COALITIONS AND INSTABILITY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE NCNC/NPC ALLIANCE AND THE NPN/NPP ACCORD IN NIGERIA

📄 Project Abstract

This study takes a critical investigation of party coalitions and political instability in Nigeria by making a comparative analysis of the NPC/NCNC alliance and the NPN/NPP accord. The study proceeds from one research question thus; is there a positive relationship between the NCNC/NPC alliance and NPN/NPP accord, and political instability in Nigeria's First and Second Republics? The objective however, is to explore the positive relationship between the NCNC/NPC alliance and NPN/NPP accord, and political instability in Nigeria's First and Second Republics. Thus, using classical Game theory as an explanatory guide, the study contends that as against the expected benefits from both coalitions, which has to do with fostering political stability, unity and peaceful co-existence of the various peoples of Nigeria, some contending issues were identified as factors that had indeed, militated against the coalitions. One of these contending issues or factors include ethnic and tribal rooting of ...