Ethnicity and Democracy in Nigeria: A Study of the Fourth Republic, 1999-2015

This paper examines ethnicity and democracy in Nigeria using the Fourth Republic as a case study. The work takes a look at the role of ethnicity and its effects in the democratization process particularly in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. This was done by carefully studying available literature on the subject matter. The study revealed that the Nigeria democratization process has been plagued by the danger of ethnic sentiments. Finally, the work concludes that the recruitment of the electorate into key positions of trust should be done with utmost sincerity and honesty instead of promoting ethnic colonies. Also, Nigeria being a developing country should introduce certain genuine development policies that will recognize ethnic accommodation. Secondary sources of data collection were applied in this study and it is descriptive and analytical.