Nigeria in the Fourth Republic

E. Ike Udogu

doi:10.5771/9781666900507

Summary

Nigeria is a bellwether, in an enormous continent, endowed with natural resources and human capital, whose development and greatness have been marred by political instability since gaining home-rule from Britain in 1960. The contemporary political, economic, and social quandaries that have stultified Nigeria’s growth project flows from difficulties in cultivating patriotic leaders with pluck to enact efficacious policies that will catapult the country to greater heights developmentally. Nigeria in the Fourth Republic: Confronting the Contemporary Political, Economic, and Social Dilemmas, edited by E. Ike Udogu, examines some of the vital issues responsible for the current political malaise and recommends strategies for exculpating the country from her current political quagmires. The contributors to this book argue, inter alia, for the avoidance of false starts reminiscent of the military interventions that aborted the democracy project and advocates the enactment of effective policies to supersede decision dictated by politics. This volume proposes national healthcare strategies to address the country’s healthcare needs and for dialogue to extinguish combustible inter-religious conflicts. The book recommends ways to assuage police highway malfeasance and explains why human rights observance is critical to further national cohesion while creating space for the subalterns to have their voices heard in discourses on how to advance peaceful coexistence.

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Copyright year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-0049-1
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-0050-7
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 216
Product type: Edited Book

1. Contents No access
2. 1. An Intellectual Worthy of Emulation No access
  2. An Intellectual Giant in Nigeria’s Challenged Political Tunnel No access
  3. Winning Trust and Applause of Intellectual Colleagues No access
  4. Note No access
3. Preface No access
4. Acknowledgments No access
5. List of Abbreviations and Acronyms No access
1. Notes No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Problematizing “False Starts” and Missed Opportunities No access
3. 1. Background No access
  2. Historical Evolution No access
  3. The Portrait of the Nigerian State No access
4. 1. Background No access
  2. Leadership No access
  3. 1. Corruption No access
    2. Human Material Wellbeing No access
  4. Outcomes No access
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  2. Leadership No access
  3. 1. Corruption No access
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    2. Human Material Wellbeing No access
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8. Beyond “False Starts” and Missed Opportunities in Nigerian Politics: Some Suggestions No access
9. Conclusion No access
10. Notes No access
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2. 1. Gowon’s Effort to Transform Nigeria No access
  2. Obasanjo’s Effort to Transform Nigeria No access
  3. Issues of SNC and Political Restructuring No access
3. 1. Nigeria: The Impact of Population and the Economy No access
4. 1. The Politics of Sharing the Oil Revenue No access
5. Notes No access
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2. 1. Recommendations No access
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12. Conclusion No access
13. Notes No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Nigeria’s Christian-Muslim Conundrum: The Political Context No access
3. State Crisis and Religious Violence under Civilian and Military Rule No access
4. Muslim-Christian Relations: Conflict and Compromise under Military Rule No access
5. Concluding Remarks No access
6. Notes No access
1. Introduction No access
2. The Police Societal Role No access
3. Nature of Public-Police Disaffection No access
4. Police Checkpoints Menace No access
5. Effect of Checkpoint Extortion on Citizens/Nation No access
6. Consequences of Checkpoint Extortion No access
7. The Way Out No access
8. Notes No access
1. Introduction No access
2. Colonial Nigeria: A Brief Analysis No access
3. Good Governance and Its Implications for the Subalterns: A Conceptual Overview No access
4. The Impact of the Cold War on Political and Economic Development No access
5. 1. Subaltern Voices in the Struggle for Good Governance in Nigeria: An Overview No access
6. Notes No access
1. Introduction No access
2. 1. The Right to Life No access
  2. Right to Dignity of Human Person No access
  3. Right to Private and Family Life No access
  4. Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion No access
  5. Right to Freedom of Expression and Press No access
  6. Right to Peaceful Assembly and Association No access
  7. Right to Freedom from Discrimination No access
3. 1. Right to Education No access
4. The Rights of Women No access
5. 1. Rule of Law No access
  2. Transparency and Accountability No access
6. Transformational and Effective Leadership No access
7. Notes No access
Bibliography No access Pages 187 - 202
Index No access Pages 203 - 212
About the Contributors No access Pages 213 - 216