POSC 120 Lecture 18: Comparative Politics; Nigeria ; Lecture 18&19
4 Dec 2017
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3 major ethnic groups (nigeria divided along region, religion and ethnicity) biggest ethnic group in the country. North of nigeria hausa-fulani (pre-dominantly muslim ethnic group) Migration of arabs mingled with the hausa fulani. British colonization: north and south division (south division more prosperous) One quarter of the vote and 2/3rd of the states (still maintained in th3 4th republic) 3rd military rule most oppressive: abachi limiting civil liberties and. 4th republic zoning (next president has to be of a different religion) Boko haram: islamic fundamentalist group in north east nigeria mostly in borno.
