Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6052ISSN: Print 1683-8831
Abstract
The Nigerian state has been fundamentally affected by two historical phenomena, colonial rule and military rule. Whereas colonial rule ended about forty-five years ago at the attainment of independence, military rule as a post-colonial instrument of conquest does not seem to have a perceivable abatement. This is in spite of the return to another civil rule since 1999. Indeed, the military conquest has reemerged in the involvement of ex-military rulers in politics. This study presents the dilemma of a post-colonial state coping with contradictory factors of development and democracy.
How to cite this article:
Dipo Kolawole . Colonial and Military Rules in Nigeria: A Symmetrical Relationship.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/pjssci.2005.863.867
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1683-8831/pjssci.2005.863.867