Towards Decolonising African Political Values: A Critique of the Dominant Political Views and Practices in Nigeria
Since independence, the political systems in African states have been western in character, and have, consequently, failed to synchronise with their peculiar realities, resulting in political crises, coups, and developmental woes. Nigeria – Africa’s largest democracy – is one of the states replete...
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Since independence, the political systems in African states have been western in character, and have, consequently, failed to synchronise with their peculiar realities, resulting in political crises, coups, and developmental woes. Nigeria – Africa’s largest democracy – is one of the states replete with colonially induced contradictions, controversies and developmental conundrum, and is the central focus of this paper. Using desk review of qualitative data, the paper establishes that Western political values operate more as liabilities than assets in Africa, hence the need for complete decolonisation – a multifaceted project that transcends the transfer of sovereignty. In line with a scholarly tradition that advocates the resurgence of functional African values, the paper makes a case for reforming African states’ structures, political systems, and economic systems as the surest route to completing the decolonisation project.
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| spelling | doaj-art-2a8cbddfc590401fa0d9f029049178442025-08-20T02:45:15ZengUniversity of Hradec KrálovéModern Africa2336-32742570-75582025-07-0113110.26806/modafr.v13i1.507Towards Decolonising African Political Values: A Critique of the Dominant Political Views and Practices in NigeriaIsma'il Husain Mshelia0A. G. Umar Kari 1Basit Badmus Akolade 2Department of Sociology, University of Abuja, Nigeria Department of Sociology, University of Abuja, Nigeria Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Abuja, Abuja Nigeria Since independence, the political systems in African states have been western in character, and have, consequently, failed to synchronise with their peculiar realities, resulting in political crises, coups, and developmental woes. Nigeria – Africa’s largest democracy – is one of the states replete with colonially induced contradictions, controversies and developmental conundrum, and is the central focus of this paper. Using desk review of qualitative data, the paper establishes that Western political values operate more as liabilities than assets in Africa, hence the need for complete decolonisation – a multifaceted project that transcends the transfer of sovereignty. In line with a scholarly tradition that advocates the resurgence of functional African values, the paper makes a case for reforming African states’ structures, political systems, and economic systems as the surest route to completing the decolonisation project. https://journals.uhk.cz/modernafrica/article/view/507decolonisationcolonialismpolitical valuesdemocracyAfrica |
| spellingShingle | Isma'il Husain Mshelia A. G. Umar Kari Basit Badmus Akolade Towards Decolonising African Political Values: A Critique of the Dominant Political Views and Practices in Nigeria Modern Africa decolonisation colonialism political values democracy Africa |
| title | Towards Decolonising African Political Values: A Critique of the Dominant Political Views and Practices in Nigeria |
| title_full | Towards Decolonising African Political Values: A Critique of the Dominant Political Views and Practices in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Towards Decolonising African Political Values: A Critique of the Dominant Political Views and Practices in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards Decolonising African Political Values: A Critique of the Dominant Political Views and Practices in Nigeria |
| title_short | Towards Decolonising African Political Values: A Critique of the Dominant Political Views and Practices in Nigeria |
| title_sort | towards decolonising african political values a critique of the dominant political views and practices in nigeria |
| topic | decolonisation colonialism political values democracy Africa |
| url | https://journals.uhk.cz/modernafrica/article/view/507 |
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