Democracy and Descent of Security in Nigeria's Fourth Republic
| dc.contributor.author | Bilyaminu, Suleiman Muhammed | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-14T09:07:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-14T09:07:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-06-25 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Democracy was restored in the Nigeria's polity in 1999 after decades of military dictatorship. Before then, the debate in the 1990s was how to prevent and destroy the military dictatorship. Democracy was always advanced as the only sure way to destroy such regimes because democratic regimes are characterized by the rule of law, multi parties, free and fair elections and security and stability of the nation. But since the enthronement of this democratic governance, Nigeria has witnessed several security treats internally. These security threats include agitation for resource control, ethno-religious conflicts, political violence due to election frauds, resulting in massive killings of innocent citizens and destruction of properties particularly in the northern zones and the southsouth which threatens the existence of the country. This paper examines the causes and consequences of security descent in Nigeria's fourth republic. The paper utilized data from secondary source such as articles from journals, conferences, seminars and workshop reports, government reports and international sources. The paper found that the descent of security in Nigeria is as result of electoral fraud since 1999- 2011, marginalization of various groups, regions, individuals and religion by the rulers, lack of adherence to rule of law, equity and fairness in governance and prevalence of poverty due to bad governance and corruption. More so, there is scramble for political power by the political elites. The paper recommended rapid economic development, restoration of energy to empower the masses. There should be political and social re-orientation of politicians and the masses on elections matters, political parties to encourage internal democracy and discourage attitude of winner takes all. The authority should uphold rule of law and accountability as well as cater for the needs of the security agencies. The religious, traditional institutions should be strengthened and be out of control of the ruling party. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Bilyaminu, S.M.(2014) Democracy and Descent of Security in Nigeria's Fourth Republic | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/7139 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of Sociology, Nasarawa State University Keffi. | en_US |
| dc.title | Democracy and Descent of Security in Nigeria's Fourth Republic | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |