THE BRIDGE

EDICATIOn TO CHINWEOKE, CHIDUM, OBIAJULU, OBIANUJU, IFEANYI,IKECHUKWU, NONSO, MUNACHIMSO and KAMS... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTA book like this depends greatly on the research materials availableand I am particularly grateful to the W... Finally, I acknowledge my parents for equipping me with theinstruments which kept me at this level, and most of all, to th... PREFACENigerias political tranquility has been disturbed and destroyed.Before a decade now, Nigeria has not seen stable go... political scene of the region– the Muslims in the north and theChristians in the South. What has bedeviled and created a p... for countries nearby to reassess their noble books of peace and seekthe path of dialogue using Nigeria as a measure of cap... However, the growing level of poverty in this country is another greatthreat to democracy. One may not be expected to go v... tumultuous moments of governance. Yet again, we have the chanceto build democracy and set the path the future knowing and ... CHAPTER ONE