Unsafe at any margin: interpreting the SWOT analysis of President Jonathan’s political future in Nigeria
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2014
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Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin
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The struggle for the most coveted office in Nigeria has made the political environment to be somewhat tensed. The dimensions of the socio-political events being witnessed make it difficult for analysts to project what will happen after 2015 general election. It is in light of this that this paper attempts to analyze the re-election chances of the incumbent president amidst the tensed political terrain and events which characterized the build up to the election. The paper used the unfolding trajectories to interpret the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT Analysis) of the president Jonathan’s political future identifying the driving force behind his political actions in recent times. The chances of the opposition party- APC- at dethroning the ruling party is also sized up with calculation and permutation that could enhance the upsurge. It is strongly recommended that the responsibility of saving the country from threading the line of failed state lies on the shoulder of every Nigerian, by genuinely making their thumb prints to count and not allow the politicians to jeopardize and truncate their hard earned democracy. The paper adopts qualitative method of analysis
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election, Jonathan
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Bakare, A. R. (2014): Unsafe at any margin: interpreting the SWOT analysis of President Jonathan’s political future in Nigeria. Political Science Review. 6 (1); 301-316, Published by the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin.