Security Challenge and Development in Nigeria: Leadership to the Rescue?

Abstract

The imperative of peace in the development of a nation needs not to be over-emphasized. One can say without any fear of contradiction that any nation or state where peace does not exist relatively can hardly witness any progress to say the least. It follows that there exists an undeniable relationship between peace and development. The crave for democracy globally is hinged on providing leadership capable of engendering nation-building. While acknowledging that Nigeria is not the only country entangled in security challenge, her case is worrisome as the rising spate of insecurity serves as albatross to any meaningful development. This paper examines the nexus between peace and development. The work assesses the implications of security challenge in Nigeria. It takes a look at why insecurity remains unabated in Nigeria. It sees good leadership as imperative. It concludes by making some useful recommendations. The paper relies on secondary source of data.