The Search for Solution to the Challenge of Indignity to Inclusive Citizenship in Nigeria
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 5
Abstract
In recent years and, especially since the return of democracy in 1999, the contradiction between being a ‗Nigerian citizen‘ and an ‗ethnic citizen‘ has played itself out in the frequent eruptions of intra and interethnic conflicts across the country. Nigerian citizens and elites have struggled about how to design a conception of common inclusive citizenship that could override primordialist practices. Based on secondary sources, this article examined the citizenship-indigeneity contradictions in Nigeria and the legal-constitutional and political initiatives that seek to address the problem. It highlighted the debate between proponents of a constitutional review process that would grant ―indigeneship‖ rights to non-autochthonous citizens in particular communities or states and the primordialists who favour excluding non-indigenes from certain local rights and privileges. The paper concludes that the behaviour of the political elites, and particularly the lack of political will on the part of the federal government and National Assembly in tackling the problem have largely undermined efforts at building consensus on inclusive citizenship. Far reaching recommendations were made, which if implemented will help to defuse the tension of indigeneship in Nigeria.
Authors and Affiliations
Brown Odigie Phd, Uchenna Nzeako
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP419168
- DOI 10.9790/0837-2305097988.
- Views 67
- Downloads 0
Narrating Personal Reflections Using Cohesive Features as Strategies among Nigerian Language Secondary Students
This paper explores the cohesive features used by Nigerian language secondary students in narrating personal reflections of their junior years. Ten samples texts written by the second language learners were examined usin...
The Scenarios of Labor Movement in RMG (Readymade Garment) Sector in Bangladesh
The recent sharp rises of protest and movement bar the production abruptly in the RMG (Readymade Garment) yard hampering the ultimate boom of this sector. Though this sector is labor-intensive and a great source of indus...
l.comA Model Proposal for Building and Sustaining an Effective Democratic System in the Context of the Concept of the Humanity Constitution
In this paper, human being is considered as the center instead of the State. The term of “Humanity” has been dealt with. The definition of the humanity has been given. The first social units of human life were also be de...
‘Global Zero’ Action Plan And Trump-Kim Denuclearisation Summit: Implications On ‘America First’ Doctrine
Democratic People‟s Republic of Korea‟s machismo towards nuclear ascendancy in the Korean Peninsula constitutes presentiments of regional and global security nightmare and „proliferation tipping point.‟ The nuclear ascen...
Utilization of Media in Establishing the Image of Islam as a Religion of Peace
Nowadays media is not merely the source of communication but also a source of revolution. It is capable of bringing about huge change in the society as well as in the world. Media has a power to run through the mindset o...