Can the Nigerian Federation Survive?

The endangered foundations of Nigeria's multiethnic edifice seem to be all too apparent from the ethnic, regional, religious and political turbulence that has assailed the country since the inauguration of the country's fourth democratic republic in May 1999. An attempt is made in this pap...

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Published in:Indian journal of political science 2002-12, Vol.63 (4), p.389-403
Main Author: Suberu, Rotimi T.
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Constitutional amendments
Countries
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National politics
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Socioeconomics
War
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Political corruption
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War
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