A FRAMEWORK OF CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

Polycarp Moses Bot, Timothy Clement, Gideon Kolo Ndagi

Abstract


Nigeria returned to the fold as a democratizing nation in 1999 after several years of military rule after several years of military autocracy was the combination of external and internal pressures. However, the military left the corridors of power after perfecting a strong network of patron-clients relations spanning social, economic and political terrains (Ajayi, A 2007: 65-67). The paper examines civil- military relations and National Development in Nigeria. It intends to conceptualize the constituents of civil-military relations, identify the various types and nature of Civil-military relations, ascertain constraining factors, and determine the basis for co-operation, as well as, forges a framework towards enhancing civil-military relations in Nigeria. It argues for the military to take up its secondary role in society, which it had neglected in the past.


Keywords


Civil-Military Relation, National Development, Democratization, Framework.

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