FILM AS A TOOL FOR PROMOTING POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF IF I AM PRESIDENT, KING OF BOYS AND YOUR EXCELLENCY
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The research is centered on the use of film as a tool for promoting political participation in Nigerians: a case study of If I am President, King of Boys and Your Excellency. It is aimed at proving as well as recommending film as a vital tool for influencing the political participation practice of its viewers. The study was validated by the cultivation theory and the framing theory because of how much influence the
media (film in the case of this study) has on people’s lives. The study was analyzed using the survey method while the respondents were drawn using the purposive sampling method. Data collation and analysis were done using frequency tables and simple percentages. The research, therefore, concluded that a large number of the respondents agree to film being an indispensable tool for promoting political
participation in Nigeria. The study also recommends that government keys into this incentive by making funds available as well as providing welcoming policies that will aid the production of more political films.
media (film in the case of this study) has on people’s lives. The study was analyzed using the survey method while the respondents were drawn using the purposive sampling method. Data collation and analysis were done using frequency tables and simple percentages. The research, therefore, concluded that a large number of the respondents agree to film being an indispensable tool for promoting political
participation in Nigeria. The study also recommends that government keys into this incentive by making funds available as well as providing welcoming policies that will aid the production of more political films.
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