POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND ITS IMPLICATION ON NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Abstract
Democracy has come to assume a new aura of significance in contemporary world affairs. This
clarion call was made for the nations of the world to embrace it, given that it is perceived to
enhance development. Given that it is not universally accepted and practiced, democracy has
faced a lot of ideological contradictions, with criticisms. Even with its widespread, there still
exist difficulties in adopting and translating its holistic values into the framework of sustainable
development in most parts of the world. This could be attributed to many factors, which include
poor development of democratic institutions, ideological confusion and misconceptions, as well
as other factors. Democracy promotes equal participation of local citizens in securing and
building their nation for the collective good of all, while upholding the principles of justice,
peace and the rule of law. Democracy has many forms, and its practices and outcomes vary from
nation to nation. Nigeria, like other countries of the world, is not left out of this sweeping wave
of democratic awareness and enlargement.
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