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The Military And Nigeria Politics: An Assessment Of The Domination Of The Military Of The Nigeria Political Space 1999 To 2015
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Statement of the problem
The political
space of Nigeria has always revolved round the past leaders , whom
according to history has held one or two political position in the
country's previous republic or has currently held power in the 4th
republic (Gambari,1995). Judging from political history, since 1999,
Nigeria have had 4 presidents till date. All these presidents were once
in the military during the military regime of Nigeria from 1966 to 1979,
then democracy in 1999 except for Goodluck Jonathan (Etebom,2014).
Example Obasanjo was the military head of State from 1976-1979, later
became democratic president in 1999. Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was formerly in
the military from 1964-1975, later became democratic president in 2007
after Obasanjo tenure. After Jonathan's tenure, Buhari who was a former
head of state during the military regime from 1983 - 1985, later became
the democratic president in 2015. it is against this background that the
military and Nigeria politics: an assessment of the domination of the
military of the Nigeria political space 1999 to 2015
Objective of the study
The
general objective of the study is the military and Nigeria politics: an
assessment of the domination of the military of the Nigeria political
space 1999 to 2015.
To examine the military historical antecedent in Nigeria
To investigate the role of military rule in transition to democracy
To evaluate the domination of the military in the Nigeria political space 1999 to 2015
Research hypotheses
The following hypothesis have been formulated for the study
H0: There is no domination of the military in the Nigeria political space between 1999 to 2015.
HA; There is a domination of the military in the Nigeria political space between 1999 to 2015.
Significance of the study
This
study will examine the military and Nigeria politics: an assessment of
the domination of the military of the Nigeria political space 1999 to
2015. Hence the study will be significant in the following ways.
Nigeria
populace: this study is significant to the Nigeria populace as it will
expose the dominance of the military in the countrys political space ,
thereby making the citizens see if it is has been profitable to the
growth of the country.
Academia: this study is significant to the
academic family as it will contribute to the existing literature on the
domination of Nigerias political space by the military.
Scope of the study
This
study will examine the military historical antecedent in Nigeria from.
The study will also investigate the role of military rule in transition
to democracy. lastly the study will evaluate the domination of the
military of the Nigeria political space 1999 to 2015.
Limitation of the study
In
the course of carrying out this study, the researcher experienced some
constraints, which included time constraints, financial constraints,
language barriers, and the attitude of the respondents.
In addition,
there was the element of researcher bias. Here, the researcher possessed
some biases that may have been reflected in the way the data was
collected, the type of people interviewed or sampled, and how the data
gathered was interpreted thereafter. The potential for all this to
influence the findings and conclusions could not be downplayed.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study was carried out to examine the military and nigeria politics: an assessment of the domination of the military of the nigeria political space 1999 to 2015. Specifically, the study examine the historical antecedent in Nigeria from 1966 to 1976. the study also investigate The role of military rule in transition to democracy from 1976. lastly, the study evaluate the domination of the military of the Nigeria political space 1999 to 2015. the study was carried out using the historical resea ... Continue reading---
