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Federal balancing in Nigeria: a paradigm for sustainable democracy

The cry for marginalization in Nigeria is a common phenomenon. Practically every section of the Nigerian nation is accusing the others of marginalization. This paper does not aim at ascertaining who actually is marginalizing whom but tries to proffer solution to this cry so as to have a stable and securer nation. This paper highlights that federal imbalance is the main cause of this cry and balancing the federation will solve the problem permanently. This federal balancing is captured in the balancing of federal appointments in terms of cabinet formation and revenue allocation with unbiased fo…