Thesis Abstract

THIS PROJECT IS ON THE EVALUATION OF ETHNICITY AND THE ISSUE OF POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA. THE ETHNICITY IS A SOCIAL CONSULT THAT INDICATES IDENTIFICATION WITH A PARTICULAR GROUP. WHICH IS OFTEN DECENDED FROM COMMON ANCESTORS. MEMBERS AS THE GROUP SHARE COMMON CULTURAL TRAITS (SUCH AS LANGUAGE RELIGION AND DRESS) AND ARE ON AN IDENTIFICABLE MINORITY WITHIN THE LARGER NATION – STATE. WHILE POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IS THE PROGRESSIVE REDUCTION OF ETHNIC CULTURAL AND RELIGION TENSION AND ELEMENTS OF NON-CONTINUITIES IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A VIRTUALLY HOMOGENOUS CONSTITUTIONAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LEADING TO THE ATTAINMENT OF A VIABLE POLITICAL CULTURE.

        THE CHOICE OF THIS TOPIC WAS NECESSITATED BY THE DESTABILIZING TENDENCIES OF THIS PHENOMENON WHICH HAS INFACT THREATENED THE EXISTENCE OF NIGERIA STATE IN A NUMBER OF INSTABLE AND HAS THUS HINDERED MEANINGFUL NATIONAL POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS WORK IS AN ATTEMPT TO TRACE ITS ORIGIN. THOSE FACTORS THAT PROPAGATE ITS PRESENCE IN NIGERIA POLICIES AND HOLD IT CAN BE ELIMINATED SO AS TO ENHANCE NATIONAL POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT. THOUGH SOLUTIONS HAVE ALWAYS BE OFFERED THEY HAVE NOT YIELDED ANY POSITIVE RESULT HENCE THE NEED TO LOOK FOR A MORE VIABLE OPTION BY LOOKING AT THE DIVISION THAT EXIST IN A PLURALIST SUCH DIFFERENCES. THERE SOLUTION MUST COME FROM POWER SHARING   AMONG THE VARIOUS ETHNIC OR OTHER SECTARIAN GROUPS. YET ANOTHER STEP WOULD BE TO INCULCATE RELIGION AUTONOMY AND FEDERATION INTO THE STATE SYSTEM WHICH ENABLE LOCAL   AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES WITH A DEGREE AUTONOMOUS POWER AND AUTHORITY.  

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INTRODUCTION

        The realm of politic is the field of greatest conflict in the   society. This is not surprising   since policies are the process whereby society arbitrates over power and allocation or score resource. However in modern western political dictionary political this ability that been seen as characteristic of the developing country or countries in transition in African Latin American and Asia transition in Africa Latin America and Asia .

        The political disability in African countries could be attributed to many factors ranging from the frequently from the frequency of militating coup to political violence and civil disorders, which are all as a result of the existence and dominance of social elenge such as religion, regionalism tribalism and most especially ethnicity. Ethnicity in our political life having proved uncontrollable deserves serious attention.