Billet Democracy and Urban Violence in Nigeria
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2016
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Political Science Review
Abstract
Democracy by all standards is meant to make every man's voice heard and attended
to by the various state administrators. But in recent times, the opposite is the.case of
most scenarios in most part of the world. No doubt, there are several vanants of
democracies as there are various nations. Still democracy is a political platform of
popular interaction among nations in which issues are resolved in an amicable
manner. When democracy turns bad, the extreme form of anarchy as well as
lawlessness is inevitable which are symptoms of urban violence in any developed or
developing country. This paper considers questions of the level of relevance of
democracy in Nigeria, to what extent is it acceptable among the citizens and the
resultant effect of violence on the polity. The methodology adopted is the simple
purposive random survey of perceptions across the country using afro barometer
database. The analysis of findings shows that democracy is fairly satisfying but still
the most preferred among other system of governance by Nigerians. Conclusion is
premised on good governance and legitimate use of force in resolving civic issues so
as to sustain the democratic regime.
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Democracy, Military, Force, Rule of Law, Good Governance