Exploring an African Political Thought: An Exposition of Nnamdi Azikiwe's "Zikism" and its Relevance in Present-day Africa

African social and political philosophy is deeply interlaced with the daily life of Africans. Therefore, the paper explores one of the developments of this African philosophy, Zikism, which is a political philosophy or ideology propounded by Nnamdi Azikiwe, which is principally aimed at the decolonization of the minds of young Africans, in preparation for a battle against colonial Africans, brainwashed by their colonial masters. Bearing in mind that the era of colonization has come and gone, the paper x-rayed the relevance of such theory in ensuring that total emancipation from Political, social and economic neo-colonialism is achieved in Africa. It adopted the qualitative expository method to explain what the theory is, and what it stands for while outlining its relevance in present-day Africa. Keywords: Zikism, African thought, exposition, Relevance, Nnamdi Azikiwe