In section 2 we examine the nine nationbuilding policies in detail. Ph d department of religion and cultural studies university of nigeria, nsukka. A brief history of statebuilding in comparative perspective 51 the classic model of statebuilding in early modern europe 51 challenges to statebuilding in subsaharan africa 52 annex c. Not only is it excellent in its class in nigeria but also in west africa as a whole. The freedom that followed opened the door to agitations and expectations. Nation building is about building the tangible and intangible threads that hold a political entity together and gives it a sense of purpose. From time immemorial the desire to build a just, orderly, peaceful and progressive society has been uppermost in the minds of nigerian leaders. Although closely related and often both required in countries with weak states and little sense. I also want to believe that the average nigerian knows what needs to be done to rectify the problems we face as a nation.
List the problems in nigeria and your possible solution. The senate building federal republic of nigeria is another structure with aweinspiring architecture. Nigeria and the challenges of nation building in the 21st. To their credit, however, the founding fathers of our nation tried to deal with this challenge by adopting federalism and advocating a policy of unityindiversity. The nation is a daily newspaper published in lagos, nigeria covering nigeria news, sports, breaking news, politics, sports, fashion. Construction standard and regulation in nigeria ruya fadason, chitumu danladi, and jatau tchad sharon, nigeria 1. It is against this background that this paper considers federalism and nation building in contemporary federal republic of nigeria. Nation building and human rights in emergent african nations. Nation building is a concept that gained prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s when president julius kambarage nyerere of tanzania strongly advocated it for fragile postcolonial african states. From time immemorial the desire to build a just, orderly, peaceful and progressive society has been uppermost in. Ethnicity and nation building in contemporary africa. Pdf nigeria as a nation has faced severe tests and trials in the drive towards nationhood. Statebuilding, nationbuilding, and constitutional politics in postconflict situations. It addresses the challenges that running a diverse and new nation have posed.
Civic education as a tool for nation building in nigeria. Several nairalanders have in several threads listed and offered solutions over the years. Introduction the importance of good structures building, road etc. Own your data own your database, control your destiny. I propose a theory that accounts for the nationbuilding choices of ruling political elites towards noncore groups. After the british government assumed direct control of the royal niger companys territories, the northern areas were renamed the protectorate of northern nigeria, and the land in the niger delta and along the lower reaches of the river was added to the niger coast protectorate, which was renamed the protectorate of southern nigeria. Its foundations were laid by the famous missionary henry townsend in 1842 and completed in 1845 by rev. National interest, nation, foreign policy, national development, states. Contractors and clients generally agree on the severity rank of the factors affecting construction cost in nigeria 2 a. Discussion paper nation building in africa mandela institute. National building code ugly trends in the building industry. Its southern coast is on the gulf of guinea in the atlantic ocean.
Housing is a major component of the building and construction sector. It was the belief of nigerian nationalists that federalism will foster nation building in nigeria, but. From this historical legacy, therefore, regionalism has been a major challenge to nationbuilding in nigeria. Anchored on sociopolitical principles like freedom, human rights and rule of law, democracy is deemed the best form of government. A wide range of processes and policies have been followed by political leaders in trying to. Nigeria contains more historic cultures and empires than any other other nation in africa. Merge magazine classes itself above other magazines in the sense that it doesnt just splashes the faces of celebrities and popular figures in readers. Nationbuilding theory was primarily used to describe the. Historicaldescriptive approach was used as a method of data collection and analysis which aided in drawing relevant conclusions. Nationbuilding was heavily discussed in the 1950s and 1960s and carried a strong conceptual link to modernisation theories of. The historical legacies of colonial rule create some challenges for nationbuilding in nigeria.
To lead effectively, you need to know who wants to hear from you and how. The exterior has a unique design with a spacious parking lot that takes more than 15 cars at once. In other words, we nd no evidence that nationbuilding policies have prevented civil war in postcolonial africa despite numerous e. A dynamic nationbuilder database comes equipped with advanced privacy tools that allow you to manage affirmative and specific communications consent across your website, run customized repermissioning campaigns, and make a supporters data downloadable at their. It is the position of this paper that much remains to be done because the transition or successful. Colonial rule divided nigeria into north and south with different land tenure systems, local government administration, educational systems, and judicial systems. According to the oxford advanced learners dictionary 7 th edition, to build is to create or develop something. Proposals for curricula reform to enhance cultural unity are discussed.
The challenges of nationhood and statebuilding in nigerias fourth republic. Its main proponents included such leaders of the american academic community as karl deutsch, charles tilly, and reinhard bendix. Ahmadu bello and the challenges of nationbuilding in nigeria. The thrust of this paper is that plural and sharply divided societies like nigeria require effective statebuilding initiatives to achieve national cohesion. Nationbuilding is the constructing or structuring a national identity using the power of the state.
Despite the huge costs involved, the growth e ects of nation building remain underexplored. Previous studies are cited to illustrate the problems among ethnic groups and the educational history of nigeria. The main reason for the putsch was the believe that the buhari regime had no plan to return nigeria to. Sinclair dinnen australian national university, canberra 1. According to akorede 1997, nation building involves the arduous task of.
It is my hope that this national building code will open a new vista in the building industry and eliminate or reduce to the bare minimum the incidents of collapsed building syndrome in nigeria. The fragility of these states soon became obvious and was exposed in several lights. Abstract since independence, nigeria has embarked on series of national development. Pdf federalism and the challenges of nation building in. This paper attempts to empirically measure the direct bene ts. Eric ej188959 the role of education in nationbuilding. These are areas where the building and construction sector is indispensable. The challenges of nationhood and statebuilding in nigerias. Nigerias national identity crisis is commonly referred to as the national. The nation newspaper latest nigeria news, nigerian. Thus, nations operating other forms of government have over time either strongly sought democracy or are compelled to do so by external forces. Nationbuilding 47 peacebuilding 48 governance 49 institutions 50 annex b. In this sense, nation building is synonymous with national integration.
Eme and others published federalism and nation building in nigeria find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. In the modern era, nationbuilding referred to the efforts of newly independent nations, notably the nations of africa but also in the balkans, to redefine the populace of territories that had been carved out by colonial powers or empires without regard to ethnic, religious, or other boundaries. However, statebuilding generally refers to the construction of state institutions for a functioning state, while nationbuilding the construction of a national identity, also for a functioning state. Nation building in nigeria new yorkrrabujanation building is a concept that gained prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s when president julius kambarage nyerere of tanzania strongly advocated it for fragile postcolonial african states. Nationbuilding is a long and challenging political process, but one that leaders, together with the citizenry, must undertake with seriousness. A conceptual framework nation building is a normative concept that can have divergent meanings in different contexts. Democracy, leadership and nation building in nigeria. First storey building in nigeria, badagry widely reputed to be the first storey building erected by foreigners in nigeria, this edifice was once used as a primary school by the methodist church. They date back as far as the 5th century bc, when communities living around the southern slopes of the jos plateau make wonderfully expressive terracotta figures in a tradition known now as the nok culture, from the nigerian village where these. Whilst statebuilding and nationbuilding are often used interchangeably in current debates, they have not always been perceived as synonymous. Nigerian nationalism asserts that nigerians are a nation and promotes the cultural unity of. In this paper, nation building is seen as all efforts made towards national integration, cohesion and national unity. Challenges of nation building in africa and the middle east. After world war ii, developments in cameroon and europe brought about independence.
Nigerians were highly excited by the inauguration in 1999 of the democratic regime, especially the termination of the protracted military stranglehold on the society, and the progressively widening political space. While large british colonies like india and the sudan had a single administrative. The building and construction sector has been relevant in the development of the nigerian economy. Integration was accomplished by the merging of identities in important.
In nigeria, this very process of the formulation of a sovereign civil state among other. Babangida carriedout his coup ostensibly to return the country to civilian rule, tackle these nationbuilding challenges and turn nigeria into a cohesive, functional and viable polity. Given its appealing prospects, democracy has become evidently prevalent in the contemporary worlds governance. A perspective for nonkilling emmy irobi polish academy of sciences summary the wish of every country is to have a harmonious, killingfree society where peoples dreams for a prosperous future is realized, and goods of modernity properly distributed fairly. Ethnic diversity, democratization and nationbuilding in. National interest and national development in nigeria. The challenge of nation building in nigeria the term nation building has been interpreted in various ways. I identify the nature of noncore groups rival claims together with the host states foreign policy goals as key explanatory variables in understanding nationbuilding policies. Pdf federalism and nation building in nigeria researchgate. Clients and consultants do not generally agree on the severity rank of the factors affecting construction cost in nigeria 2. These reformed states would then become viable and coherent national entities. An endless search for appropria te development strategy iheanacho, e. Merge is nigeria s emerging lifestyle magazine showcasing inspiring truelife stories of the captivating journeys of amazing personalities who are contributing their parts in nation building.
Swahili served this purpose as an african language, or at least a blend of african languages. Challenges of nationbuilding in africa realclearworld. Nigeria has been struggling with the task of nationbuilding since. A federal republic comprising 36 states and the federal capital territory, where the capital, abuja. List the problems in nigeria and your possible solution politics nairaland. Nigeria and the challenges of nation building in the 21st century ele samson department of history, faculty of arts and social sciences, gombe state university, gombe, nigeria email. We must understand that most nations have their unique circumstances and each one, throughout history, has built and developed itself around certain distinguishing core features. Federalism, nation building and national integration, cooperative true. Understanding statebuilding from a political economy. The role of education in promoting national integration or in assessing ethnocentric feelings among educated people is discussed.