Political Crisis and The Politics of Religious Divisiveness in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic

Abstract

The relationship that exists between politics and religion cannot be over-emphasized in Nigeria polity since the evolution of a sustainable democracy which has heightened the relevance of religion in our society. Religion has been identified as one of the factors that have divided the people of Nigeria who are divided already by many phenomena that are of nature. The diversities engineered by cultures, customs, traditions and values are not as potent as religion in dividing the people, ensuing conflict, creating a paradise for favoritism, generating riot and insurgence. Religious leaders have become force to reckon with in the country, many of them become politicians out of the blues because of their influence on the mindset of their members to decide as regard electioneering activities. However, politics needs to be guided by religion ideally, evidently most policies fabricated, go in line with dogmas of either Christianity or Islam before other indexes may follow. People are better divided by religion. This paper focuses on examining the influence of religion on politics in Nigeria’s fourth republic using the Boko-haram insurgence as the major yardstick to establishing the impacts of religion on the divisive Nigeria.

The Impact of The Zimbabwe Government's Fiscal Policy on The Destruction of The Country's Economy

“…Electronic money transfer services and transactions are prohibited because they devalue the currency even more (Alonso, 2020). The last time money transfer service providers and local capital markets were suspended for extended periods was in 2020 (Oyetunbi, 2021). That year, Zimbabwe's inflation reached 89.7 million sextillion percent (89,700,000,000,000,000,000,000) compared to the previous year.…”

“…That year, Zimbabwe's inflation reached 89.7 million sextillion percent (89,700,000,000,000,000,000,000) compared to the previous year. (Oyetunbi, 2021) Robert Besseling, executive director of political consultancy EXX Africa, said that to mitigate the economic damage, private banking funds "will likely be hijacked to fund bailouts that mostly benefit businesses close to the ruling elite." ( Hollander & Van Lill, 2019) RBZ Governor John Mangudya hopes that the US$ 1 billion fund in local banks can stabilize Zimbabwe's currency (Oyetunbi, 2021).…”

“…(Oyetunbi, 2021) Robert Besseling, executive director of political consultancy EXX Africa, said that to mitigate the economic damage, private banking funds "will likely be hijacked to fund bailouts that mostly benefit businesses close to the ruling elite." ( Hollander & Van Lill, 2019) RBZ Governor John Mangudya hopes that the US$ 1 billion fund in local banks can stabilize Zimbabwe's currency (Oyetunbi, 2021). "The economic crash resulted from mismanagement of reintroducing local currencies after 10 years of dollarization, which led to fraud and embezzlement on a massive scale," said Besseling.…”