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journal of african elections vol15 number 2 transparent democratic governance in africa

Ethnicity and Political Transition Programmes in Nigeria, 1960-1999

In Africa, ethnicity has become a versatile tool often used by elites and ethnic organisations to actualise their set goals. The phenomenon of ethnicity is also central to the analysis of Nigerian politics, given its plural nature. Since the commencement of the transition from colonialism to independence and from the guided transitions from military to […]