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<p>Nigerian state (political leadership) is supposed to ensure that only policies that could bring prosperity and address the root cause of conflict, and instil peace-building for the majority, are implemented. However, the above has not been the case, as post-colonial states in Sub-Saharan Africa are yet to address the root cause of conflicts and war, but are only interested in addressing their symptoms. The study employed survey research design, drawing from elite theory in providing answers to the relationship between the nature of governance and the existence of peace-building in Northeast Nigeria and the relationship between the nature of institutions and the existence of peace-building in Northeast Nigeria—the dual drivers of this study. Inter alia, we found that the Nigerian state has failed in the business of governance by not facilitating massive infrastructural development to distribute wealth and address the root cause of violent conflict, a development that is supposed to bring about peace-building. Conclusively, Nigerian elites deliberately embrace poor governance and weak institutions to serve as clogs on the wheel of peace-building because of the advantageous position they occupy. The study recommended that institutional strengthening programmes in conflict-affected regions, particularly Northeast Nigeria, should be done by the Federal and State governments, focusing on local empowerment and public sector efficiency.</p>

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Examining Nigerian State as a Clog on the Wheel of Governance and Peace-Building from Elite Theoretical Perspective: Implications for Peace-Building, Policy, and Public Administration

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    2025年9月1日

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  • Evans Oluwagbamila Ayeni,
  • Stephen Chinedu Chioke,
  • Adaona Frank Igwe,
  • Ofonmbuk Etido Atakpa

摘要

Nigerian state (political leadership) is supposed to ensure that only policies that could bring prosperity and address the root cause of conflict, and instil peace-building for the majority, are implemented. However, the above has not been the case, as post-colonial states in Sub-Saharan Africa are yet to address the root cause of conflicts and war, but are only interested in addressing their symptoms. The study employed survey research design, drawing from elite theory in providing answers to the relationship between the nature of governance and the existence of peace-building in Northeast Nigeria and the relationship between the nature of institutions and the existence of peace-building in Northeast Nigeria—the dual drivers of this study. Inter alia, we found that the Nigerian state has failed in the business of governance by not facilitating massive infrastructural development to distribute wealth and address the root cause of violent conflict, a development that is supposed to bring about peace-building. Conclusively, Nigerian elites deliberately embrace poor governance and weak institutions to serve as clogs on the wheel of peace-building because of the advantageous position they occupy. The study recommended that institutional strengthening programmes in conflict-affected regions, particularly Northeast Nigeria, should be done by the Federal and State governments, focusing on local empowerment and public sector efficiency.