ajac-1013	460	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	460	3	a.	a.	PROPN
ajac-1013	460	4	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	460	6	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	460	7	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	461	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	461	2	hybrid	hybrid	ADJ
ajac-1013	461	3	media	medium	NOUN
ajac-1013	461	4	system	system	NOUN
ajac-1013	461	5	:	:	PUNCT
ajac-1013	461	6	politics	politic	NOUN
ajac-1013	461	7	and	and	CCONJ
ajac-1013	461	8	power	power	NOUN
ajac-1013	461	9	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	462	1	oxford	oxford	PROPN
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ajac-1013	462	4	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	463	1	dalton	dalton	PROPN
ajac-1013	463	2	,	,	PUNCT
ajac-1013	463	3	r.	r.	PROPN
ajac-1013	463	4	j.	j.	PROPN
ajac-1013	463	5	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	463	7	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	463	8	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	464	1	the	the	DET
ajac-1013	464	2	participation	participation	NOUN
ajac-1013	464	3	gap	gap	NOUN
ajac-1013	464	4	:	:	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	464	8	political	political	ADJ
ajac-1013	464	9	inequality	inequality	NOUN
ajac-1013	464	10	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	465	1	oxford	oxford	PROPN
ajac-1013	465	2	university	university	PROPN
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ajac-1013	465	4	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	466	1	freedom	freedom	PROPN
ajac-1013	466	2	house	house	PROPN
ajac-1013	466	3	.	.	PUNCT
ajac-1013	467	1	(	(	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	467	3	)	)	PUNCT
ajac-1013	467	4	.	.	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	468	2	in	in	ADP
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ajac-1013	478	8	)	)	PUNCT
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ajac-1013	487	11	.	.	PUNCT
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