Ethnic Politics in Nation Building: The African Perspective

ABSTRACT
The actions and reactions of ethnic nationalities over the years have shown that
their place in development cannot be ignored. The scenario is replicated all over
the world where diverse ethnic groups, in social contract become a nation state.
This work shall use Nigeria as a case study. Ethnic politics has rumbling effects
in all spheres of the conglomeration of a polity, creating difficulties in achieving
national integration. Nigeria is a multi–cultural and heterogeneous society. The
diverse cultures, multiplicity of language and other factors that ought to have
been the source of strength has become the bastion of disenchantment.