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Democracy and development in Nigeria

Tolu Lawal, Ogunro Victor Olukayode

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Democracy and development are global phenomena. Every country in the world aspires and claims to be democratic. This is because of the role of the latter in developmental process. This paper examined the linkage between democracy and development in Nigeria, using ethics as the yardstick for democratic adherence. The paper adopted content analysis approach to source its data and concluded that democracy is an ingredient of development. It must therefore be sustained to evolve and ensure sustainable development.

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Key concepts: Yardstick, Democracy, Sustainable development, Linkage (software), Political science, Public administration, Law, Mathematics