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THE STATE OF SECURITY IN NIGERIA AND THE CHANGE AGENDA: THE WAY FORWARD

Oluwasanmi, Ayodele Charles (Ph.D)

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Abstract

A good political campaign slogan is like a good fortune; concise, clever and crisp. Relying on the deep empirical knowledge, not only Nigerian, but equally at international political scene is a concession that the paramount goal of any political party is to contest and win elections. This is the case of the ruling party, All  Progressive Congress, whose slogan “Change” was to drive home the party’s campaign for the change of what was considered as the parlous socio economic situations in which Nigeria had been enmeshed prior to the historic May,29,2015 handover from the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Part, to an age old opposition party,  All Progressive party .Thus, this paper sets out to examine the security challenges in Nigeria before May, 29, 2015 and the efforts of the new administration so far. It also looks into the dynamics of insecurity in Nigeria. Data were derived from the existing studies on security issues. The paper shows that the current state of insecurity is a manifestation of structurally entrenched and developmental crisis that creates the environment for the emergence of poverty, unemployment, and inequality. It argues that the security challenges, if not properly addressed, may jeopardize the much expected development and improved welfare of the citizens. It also provides what is to be done through the will power of the political class to restructure the federation in the face of mounting national challenges to peace, stability and growth

Keywords: Security, Insecurity, and Change Agenda