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International Journal of Political Science and Development Vol. 6(6), pp. 152–162, August, 2018. DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2018.043 ISSN: 2360-784X
Research Paper
The Crisis of Multi-ethnic Federations: A Case of Nigeria
Acheoah Ofeh Augustine
(International Relations Analyst) Political Science Department University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria. Email: acheoahaugustine6@gmail.com
Accepted 27 August 2018
This paper compliments extant literature on crisis of multi-ethnic societies that have adopted federal system with special focus on Nigeria. This paper adopted the qualitative method and theoretically hinges on two dominant theories of federalism: the Legalistic postulations of K.C. Wheare and the Sociological perspective of federalism by W.H. Livingston. Federalism has been differently adopted and institutionalized with mixed outcomes across the globe. Nigerian had a viable federal structure prior to military incursion in January 15 1966, however, with that forceful regime change, the emerging federal structure was inverted and ever since the Nigerian state searches elusively for the answer to myriad of national questions that threatened its corporate existence. Fifty two years after the search continues. As a way forward Nigerian people must be made to see reasons to live together, the people of Nigeria should be given the platform to renegotiate their existence and recreate a united nation from the multi-national entities that make up the Nigerian state. This is Paramount to make the citizens see the Nigerian state as their own institution brought into existence through a social contract they willfully entered into.
Keywords: federalism, sociological perspective, federal system, institutionalized, multi-ethnic societies, multi-national entities.
Cite This Article As: Acheoah A.O. (2018): the Crisis of Multi-Ethnic Federations: Case of Nigeria. Int. J. Polit. Sci. Develop. 6(6) 152-162
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