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100	1		_aAGBA, Michael Sunday _943508
245	1	0	_aPolitical thuggery and democratic dividends in Nigeria
260			_aPhiladelphia : _bRoutledge, _cMarch 2010
520	3		_aThis study focuses on political thuggery and democratic dividends in Nigeria. Utilizing secondary and personal observation data the authors sought to address the following concerns: meaning of political thuggery and democratic dividend, manifestation and spate of political thuggery, and causes and effect of political thuggery and democratic performance since 1999 to date. The study reveals that poverty, unemployment, financial attractiveness of elective positions, the value system of wealth accumulation, and an ineffective security agency account for the incidence of political thuggery in Nigeria. Political thuggery hinders public accountability of elective officers and thus is a bane to good governance in Nigeria. Itg also increases the crime rate and the emergence of credible candidates in elections and thus is a threat to the achievement of democratic dividends and exercise of citizenship rights in Nigeria. On the basis of these findings, the study recommends that government should make elective offices less attractive financially and conceited government programs and policies should be aimed at alleviating unemployment and poverty and strengthening the capacity of security agencies. Government must consistently educate citizens and youth on the evil of political thuggery and violence
700	1		_aCOKER, Maurice A. _943509
700	1		_aOGABOH, Agba A. M _943510
773	0	8	_tInternational Journal of Public Administration - IJPA _g33, 4, p. 192-199 _dPhiladelphia : Routledge, March 2010 _xISSN 01900692 _w
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