Makinde, Wasiu Abiodun and Olabode, Bolanle Motunrayo (2018) CULTURAL PLURALAISM AND NATIONAL IDENTITY: NIGERIA’S LAG TO GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. In: 1ST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, 5TH-8TH NOVEMBER 2018, The Federal Polytechnic Ilaro.
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Nigeria, being a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society has effect on our living together as a nation, allegiance to the nation, fairness on national decisions, as well as national identity. In Nigeria, there is a general alienation to Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Ijaw, Tiv, Urhobo e.t.c without national allegiance among the citizen and this in no small measure affect our judgement, behaviour to fellow citizen, national decision making and national development. Election and appointment of government officials and allocation of national resources always considers generality above necessity, due to fear of ethnic domination, lopsided growth and development. This study examined how cultural pluralism in our society, Nigeria, has affected and still affecting our national identity, and consequently shaping governmental structure, composition and activities, with extended effect of national development for global competitiveness. The study makes use of secondary data such as textbook, journals, newspaper, bulletin and government publications. It concluded, among others, that cultural pluralism has great effect on average Nigerian national identity, with antecedent effect on national decision and actions, which is resulting into crawling national development, impeding the nation on its expected global competitiveness.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email [email protected] |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jun 2021 12:41 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Jun 2021 12:41 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1612 |
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