Marginalization Syndrome in Nigeria’s Politics: The Case of Ndigbo
Keywords:
Marginalization, politics, Ndigbo, alienation, NigeriaAbstract
This study examines what has now turned to be a deliberate strategy of denial against the Igbos in Nigeria’s politics. It identifies salient issues to the full actualization of the political aspiration of Ndigbo in Nigeria’s political space. Marginalization has been the complaints of almost all the ethnic nationalities in Nigeria. Fortunately, we have democratic groups contending for a proper integration of all ethnic nationalities in the country. The safety, happiness and joy of the Igbo will be completed when the deliberate bottlenecks against them are removed; and putting in place an atmosphere conducive for achieving their desired aspirations in an inclusive Nigeria. Based on the findings, it is recommended among others that Ndigbo have lost the cooperative spirit and sense of obligation to the immediate family, village and clan which was a hallmark of the Igbo man before the Nigeria-Biafra war, they must learn to restrain from the propensity of internal feud and bickering in pursuit of excessive selfcenteredness and individualism.
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