ABSTRACT This study analyzes military rule and the political transition to democracy in Nigeria. It enquires into how military intervenes in the Nigerian politics in the recent time. The study also examines how corruption induces military intervention in Nigerian politics due to the embezzlement of public funds by our political leaders as well as mismanagement of government properties. This study looks at the major challenges in Nigeria‟s transition to democratic rule so as to establish the gap in the existing literature by examining the roles played by ethno-political organizations in the country and also the activities of some ethnic militias like OPC in the West, Arewa in the North and Youth organizations in the south.
Table of Contents Title Page - - - - - - - - - i Approval Page - - - - - - - - ii Dedication - - - - - - - - - iii Acknowledgement - - - - - - - iv Abstract - - - - - - - - - viii Table of contents - - - - - - - - ix
Chapter One: General Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study - - - - - 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem - - - - - 4 1.3 Objectives of the Study - - - - - - 7 1.4 Significance of the Study - - - - - 7 1.5 Literature Review - - - - - - 8 1.6 Theoretical Framework - - - - - - 21 1.7 Hypotheses - - - - - - - - 21 1.8 Method of Data Collection - - - - - 23 1.9 Limitation of the Study - - - - - - 23 1.10 Definition of Terms - - - - - - 24
Chapter Two: Military Intervention in Nigerian Politics 2.1 The major causes of military intervention in Nigerian Politics - - - - - - - - 25 2.2 The Establishment of the Nigeria Military - - - 35 2.3 The Military and Political Transition - - - 36
Chapter Three: Ethno-Political Organizations formed in Different Parts of the Country 3.1 Roles played by Ethno-Political Organization formed in different parts of the Country - - - - - 43 3.2 Ethno-Political Organization in Nigeria: An Ethno-Regional Profile - - - - - - - - 52 3.3 Ethno-Political Organizations and Phases of Transition - 55
Chapter Four: Nigeria’s Transition to Democratic Rule 4.1 The Prospects and Challenges in Nigerian‟s Transition to Democratic Rule in Nigeria - - - - - 65 4.2 A Structuralist History of Transitions to Democracy in Nigeria - - - - - - - - 73 4.3 Ethnic Politics in Nigeria - - - - - 86
ABSTRACT This study analyzes military rule and the political transition to democracy in Nigeria. It enquires into how military intervenes in the Nigerian politics in the recent time. The study also examines how corruption induces military intervention in Nigerian politics due to the embezzlement of public funds by our political leaders as well as... Continue Reading
This study analyzes military rule and the political transition to democracy in Nigeria. It enquires into how military intervenes in the Nigerian politics in the recent time. The study also examines how corruption induces military intervention in Nigerian politics due to the embezzlement of public funds by our political leaders as well as... Continue Reading
ABSTRACT This study analyzes military rule and the political transition to democracy in Nigeria. It enquires into how military intervenes in the Nigerian politics in the recent time. The study also examines how corruption induces military intervention in Nigerian... Continue Reading
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