Conflict and Sustainable Democratic Good Governance in Nigeria: A Theoretical and Philosophical Exposition
Keywords:
Conflicts, Dialogue, Mutual Understanding and Democratic good governanceAbstract
There is a cordial relationship between good governance and the existence of peace and stability in the society. When the leaders and the led are treated with equity to the socio-economic resources of the state, the state is run as an organic whole, and there will be peace and stability in the society. This paper argues that in Nigeria the contrary is the case, even under democratic regime, which is expected to be harbinger of economic prosperity for the people, thus violent reactions from the citizenry Is a coping strategy against the misrule of the leaders as it has brought a lot of poverty amidst plenty to the average Nigerians. The paper suggests that one of the ways out of the problem is adoption of dialogue and mutual understanding between the leaders and the led, based on the provision of good governance by the government and co-operation with the government by the citizens for Nigeria to attain sustainable democratic good governance.
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