Ethnic Pluralism and the Quest for National Cohesion: Confronting Division in Nigeria’s Postcolonial Polity.

This paper examines the complexities surrounding Nigeria's ethnic pluralism and how the resulting divide has impacted the country's political, social, and economic landscape in the post-colonial era. Drawing on social identity theory and conflict theory, the paper illustrates the connection between political crisis, identity reflection, ethnic categorisation, and national cohesion; the latter three being the integral roots of either a cohesive nation or, otherwise, a divided nation. However, thi