Study Materials in Public Administration and Local Government

POS 201 Nigerian Government and Politics

General IntroductionThe historical background of Nigerian government and politics involves the pre-colonial era, the colonial era and post-colonial era in Nigeria. The pre-colonial era is the period before the coming of the colonial masters to Nigeria; there was established various system of government referred to as traditional political system in several parts of Nigeria and other parts of West Africa.  The colonial era, was the period British held sway in Nigeria. The scramble for and the...