SECURITY AND PEACE AS NEXUS FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND POLITICAL STABILITY IN NIGERIA

Abstract The importance of Security and Peace in ensuring economic recovery and political stability is the focus of this paper. The paper observes that Nigeria with the potential to be a major player in the economic and political arena of Africa has been hindered by various security challenges resulting in economic and political crisis that have impacted the national development negatively. The paper critically examines the role of security and peace as the nexus for economic recovery and political stability of Nigeria. Specifically, the paper recommends the needs for governments at all levels in Nigeria to frontally attack the pervading corruption in government business, promote transparency, accountability and eschew arbitrariness, by adhering to the principles of rule of law while aggressively and ruthlessly implementing good policies and programmes put in place to achieve peaceful environments for political stability and economic recovery that will set Nigeria on the paths of National developments. Keywords: Security, Peace, Rule of Law, Economic recovery, Nexus.