FACTORS FOR NATION BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
Abanyam Noah Lumun
Department of Sociology
University of Mkar, Mkar
E-mail: marknoah4africa@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Recent violence in the country clearly showed that Nigerian leaders promote ethnic separation rather than building the nation. This study investigated factors for nation and development in Nigeria. The theoretical framework used in analyzing the study is the Relative Deprivation theory. The study revealed that sentiments, poor justice system, bad leadership, poor legislation and corruption are the factors that retard nation building and development in Nigeria. It is recommended that regional, religious and ethnic sentiments should be discouraged as it affects the process of nation-building in Nigeria.