Religious Pluralism and Political Restructuring: A Way Out of Socio-Political Quagmire in Nigeria
This study advocates for religious pluralism and political restructuring as a necessary condition to resolve unnecessary tension that spells doom for Nigeria. This advocacy is necessitated by the fact that at Independence in 1960, Nigeria was established on the pillar of quasi-federalism, which allo...
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2024-05-01
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| description | This study advocates for religious pluralism and political restructuring as a necessary condition to resolve unnecessary tension that spells doom for Nigeria. This advocacy is necessitated by the fact that at Independence in 1960, Nigeria was established on the pillar of quasi-federalism, which allowed for regional self-reliance and freedom of worship. However, six years later, it drifted into unitary governance. Since then, there has been a remarkable backwardness in all spheres of Nigeria’s national life and an abundant increase in corruption. Moreover, its secularity was compromised by the trickery engraftation of Sharia legal order in the 1999 Constitution. This development ignited distrust and sectarian violence, in the country. Hence, the agitations by groups and individuals for Nigeria’s restructuring. A Historical approach was adopted, basically depending on secondary data. It observed that Nigeria’s system of governance falls short of true federalism. It recommends devolution of power from the centre to the states. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-599449cb0e6946e1beb60f57b1dc25c42025-08-20T01:49:20ZengDepartment of Religion and Cultural Studies, University of Nigeria, NsukkaNsukka Journal of Religion and Cultural Studies2277-01862024-05-0112118Religious Pluralism and Political Restructuring: A Way Out of Socio-Political Quagmire in NigeriaGeorge Chukwuka Asadu0University of Nigeria, NsukkaThis study advocates for religious pluralism and political restructuring as a necessary condition to resolve unnecessary tension that spells doom for Nigeria. This advocacy is necessitated by the fact that at Independence in 1960, Nigeria was established on the pillar of quasi-federalism, which allowed for regional self-reliance and freedom of worship. However, six years later, it drifted into unitary governance. Since then, there has been a remarkable backwardness in all spheres of Nigeria’s national life and an abundant increase in corruption. Moreover, its secularity was compromised by the trickery engraftation of Sharia legal order in the 1999 Constitution. This development ignited distrust and sectarian violence, in the country. Hence, the agitations by groups and individuals for Nigeria’s restructuring. A Historical approach was adopted, basically depending on secondary data. It observed that Nigeria’s system of governance falls short of true federalism. It recommends devolution of power from the centre to the states.https://www.njrcs.org/asadu-2024/economicpolitical restructuringreligious pluralismquagmirenigeria |
| spellingShingle | George Chukwuka Asadu Religious Pluralism and Political Restructuring: A Way Out of Socio-Political Quagmire in Nigeria Nsukka Journal of Religion and Cultural Studies economic political restructuring religious pluralism quagmire nigeria |
| title | Religious Pluralism and Political Restructuring: A Way Out of Socio-Political Quagmire in Nigeria |
| title_full | Religious Pluralism and Political Restructuring: A Way Out of Socio-Political Quagmire in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Religious Pluralism and Political Restructuring: A Way Out of Socio-Political Quagmire in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Religious Pluralism and Political Restructuring: A Way Out of Socio-Political Quagmire in Nigeria |
| title_short | Religious Pluralism and Political Restructuring: A Way Out of Socio-Political Quagmire in Nigeria |
| title_sort | religious pluralism and political restructuring a way out of socio political quagmire in nigeria |
| topic | economic political restructuring religious pluralism quagmire nigeria |
| url | https://www.njrcs.org/asadu-2024/ |
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