Democracy and the Future of the Nigerian State
Democracy gives citizens the opportunity to participate in government,
which in turn promotes development. This paper examined democracy
and the future of the Nigerian state. It observed that past governments
failed in the area of development and peaceful co-existence of Nigerians
due to their non-adherence to democratic values and application of the
principle of true fiscal federalism. It...
Published at Journal of Social Development in Africa,
Volume 24
Issue 1
Pages 165-191.
Published in 2009
Daniel Eseme Gberevbie
Gberevbie Daniel Eseme Idowu » Prof. Daniel Eseme Idowu Gberevbie currently lectures at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria. He holds a B.Sc. Degree (Second Class Upper Division) in Political Science and Public Administration and M.Sc. Degree in Public Administration from the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria, between 1992 and 1998, and... view full profile
