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Plato’s Idea Of ‘philosopher King’ And Nigerian Leadership Crisis
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POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Political
philosophy is the rational application of philosophical thinking to
ideas about the state. It is a rational enquiry into all that concern
man and his life in relation with his fellow man in a state. Unlike
political science or sociology, it goes beyond the mere collection and
descriptive explanation of political phenomena. It belongs to the higher
level of scientific enquiry, an enquiry into the ideals.
Political philosophy inquires into the universal nature of the political
phenomena. This is done with the aim to clarify concepts and critically
evaluate beliefs thereby justify either acceptance of a belief or its
rejection in relation to the state. It is, therefore, both normative
and prescriptive. It seeks to mould the totality of political phenomena
to accord with some vision of political systems, principals and
ideologies.
Political philosophy deals with ideal forms
of governments and social organization. It treats, for instance, the
essential features of various types of governments such as democracy,
socialism, monarch, fascism, communism, etc. It investigates such
questions as, what is the state? What is the common good? Why should men
live in society? What are natural rights? Etc.
· NIGERIA
Flora Shaw, Sir Fredrick Lugard’s wife suggested the name Nigeria, which was a farrago of two words “Niger†and “areaâ€.
Nigeria
is located in the Western Coast of Africa on the shores of the Gulf of
Guinea. The Sahara desert bound it on the north and on the south by the
Atlantic Ocean. Its total area is approximately 356,000 square miles,
slightly more than the combined areas of France and Germany – both west
and East Germany. Its name is derived from its main inland waterway, the
river Niger, which flows some 2,600miles from the hills of Sierra Leone
into the enormous fluvial complex of the Niger delta.
The republic
of Nigeria has the second largest economy on the continent and the most
populous sub-Saharan country in West Africa. Nigeria has a federal
structure with thirty-six (36) states, with the federal government
located at Abuja. A multi-religious society, it has 250 ethnic groups
speaking over 350 languages and dialects.[9] It is important to note
that it was these groups that were, on the imposition of the colonial
rule, merged to produce a modern Nigerian state. The major languages are
English, Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa.
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