African Journal of Political Science

African Journal of Political Science ISSN 3461-2165 Vol. 5 (5), pp. 001-009, May, 2011. © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Igbo nation, modern statecraft and the geopolitics of national survival in a multiethnic Nigeria

Chris C. Ojukwu

Department of Communication and General Studies University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected]

Accepted 29 December, 2008

Abstract

The central argument of the paper is that the Nigerian state has consistently failed in its efforts to address the structurally-defective pattern of governance characterized largely by imbalance and lopsidedness, particularly in the allocation and distribution of human and material (public) resources. A situation where a country of this nature is being monopolized largely by one section or reign for the past four decades is a source of concern to many especially those from the other geo-political zones.

Keywords: Ethnic identity, modern statecraft, Igbo Nation.