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Nigeria and the Politics of Unreason A Study of the Obasanjo Regime |
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When Obasanjo was sworn in as a democratically elected president of Nigeria in May 1999, hopes were high that his regime would help wake the country up from its deep slumber and fix most of the problems caused largely by decades of unimaginative military autocracy. President Obasanjo himself promised to reverse the incident of worsening poverty, give the treasury looters a good fight and improve the appalling conditions of education, the economy, social infrastructures and security of life and property.
Victor E. Dike, a regular contributor to debates on Nigeria, assesses how far the Obasanjo regime has lived up to its promises between 1999 and 2003, and concludes that the president’s Ostrich leadership-style has turned the country into a place where socio-political and economic problems remain perpetually unresolved. Victor E. Dike did his undergraduate work in political science at the University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma and graduate programme in applied economics (labour and industrial relations) at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA. He also studied business computers and networking and has worked as a system analyst and also taught at community colleges. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor, School of Business and Information Management, National University (Sacramento Campus), California, USA. Mr. Dike is also the CEO, Centre for Social Justice and Human Development - an NGO based in Sacramento, California, USA.
Category: Politics/Political Economy/Political History/International
Development Studies |
