Abstract
The paper appraises the role of the military in the socio-economic development of Nigeria. The paper observes that within the period of military regimes in Nigeria, several policies and programmes were initiated and implemented towards the socio-economic development of the country but with little or no positive impact on the socio-economic development of the citizens of the country. The paper recommends Inter alia that the professionalization and increase budgetary allocation to the Nigeria military would not only encourage them to concentrate on their primary constitutional role but would also dissuade them from intervening in politics, thereby allowing the governance of the country to civilians who are supposed to be better placed to initiate and implement policies and programmes for the socio-economic development of the country. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n23p2340
Highlights
Nigeria chequered history is characterized by prolonged years of military regimes as opposed to democratic government
Consequent upon the scenario, the military must have thought they could bridge the gap with their policies and programmes but the reverse was the case as very little achievements were recorded during military regimes in terms of socio-economic development
The above scenario compounded and made the socio-economic programmes of successive military regimes to be less impactful on the socio-economic development of Nigeria, inspite of the enormous revenues accruing to the country from crude oil during the military misadventure
Summary
Nigeria chequered history is characterized by prolonged years of military regimes as opposed to democratic government. Eminue (2003) and Adesina (1999), observed that one major justification for past military intervention in governance is the mismanagement of the country’s resources by civilian governments which in turn has led to poor socio-economic development of the citizenry, while the military described themselves as “Corrective regimes” (Eshikena, 2012). This is done as a way of legitimizing their stay in power. It is pertinent to assess the impact of the military in the socio-economic development of Nigeria, this appraisal
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