INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ARTS, HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (IJAHSS)
SHIFTING THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY: THE KAIAMA DECLARATION, CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS AND THE NIGERIAN STATE
E-ISSN: 2579-048X
P-ISSN: 6774-5001
DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/500
This paper interrogated Civil-Military Relations in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, on the premise of the Kaiama Declaration as a historical guide, reflecting the dynamics of Self-Determination engagements and its effects on Civil-Military Relations. The paper argued that while the Nigerian state had enjoyed the longest stretch of democratic rule with the birth of the Fourth Republic in 1999, civil-military relations has largely been tensed and frosty at the individual level, hence the need for a shift of the centre of gravity from a state-centric approach to a people-centric approach. The study however adopted the historical method of research, relying on primary and secondary sources of data collection for analysis as well as employed the theoretical frameworks of Peter D. Feaver’s Agency Theory and Johan Galtung’s Structural Violence Theory to digest the dynamics of the relationships.
Pepple Welemanye Johnson & Ikaonaworio Eferebo PhD
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