IMPACT OF POLITICS, DEMOCRACY AND ETHNIC DIVISIONS IN NIGERIA

Impact of Politics, Democracy and Ethnic Divisions in Nigeria



Table of Content

Impact of Politics, Democracy and Ethnic Divisions in Nigeria3

Purpose of the study3

Significance of the study3

Hypothesis3

Planned Structure3

Chapter 1: Introduction3

Chapter 2: Literature Review4

Chapter 3: Methodology4

Chapter 4: Analysis & discussion4

Chapter 5: Conclusion5

Methods5

Sample5

Data Collection6

Time Scale6

Bibliography8

Impact of Politics, Democracy and Ethnic Divisions in Nigeria

Purpose of the study

The main purpose of this study will be to understand the impact of politics, democracy and ethnic divisions in Nigeria. The rationale behind this study will be to understand the reason that how they impact each other.

Significance of the study

This paper examines the issue of ethnic conl1icts and thcir implications for democracy in Nigeria. Ethnic argument and doubt is recognized as the annoyance of previous democratic testing in Nigeria. Moreover, since 1980s, ethnicity in Nigeria has understood upsetting fresh dimensions. The most crucial of these arc the issues of marginalisation and agitations by ethnic minorities.

Hypothesis

Ethnic conflict has been rightly defined as one of the greatest obstacles to meaningful development in Africa. In Nigeria, this sort of competition and rivalry among various ethnic groups is seen as a product of colonial contact. In Nigeria, politics, democracy and ethnic division have a strong impact on each other.

Planned Structure

Chapter 1: Introduction

This section will be comprised of the purpose of the study, the rationale behind the study, and also this chapter will present the background of the study. In this chapter we will discuss the research questions which will be discussed in the research report.

Chapter 2: Literature Review

In this chapter we will give a brief history about the topic, here we will consider a brief history that what are the major political, democracy and ethnical issues in Nigeria, how do they leave impact on each other. For example, on a similar note, the 30- month senseless slaughter occasioned by the Nigerian civil war from 1967 to 1970 was anchored on ethnic rivalry. This was due to the efforts on the part of the predominantly Igbo peoples in the south-eastern region to carve out an indecent (nation for themselves. In fact, the history of present day Nigeria is prevalent with cases of ethno religious conflicts. Since the annulment of the 1993 elections, there have been increased demands and counter demands for marginalisa1ion by various ethnic groups in the country.

Chapter 3: Methodology

In this chapter we will discuss the methodology that which method we will follow in conducting this research, this will be either the qualitative methodology or the quantitative methodology. In this chapter we will also discuss the data collection tools, samples to be selected, and the assumptions and limitations and also the tools for conducting the research.

Chapter 4: Analysis & discussion

In this chapter we will discuss the outcomes of the data calculated in the third chapter of methodology. We will analyze the questionnaires and surveys results and will give it in the result format.

Chapter 5: Conclusion

Based on the above data collected and the results drawn form this data, we will make a conclusion in ...