This paper was written at the midway point in the governing of Nigeria by a paradoxical individual, Ibrahim Babangida. It should provoke further studies of his 8-year rule, 1985-1993, that seemed transformative during much of this period but ended in disarray and disappointment. The ideological orientation of the Nigerian economy; the selective adherence to constitutional principles; the blending of military and civil institutions; and the attempted imposition of a two political parties are features of an innovative system that eventually succumbed to opportunism.

Last modified

• 10/24/2017

Creator

• Richard Joseph

DOI

• https://doi.org/10.21985/N2108V

Keyword

• african politics
• nigeria

Date created

• 1989

Resource type

• Research Paper

Rights statement

• In Copyright