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Military Rule And Political Transition In Nigeria: An Appraisal Of Abacha Regime (1993- 1998)
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Jemibewon (1978) in his book, A
combatant in government observed that under Gowon‟s regime corruption
had reached such a pitch that top public functionaries wallowing in it
did not bother to take trouble to concerned he acts of corruption from
public gaze. Onigu Otite (1982: 10) has also made some important attempt
in explaining the effect of corruption on the basis of the coat
benefits approach. In his constitution, he states that those who accept
the positive side of corruption argue that:
A. widespread corruption would provoke resentment and promote the clause of a revolution beneficial to society in the long run.
B.
corruption can challenge to excel others in competitive bidding and
payment of high product efficiency in commodity production.
C. corruption provides a chance for groups other than political parties to articulate their political process.
The
various point often referred to as the benefits of corruption are
merely various ways by which those who control state power accumulate
wealth for them. On the other hands, scandals associated with corruption
could be beneficial to society in the sense of promoting political
awareness. However, this has not been the case in Nigeria. The regular
experience is that any government – civilian and military alike- that is
involved in corruption faces the threat of military coup.
The
incidence of corruption which the military had often justified for
coming into government is what we have set out to re-examine.
1.6 Theoretical Framework
Theory
is an explanatory thought, used in describing different political
phenomenon. There are many theories that could explain political events,
therefore the suitable theory for this work, military rule and
political transition in Nigeria is the Power theory. This approach was
derived from the ideas of some traditional thinkers such as: Machiavelli
(1469 – 9527) Hobbes (1588-1679), and Nietzsche (1844 -1900) as well as
modern writers like Max Webber, Catlin, Merriam, Lasswell, Kaplan,
Watkins, Treitschke and Morgenthan. The emphasis of this approach is on
the development of formidable military power and the making of wars as
according to them the essence of the state power. According to Allen
Ball (Modern Politics and Government, 1988), the concept of political
power is a key concept in the study of politics. Because if politics is
the resolution of conflict, the distribution of power within a political
community determines how the conflict is to be resolved and whether the
resolution is to be effectively observed by all parties.
1.7 Hypotheses
The research formulates the following hypotheses based on the statement of the problems of thus:
1. Corruption accounts for military intervention in Nigerian politics such as the embezzlement of public funds.
2.
Ethno-political organizations played some roles in military
intervention of Nigerian politics through the activities of some
political and religious groups in the country.
3. There are
challenges in Nigeria‟s transition to civil rule in terms of the
malpractices during elections and the failure of leadership quality by
our leaders
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study analyzes military rule and the political transition to democracy in Nigeria. It enquires into how military intervenes in the Nigerian politics in the recent time. The study also examines how corruption induces military intervention in Nigerian politics due to the embezzlement of public funds by our political leaders as well as mismanagement of government properties. This study looks at the major challenges in Nigeria‟s transition to democratic rule so as to establish the gap in ... Continue reading---
