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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: The question of transforming the Nigerian state from predatory to 'developmental' bothers on the relevance, potentials, and capacity of the state as agent of development and partnership in the democratisation process. This in turn provokes some questions: What kind of reforms does the Nigerian state need to make it an agent of development? How is the Nigerian state in Africa to be reconstituted to serve as a bridge between democracy and development? What kind of partnership can exist between the state and civil society in the developmental project? The paper appraises Nigeria’s policy environment as presently constituted under democratic governance. The paper argues that authoritarian characters and ethos of the colonial state, reinforced by successive military dictators have undermined the democratic credentials of the state and also weakened its capacity to promote good governance and economic developments. The apparatuses of the state, rather than being used for collective goods have been turned into instruments for advancing selfish and parochial interests of the minority ruling class. From the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business Reports’, the Nigerian state provides unfriendly environment for doing business. Regulatory and security agencies of the state have equally become repressive tools in a ‘predatory and criminal’ model. The paper appraises the policy environment under democratic governance in Nigeria since 1999. The paper is significant in that it examines the capacity of the state as presently constituted to promote democratic governance and economic development. The creation of an enabling atmosphere for promoting economic and political rights in Nigeria therefore cannot side-track the question of the re-legitimisation of the state and the enhancement of its capacity as a key partner in the developmental process. |
| Keywords: state, predator, democratisation, developmental, human rights |
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