Struggles of Post-Independence Nigeria

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  • ISBN 9781793633750
  • Weight: 667g
  • Dimensions: 163 x 237mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Feb 2022
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
  • Language: English
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In The Struggles of Post-Independence Nigeria, Ucheoma Nwagbara argues that despite Nigeria’s oil wealth and arable agricultural land, Nigerians are not any better today than they were before independence. Nwagbara examines Nigeria’s struggles with corruption, poverty, inequality, crime, and insurgency to show how poor leadership has failed to use the country’s enormous natural and human resources to improve citizens’ lives, eradicate poverty, and deliver broadly shared prosperity. Through his analysis, Nwagbara demonstrates that the nationalist ideals of dedicated and accountable leadership behind the struggle for independence in Nigeria have been betrayed as the emergent post-colonial leadership cared more for personal survival and gain. Despite these failures, Nwagbara reveals that Nigeria may still have a chance to improve and recover if Nigerians unite and demand real change through political and social activism.

Ucheoma Nwagbara is adjunct professor of public policy, health policy, and urban policy at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.