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Federal balancing in Nigeria: a paradigm for sustainable democracy

International Journal of Development and Management Review

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Title Federal balancing in Nigeria: a paradigm for sustainable democracy
 
Creator Ozoigbo, I
 
Subject Federal balancing, Federalism, Commissions, Minority groups, Nigeria
 
Description The cry for marginalization in Nigeria is a common phenomenon. Practically every section of the Nigerian nation is accusing the others of marginalization. This paper does not aim at ascertaining who actually is marginalizing whom but tries to proffer solution to this cry so as to have a stable and securer nation. This paper highlights that federal imbalance is the main cause of this cry and balancing the federation will solve the problem permanently. This federal balancing is captured in the balancing of federal appointments in terms of cabinet formation and revenue allocation with unbiased focus on the derivative principle. This paper is of the view that the south cannot be exploited to develop the north and vice versa. The section that produces more must also receive more.

Key words: Federal balancing, Federalism, Commissions, Minority groups, Nigeria
 
Publisher Directorate of General Studies, FUT, Owerri
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2010-02-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ijdmr/article/view/51021
 
Source International Journal of Development and Management Review; Vol 4, No 1 (2009); 143-155
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ijdmr/article/view/51021/39709
 
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