Taming the tiger : civil-military relations reform and the search for political stability in Nigeria / 'Emeka Nwagwu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nwagwu, 'Emeka O. Cyprian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil-military relations--Nigeria.

Civil-military relations.

Colonial influence.

Nigeria.

Nigeria--Politics and government--1960-.

Politics and government.

Nigeria--Colonial influence.

Physical Description:

xxxi, 292 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : University Press of America, [2002]

Summary:

Taming the Tiger views Nigeria as a country on the verge of political, economic and social disintegration, the result of political instability. At the core of Nigeria's political instability is the Nigerian military, which ruled the country for nearly thirty of Nigeria's thirty-nine years of post-colonial history, including fifteen years of continuous and uninterrupted rule from 1984-1999.

Contents:

Introduction: Contemporary Africa De Colonization ix

Territorial and Ethnic Divisions ix

Political Instability x

Underdevelopment xii

Contemporary Nigeria xiv

The Legacy of Military Rule in Nigeria xvi

Untamed Tigers xx

Colonialism and The Development of Nigerian Military Institutions 1

The Development of the Nigerian Military 6

Recruitment Policy 7

Recruitment Policy in Preparation ford Independence 10

Soldiers as Social Outcasts 10

Colonialism and the Nigerian Syndrome 12

Origins of Northern Predominance 15

Ethnic Cleansing 22

The Lasting Impact of Colonialism on the Nigerian Military 25

Official Corruption 26

Lessons from the Colonial Military 27

Anti-political Views 27

Structural Autocracy 30

Educational Mediocrity 31

The State of the Union at Independence in 1960 34

Abacha: Last Warrior? 39

Causes of Military Intervention in Nigerian Politics 43

Cultural Pluralism 43

Safety and Security of Citizens 45

Regime Values 46

Social Mobilization 50

Multipartism 52

The Nigerian Syndrome 54

The Decline of the Nigerian Military 54

Political Dimensions 57

Cultural Dimensions of the Nigerian Syndrome 60

Military Dimensions of the Nigerian Syndrome 66

The Next Military Coup 67

Lack of Military Reform 68

Nigeria's Chief Executives, 1960-1999 71

Nepotism and Northern Predominance 73

Elite Immaturity 76

Military Elite 76

Political Elite 78

Yoruba complicity in Nigerian Syndrome 82

The Need for Civil-Military Relations Reform in Nigeria 93

Killing: An Insufficient Deterrent to Military Coups 96

Prolonged Military Rule 97

Dominate Influence of the Retired Generals 102

Leadership Deficit 104

Old Wine in New Barrels 107

Official Corruption 109

Pressure form the Educated Military Elite 113

Division within the Military 120

Lack of Knowledge of Military Affairs by Political Leaders 121

Punishing Coup-Plotters 125

Military Reform Policy 133

Economic Sanctions and Political Ostracism 135

Civil Resistance 139

Mutiny in the Armed Forces 141

Objectives of Civil-Military Reform 143

Elements of the Military Reform Plan 146

Shared Governance 146

Balanced Appointments 147

Creation of States 148

Zoning 149

Rotation of Military Commanders 149

Professionalization of the Military 150

Rapid Promotions and Out-placement Systems 151

Career Enhancement for Military Officers 152

Civil-Military Relations Studies 155

Models of Civil-Military Relations 156

Traditional or Aristocratic 156

Democratic 157

Penetration 157

Contemporary Models 158

Subjective-Civilian Control 159

Objective-Civilian Control 159

Concordance Model 161

Fusion Model 162

Structural Model 164

Problems of Civil-Military Relations 166

Civil Military Relations in Nigeria 166

Had the Military Stayed Out of Politics, Would Nigeria Be Different? 172

Civil Military Relations Reform 175

Military and Political Stability 181

Why Israel? 186

Civil-Military Partnerships in Israel 188

The influence of Zionism Military 188

Training and Education 195

Rapid Promotions and Out-Placement Systems and Political Stability 201

Civil-Military Partnership and Political Stability 209

Role for Former Presidents 213

National Scandals 229

The Turning Point 230

The Babangida SAGA 237

Sharia in one State and Political Stability 241

The Nationalities Conference 243

International Organizations and Political Stability 249

An Equitable system of Institutional Governance 251.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-269) and index.

ISBN:

0761824081

OCLC:

50919792