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Analysing Nigeria's Defense Needs. - Politics - Nairaland 3s2h4
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| Analysing Nigeria's Defense Needs. by Nobody: 6:48pm On Jul 15, 2017 |
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Nigeria has traditionally being viewed as Africa’s economic superpower and the preponderant military power in West Africa. It has long been the Unitied States largest trading partner on the African continent, and the Nigerian armed forces has once been the pride of West Africa. West Africa has grown to become the most democratic region in all of Africa because of the security the Nigerian miiitary provided. But until recently the Nigerian military was seriously in trouble.The lack of a comparable military peer in the region led to the decimation of the Nigerian army and Air Force by Nigeria’s civilian myopic leadership who feared a strong military raises the spectre of a possible coup or political interference in the affairs of the nation. After decades (40 years) of military dictatorship, the fear of coup plots has been ingrained into The psyche of Nigeria’s political structure. More https://defensenigeria./2017/07/13/nigerian-defence-review-part-1/ |