DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
DEMOCRACY AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
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2010-08
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AHMED, Idris Jamo
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BEING A PAPER PRESENTED AT THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND AFRICA QUUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT ORGANISE BY THE FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
Abstract
Democracy is fast spreading in the world over. The ideology is
among the forms of government that ensures good governance and
development. Unfortunately, the African continent continues to
maintain its leading poor record in this sphere of human
development despite pressure and encouragement by the
international communities. For Nigeria, the danger is real since
when the country opted for democratic rule on 29th May 1999. The
country which assumes the leading position in Africa continues to
face series of challenges, ranging from corruption,
mismanagement, political, economic and ethno-religious crises
and others. The work is an attempt to highlight issues that continue
to cripple the country’s effort to sustainable development. The
work adopts qualitative approach relying basically on secondary
data. Our research findings revealed that, the contemporary
Nigeria’s predicaments are largely due to bad leadership. It is
recommended that, only credible people should be allowed to
contest for political offices in the country.
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BEING A PAPER PRESENTED AT THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND AFRICA QUUEST FOR DEVELOPMENT
ORGANISE BY THE FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION, AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY, ZARIA