Billet Democracy and Urban Violence in Nigeria

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.