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About the Author Andrew Oforma Eze, hails from Ede-Oballa in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. He is a graduate of Political Science from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.  He gained admission in the institution in the year 2011. He completed his secondary school education at the Community Secondary School Ede-Oballa in the same year. Andrew is a young political analyst, human rights activist, social critic and consultant on political issues. He is the Founder and National Coordinator of Young African Writers League (the Young League), the Ideological Revival Movement (IRM), and a one-time honourable member of the Parliament in the Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka. Apart from this book he is the author of the Contemporary Basic Concepts in Government and Politics, and many other yet to published works. Andrew is a budding scholar in the field of political science.

BANANA REPUBLIC BY ANDREW OFORMA EZE       Contemporarily, the term banana republic is used to describe a country that is economically and politically unstable and dependent on foreign countries, especially developed countries despite their attainment of political independence. In other words, it is a country that has attained flag independence without actual political and economic independence. The sovereignty of banana republic is questionable because such a state is a dependent one. Attributes of banana republic and failed state are almost the same. (See Failed State).      Origin: The term was coined by an American writer Henry, O (real name; William Sydney Porter) in 1904 in his fictional book where he used it to describe small republics (especially in South America) that are largely dependent on exporting minor agricultural products like banana. BANDWAGONING      Bandwagoning is a concept in international relations cum international politics used to describe a situation in wh

Forms of Corruption Corruption can be in any form, but it often manifest its dreadful face in the form of bribery, misappropriation of fund, embezzlement of fund, money laundry, falsification and adulteration of goods, etc. Furthermore, corruption has become so rampant and prevalent in the Nigerian polity with its putrefaction effect. Due to its celebrated status in Nigeria, an average Nigerian has his/her own definition of corruption. An average Nigerian will define corruption as any act which he/she does not benefit from whether it is moral or immoral. As long as the system favours him/her nothing will be wrong with the system. Nigerian political elite especially during Jonathanian era have constantly argued that stealing is not corruption. “There is no corruption but mere stealing in Nigeria” as Jonathan usually contends during his administration. This corruption which is an asocial act is being committed by man who is a social being. What irony! The question now is: what is t