Ethno Religious Conflicts and Nation Building in Nigeria

By the time Nigeria gained independence in 1960, there was amassed hope that within a decade, the country with her large human resources and level of western education would be an epitome to other countries of Africa in terms of nation building and otherwise. It was hallucinated that the diverse eth...

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Published in:Journal of Nation-Building and Policy Studies 2019-06, Vol.3 (1), p.61-74
Main Author: Chibuike Anyanwu, Timothy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Conflict resolution
Conflict theory
Ethnic groups
Ethnicity
Historical analysis
Human resources
Independence
Nation building
Qualitative research
Religion
Religious activities
Religious cultural groups
Research methodology
Researchers
Sectionalism
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Summary:By the time Nigeria gained independence in 1960, there was amassed hope that within a decade, the country with her large human resources and level of western education would be an epitome to other countries of Africa in terms of nation building and otherwise. It was hallucinated that the diverse ethnic and religious groups of the federation will create unity in diversity. But within few years of this independence, the reverse was the case. It was such that with the passage of time, the centripetal force was speedily dwindling while the centrifugal force was growing in geometric progression. The quest for nation building thus lied helpless. This researcher therefore used historical qualitative research methodology to inquire into the impacts of ethno-religious activities in the nation building and used thematic and descriptive methods to present his findings. The researcher argues that sectionalism both in religious and ethnic spheres of the nation’s activities will rather worsen the case. Therefore, he recommended among other things, the Inclusive Theory of Conflict Resolution as one of the therapies needed to set the wheel of nation building in Nigeria on motion.
ISSN:2516-3124
2516-3132
DOI:10.31920/2516-3132/2019/3n1a4