African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 403

Full Length Research Paper

Nigerian morbid federalism and demand for political restructuring

ABADA Ifeanyichukwu Michael
  • ABADA Ifeanyichukwu Michael
  • Department of Political Science, Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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OKAFOR Nneka Ifeoma
  • OKAFOR Nneka Ifeoma
  • Department of Philosophy, Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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Tr. OMEH Paul Hezekiah
  • Tr. OMEH Paul Hezekiah
  • Department of Political Science, Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 05 December 2019
  •  Accepted: 27 January 2020
  •  Published: 31 March 2020

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