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Political Economy Of Military Intervention In Politics And Political Development In Nigeria
Abstract
Ever since the attainment of self-governance more than three decades ago, Nigeria’s journey toward a stable democracy has been continually interjected with a recurring spate of military coups d’état. Review of the political programmes of different military administrations in Nigeria shows, though a causal relationship between military rule and political development is hard to demonstrate, after twenty-seven years, the military has yet to demonstrate, that it has the panacea for Nigeria’s political problems. The paper examines the political economy of the Nigerian military and political development in Nigeria. Exploratory research design, documentary sources and qualitative descriptive methods of data gathering and analysis were adopted. Findings amongst others revealed that military rule in Nigeria tended to be characterized by cynical disregard of democratic principles in both making and implementation of policies. The paper also recommends amongst others that there is need to educate the militaryto willingly accept the reality of being subjected to control by the civil order.
