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Life as a Privilege and Not a Right: The Tyrannical Redefination of Life by the Nigerian State and Its Law Enforcement Agencies.

Publisher / Conference Name
Valentine Adetayo Inagbor
Author(s)
Ikuabe Dominic
Abstract / Summary
This paper sets out to examines the ontological meaning of life based on the relationship that exists among the Nigerian citizens, government and its law enforcement agents. Down through the ages the scenario created by the Nigerian government and its law enforcement agencies in the careless mishandling of the citizens they swore to protect with their positions is becoming a terrific and an imaginable phenomenon. The insensitive mishandling of the citizens as low breed animals has forced people to ask whether life in Nigeria is a right or a privilege. The government and its law enforcement agencies in Nigeria are now playing God/assume the position of God when dealing with the citizens; because they decide who to live or die at times without crime. This paper observes that in Nigeria, fundamental human rights exist in shadow and utopic impression of false hope. The absolute disregard for the fundamental human rights in Nigeria has led to man in humanity to man in the country, insecurity, corruption, outright injustice, and mass exodus of the citizens to foreign lands where life is more secured. This paper will adopt a historical and phenomenological methodology in order to examine the issue at hand with historical facts, references and without bias. The work will attempt to make some recommendations on how to navigate out of this uncivilized and barbaric system we presently find ourselves in the 21st century
Year of Publication
2021
Publication Type
Journal Article
Keyword(s)
LIFE
Privilege
Right
Tyrannical
Redefinition
NIGERIA STATE
Law Enforcement Agencies.

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STATE FAILURE, POOR GOVERNANCE AND RESTRUCTURING: INTEROGATING THE TRIOLOGY IN THE NIGERIA STATE

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Author(s)
OVBIGBAGHON PRINCE
Faculty
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Department
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Year of Publication
2025
Keyword
STATE FAILURE
INTEROGATING
NIGERIA STATE
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Publication Type
Undergraduate Project
Abstract
This study focuses on state failure, poor governance and restructuring; interrogating the trilogy in the Nigeria state, and ourresearch questions were formulated to guidethe study. The study employed a descriptive research design. The population for the study comprised of two hundred and thirt three thousand, three hundred and sisty six(3,233,366) from the three senatorialdistrict of Edo State. Random sampling techniques were used in the selection of respondents, the sample size was made up of one hundred (100) randomly selected respondents from Ovia North East Local Government Area in Edo state. The findings show that restructuring is a panacea to poor governance in Nigeria. It was observed that Election rigging is the major cause of poor governance in Nigeria. The study conclude that that contrary to some perceptions, it is not the system in this case federalism but the process of governance that has run into trouble in Nigeria since independence. It is not the system but the operators of the system that are the problem of the Nigerian state. Hence, building and strengthening institutions, accompanied with constitutional reforms are fundamental if state failure,bad governance and ultimately if agitation for restructuring is to be avoided. This work thus recommended that an extra constitutional political arrangement for power sharing and rotation of the supreme of ice of the state (Presidency) among the three major ethnic groups on someequitable basis for a transitional period of eight years so as to allay the fear of perceived, real or imagined marginalization by certain element of the Nigeria’s federating units
Supervisor(s)
Kingsley Omoruyi
co-supervisor
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