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Contracting Out To Private Military And Security Companies, Nikolaos Tzifakis
Contracting Out To Private Military And Security Companies, Nikolaos Tzifakis
Nikolaos Tzifakis
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Corruption, Governance And Political Instability In Nigeria, Omololu Toluwanimi Omololu
Corruption, Governance And Political Instability In Nigeria, Omololu Toluwanimi Omololu
Omololu Michael FAGBADEBO
The Nigerian State is a victim of high-level corruption, bad governance, political instability and a cyclical legitimacy crisis. Consequently, national development is retarded, and the political environment uncertain. The country’s authoritarian leadership faced a legitimacy crisis, political intrigues, in an ethnically - differentiated polity, where ethnic competition for resources drove much of the pervasive corruption and profligacy. While the political gladiators constantly manipulated the people and the political processes to advance their own selfish agenda, the society remained pauperized, and the people wallowed in abject poverty. This invariably led to weak legitimacy, as the citizens lacked faith in their political …