POLITICS OF THUGGERY AND PATRONAGE IN THE NORTHEASTERN NIGERIA
Journal Title: Academic Research International - Year 2011, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The activities of thugs in the north-east geo-political region of Nigeria have become worrisomesince the return to democratic rule in 1999. It has become a fashion for politicians to sponsor thesethugs financially and morally in order to achieve their personal political interest. Most a times theymobilize these thugs from beginning to the end of electioneering campaign/election period. This hashindered free and fair election and consolidation of democratic governance in Nigeria’s politicalspace. To overcome this political malady which shrouded the Nigerian polity as a whole, both thestate and political stakeholders must synthesize the electoral system; imbibe dialogue instead ofconfrontation; canvass for people’s mandate instead of patronizing thugs; accept election defeatinstead of violence; discourage money politics; adherence to rule of law; massive education andempowerment of these youths among other things. The study seeks to situate the scenario within theperspectives of competitive-authoritarian theorists and Marxian political economy approach.Thuggery though existed long time ago but thrives much more and became prominent in recent yearsin a competitive-authoritarian regime. The paper relied on content analysis from the secondarysourced data.
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Ayuba Haruna, Ahmadu Jumba
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