DEMOCRATIC CONTROL IN COOPERATIVE
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Democratic Control are democratic organization controlled by their members, who actively participate in setting their
policies and making decision. Members are the source of all authority in cooperative, the basic unit in democratic control are the members. Decision in democratic control are made jointly by members irrespective of their financial consideration or position without any respect to the amount of shares or others capital interest that he may have in the society, will not make him have more vote/control than other members. The controlled as mentioned as earlier is in the hands of members, who’s loyalty and activeness are necessary in setting their policies and making decision.
Onuoha (2002) men and women serving as elected representative have equal voting right (one member, one vote) and
cooperative at other levels are organized in democratic member and participating in decision aecting
their society. The Democratic Principle emanates from the Rockdale equitable pioneers as it was seen that every member interest needs to be covered and to maintain the importance of each and everyone decision making in order to improve upon member loyalty when decision are made.
This democratic principle is held by many authors as the foremost principle of cooperation. The believe at this principle is
that every member is equal as person and as human being who wish to be held. The peculiarity of cooperative which
believe that cooperative belong to member and they have the right to manage it in such a way that the organization function like a democratic institution. The supreme authority is vested on the entire members irrespective of one’s financial position, this make the member’s loyalty improve, knowing fully we that the society appreciate and accommodate them
