Abstract
The paper examines the identity question and its impact on the process of nation-building in Nigeria. The paper argues that the question predates the Nigerian state. This is because the history and culture of the ethnic groups in the country recognize and accommodate a distinction between ‘natives’ and ‘settlers’. The paper, however, contends that the nature of Nigeria's colonial and post-colonial constitutions affected the traditional notions and practice of native–settler dichotomy. This, the paper concludes, has made the issue of citizenship problematic, and a hindrance to national unity and integration.
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