Globalization and Africa’s Transition to Constitutional Rule : Socio-Political Developments in Nigeria

This book contributes to the discourse on post-colonial and globalization theories, focusing on Nigeria's transition to a federal system of government.The project analyzes 10 years of civil rule in Nigeria, between 1999 and 2009, and its constitutional arrangements while also engaging in comparative studies of other socio-political developments in Sub-Saharan Africa.The collective influences of the judiciary on the polity was improved and strengthened through globalization.In addition, organized pressure groups, non-governmental organizations, as well as the Civil Society Organization, have played significant roles as vehicles of socio-political change and transformation.They continue to act as buffers for the sustenance of democratic rule, well beyond the period in question.