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Work on Nigerian history, in particular, has now come of age.

— Tekena Tamuno

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In a country emerging from colonialism to independence, the factor of leadership in nation-building cannot be over-emphasised.

In post-independence Nigeria, as elsewhere in Africa the charismatic leadership of the advocates of de-colonization failed to ensure the stability of the newly-emergent state.

I have a soft spot for problems of power and stability in the evolution of the Nigerian State.

These Nigerians regarded independence not as an end in itself but as a means to an end: the improvement of the quality of life.

Intimidation and election-rigging tended however to prevent the free expression of the electorate in the choice of their leaders.

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