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A Roadmap for Understanding African Politics Leadership and Political Integration in Nigeria

By Victor Oguejiofor Okafor Copyright 2007
276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the impact of post-colonial leadership on political integration in Nigeria, offering an in-depth understanding of the historical and contemporary forces that shape Nigeria's national politics as well as African politics generally. Okafor discusses how Nigeria's pre-colonial and colonial political histories along with contemporary external forces like neo-colonialism, as well as... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Post-Colonial Political Leadership in Nigeria  3. Leadership and Political Integration in Africa: A Literature Review  4. State Creation: A Tool for Political Integration in Nigeria  5. An Afrocentric/Africa-centered Theory of Leadership and Political Integration  6. A Comparative Summary & Recommendations  7. Babangida's Scuttling of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election: A Postscript  8. Implications for African Political Leadership

Biography

Victor Oguejiofor Okafor is a Professor of African American Studies at Eastern Michigan University. His publications include Towards an Understanding of Africology (2002), Studies in African American Leadership: Individuals, Movements, and Committees, chapters in several anthologies, and scholarly articles in numerous journals, magazines, and newspapers.

"This work is a credible addition to the large and growing body of literature on political and intellectual history of Africa. It will surely stand the test of time."

- Saheed Aderinto, International Review of Politics and Development