EXAMINING THE DIRECT AND MODERATING EFFECTS OF ETHNO NATIONALIST IDENTITY ON THE SOCIAL WELLBEING OF THE NIGERIAN STATE

Emmanuel Chukwuebuka Orakwe,Ephraim Ifediri Nwokporo

doi:10.46827/ejsss.v6i5.1111

Emmanuel Chukwuebuka Orakwe, Ephraim Ifediri Nwokporo

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Abstract

The study is a contribution to the existing studies on the effects of ethno-nationalist identity on the social wellbeing of the Nigerian state. The ostensibly unwieldiness of ethnic related violence and hate in the contemporary Nigeria has casted a vail of doubt on the achievability of a nation state status for Nigeria. This study utilized the major tenets of David McCrone’s model on colonialism and nationalism as a theoretical leaning to understand the formation and perpetuation of ethnic nationality and consciousness. Applying the historical research design, data were collected from newspapers, magazines, television broadcasts, journal articles and textbooks and were analysed using content analysis method, so as to give explanatory clarity to the study. The study implicated some issues such as pervasive corruption, a faulty federal system, and a flawed indigenization policy as major catalysts for ethnic divide, and thus, called for a complete overhaul of the faulty social system, so as to create a fairer atmosphere for peace building.   Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0841/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

Highlights

Most political elites in the history of Nigeria used this ‘democratic defect’ to their selfish ends, as they maximally exploited the disjointed social structures of ethnic division and hate to achieve personal interests, that often majored on removing competition as means of securing power or self-determination which they had failed to achieve in the wider community
Identity and legitimate the division and the power gained through division. It is against this backdrop that this paper aims at examining the effects of ethno-nationalist identity on the social wellbeing of the Nigerian state
In Nigeria, the June 12, 1993 elections saw Mashood Kashimawo Abiola emerge as the perceived winner, who overcame ethnicity for the first time in Nigeria, his apparent victory was annulled by the Military regime of Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida on June 23, 1993

Summary

Introduction

Emmanuel Chukwuebuka Orakwe, Ephraim Ifediri Nwokporo EXAMINING THE DIRECT AND MODERATING EFFECTS OF ETHNO NATIONALIST IDENTITY ON THE SOCIAL WELLBEING OF THE NIGERIAN STATE their daily strives for progress. Most political elites in the history of Nigeria used this ‘democratic defect’ to their selfish ends, as they maximally exploited the disjointed social structures of ethnic division and hate to achieve personal interests, that often majored on removing competition as means of securing power or self-determination which they had failed to achieve in the wider community To this end, they became ethno-nationalist, fostering directly or indirectly ethno-nationalist identity among people of their ethnic origin. Identity and legitimate the division and the power gained through division (ethnonationalist identity) It is against this backdrop that this paper aims at examining the effects of ethno-nationalist identity on the social wellbeing of the Nigerian state

Theoretical framework

Trajectories of ethno-nationalist identity in Nigeria

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Conclusion and policy implications