National Integration and Rotational Presidency in Nigeria

This book engages literature and opinions of politicians, opinion leaders, religious leaders, lawyers and researchers on national integration in Nigeria. In addition to rotational presidency, participants interviewed by the author also express views on other national integration measures in Nigeria. The monograph represents a critical work in the field, making a significant contribution to the so-far-lacking literature of fieldwork and scholarship on rotational presidency in Nigeria. The monograph will benefit scholars, researchers, peace and conflict experts, politicians, students and other stakeholders on how national integration can be cultivated and consolidated. Its focus on the Fourth Republic ensures its relevance to the management of political tussles inherent to rotating power in a developing and federal country such as Nigeria.

Analyses issues of plurality and the challenges of federal instability in Nigeria Engages with Nigeria's peace agreements and national integration Invites readers from scholarly fields of comparative and African politics, federal systems and democratic studies

Autorentext
Olumuyiwa Temitope Faluyi is a Research Fellow at The Independent Institute of Education, Varsity College, South Africa. He received his PhD in Political Science from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. His research interests include comparative politics, identity politics, violent non-state actors and public policy.

Inhalt

A 'Giant' in Perspective.- Federalism and Plurality Unpacked.- National Integration in Perspective.- Models of Power Sharing and Rotational Presidency Demystified.- Superintendents of Power in Nigeria: A Theoretical Approach.- The Nigerian Federal System on the Historical Scale.- Pre-Civil War National Integration Measures in Nigeria.- Post-Civil War National Integration Measures in Nigeria.- Rotational Presidency and the Quest for National Integration.- Consolidating Integration in a Diverse Country. <p