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Political Violence And Socio Economic Development In Nigeria
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rights watch revealed that the recent post-presidential election
violence claimed 800 lives, while the National Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA) said that more than 37 villages were attacked, the Agency
also revealed that 2,500 houses were destroyed while about 10,000
families were affected (Awofadeji; 2011 quoted in Ani 2012).
Since no nations can survive under the sanction of continuous violence
in a state, it’s therefore against this backdrop that his work examines
political violence and socio-economic development in Nigeria using Akwa
Ibom State as a case study.
In every democratic dispensation,
elections have come to be known as the acceptable means through which
leaders are changed. Election is seen as the process whereby qualified
adult citizens select their leaders. This process however is
characterized with all forms of violence ranging from thuggery,
snatching of ballot boxes, killings, arson, assassination of political
opponents, the list is endless. And with these singular vicious acts
many lives are usually lost, properties wantonly destroyed,
infrastructures and facilities that huge sum of money was expended is
usually shattered and above all it creates great animosity and acrimony
among the citizens.
Moreover, rather than save as a means of
exercising legitimate political obligations, that will institute good
leaders for effective governance and socio-political development in a
state it then turn out to be a means of recruiting thieves and touts
into the government which later culminates into political instability,
under development and execution of wrong policies which are prevalence
in Nigeria at large and Akwa Ibom State in particular.
a. The main objective of the study is to examine the effect of political violence on socio-economic development in Nigeria.
b. Specifically, the study will:
1, examine the causes of political violence in Nigeria.
2. investigate the effects of political violence in Nigeria.
3. critically examine the natures of political violence on sociopolitical development of Nigeria.
4. examine the roles of government institutions in addressing political violence in Akwa Ibom State.
The following research questions were raised to guide the study:
1. What are the causes of political violence in Nigeria?
2. What are the effects of political violence in the socio-political development of Nigeria?
3. What are the natures of political violence in Nigeria?
4. What are the roles of government institutions in addressing political violence in Akwa Ibom State?
1.5 Research Hypotheses
The following hypotheses were stated in null form and tested at .05 level of significance,
1. There is no relationship between political violence and sociopolitical development in Nigeria.
2. There is no relationship between the causes of political violence and socio-political development in Nigeria.
3.
There is no relationship between the roles of government institutions
in curbing of political violence and socio-political development in Akwa
Ibom State.
The significance of this study lies in the difference it
will make in the entrenchment of democratic principles in Nigeria's
politics.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The examines the political violence and Social-economic Development in Nigeria. To actualize the purpose, of the study was divided into five chapters while. Chapter one was introduction background of the study. Chapter two received related literature on the subject matter chapter three. Covered, research design and methodology. Chapter four focused on data presentation, analysis and interpretation, finally chapter five narrated the summary of work done and made recommendation. This study employe ... Continue reading---
