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Ethnic inequality, the federal character principle, and the reform of Nigeria's presidential federalism

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  • Rotimi T. Suberu

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The federal character principle is Nigeria's primary formula for mitigating horizontal inequality and conflict in this chronically fractured society. Designed to guarantee inter-group inclusion in the conduct and composition of governmental institutions, the principle spans direct, integrative, and indirect policies for reducing horizontal inequalities, which overlap with consociational, centripetal, and power-dividing paradigms of ethnic conflict management.

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  • Rotimi T. Suberu, 2022. "Ethnic inequality, the federal character principle, and the reform of Nigeria's presidential federalism," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2022-113, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:wp-2022-113
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