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‘babangidaization’ after Babangida: The Nigerian military and the politics of incumbency

Nigeria is one of the few countries in the Commonwealth still under military rule. Despite frequent promises of a return to civilian democracy, Nigeria has been under military rule for all but ten years since independence in 1960. The role of the military, as well as the political ambitions of its officers, has grown and combined with vested economic and social interests to maintain the status quo. This article examines the way in which the military has consolidated its position as an economic and political force. Nigeria has developed a militocracy, which, although it has some external trappi…