Political Violence and National Economic Development in Nigeria

Nigeria from the time of independence till date always experience one form of political violence or the other. The nation is made up of different geographical regions with cultural plurality, ethnic differences and religious affliction. These differences in the country's ideologies and principles make it difficult for the political atmosphere to have absolute peace in the country. From time to time, if it is not religious, crisis, t may be cultural or economic crisis or political violence. The paper discussed the concept of political violence, theoretical explanation of political violence and the economic/development challenges. The paper also discussed strategies to eradicate political violence in Nigeria. The paper recommends honest and new breed political office holders for effective and skillful management of the nation's resources.

Keywords: Political violence, theoretical explanation, strategies to eradicate political violence in Nigeria.