Sustainable development and its impact on human security in Nigeria (Challenges and Possibilities)

Abstract

For decades after Nigerian independence, there were differences in the views of successive governments on the country's developmental priorities. The military authorities after the coup - for example - describe civilian governments as incompetent to reform the situation while giving stability and security a top priority [1], and civilians accuse the military authority of impeding development mechanisms, complicating cases, and ignoring the rights of citizens and building the state as a basis for progress and development [2].