The Governing Elite and Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria: An Appraisal of the Fourth Republic.
The general objective of this paper is to examine the impact of the political process through the governing elites on democratic consolidation in Nigeria‟s fourth republic. The paper argued that successive governing elites in Nigeria assimilated the character and attributes of the colonial administrators by being predatory and exploitative, thus have failed to maintain any form of social...
Published at Journal of Human and Social Science Research, Arkansas, USA.
Volume 06
Issue 01
Pages 014-021
Published in 2015
Jide Ifedayo Ibietan & O.O. Ajayi
Ibietan Olajide » Obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Degree in Public Administration with Second Class,Upper Division from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria in 1990, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Public Administration from University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2003 and 2011 respectively. view full profile