To Be or Not to Be? A Theoretical Investigation into the Crisis of National Identity in Nigeria

Onwuegbuchulam, Sunday Paul Chinazo; Mtshali, Khondlo

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“…Hence, the MASSOB emerged about the year 2000 to advance Igbo interests in the Nigerian state, with an ultimate aim to achieve a sovereign state of Biafra, while the IPOB subsequently evolved when the MASSOB seemed to have retracted from the objective of a sovereign state. The MASSOB and IPOB have propagated the Biafra objective through violent street protests, sit-at-home protests, and numerous violent exchanges with the police and the military (Atata and Omobowale 2018;Onwuegbuchulam and Mtshali 2017). The activities of the MASSOB and the IPOB and the violent exchanges with the coercive forces of the state are associated with perceived and actual economic deprivation of the Igbo working class from among whom the MASSOB and the IPOB have most of their "foot soldiers.…”

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National Democratic Revolution

2021

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism

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This entry explains nationalisation, the act of seizing private property by public authorities, in its theoretical and historical dimensions. The justification of seizure has developed historically reflecting the changes in the public-private interest dichotomy since Ancient Rome. Class struggle and its political repercussions in the era of capitalism have impacted the methods and practices of nationalisation, especially in its imperialist stage. The entry first summarizes the theoretical approach of Marxism-Leninism towards the political act of seizure. Nationalisation is correlated with concepts such as socialisation, collectivisation, expropriation, confiscation, which may overlap or differentiate according to the type and objective of seizure. Nationalisation is also discussed in the context of international law, particularly in terms of compensation, and in the context of economic planning versus market policies. The entry demarcates the history of nationalisation into two periods, 1917-1950 and 1950-2000. While the 1917 October Revolution and the transition to socialism characterises the first; decolonisation and sovereignty rights characterises the latter. Individual country experiences throughout the twentieth century are summarized including prominent nationalisation cases in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Finally, the entry elaborates the current discussions on denationalisation (or privatisation) under the influence of neo-liberalism and renationalisation under the influence of the crisis of capitalism, at the turn of the twentyfirst century.

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“…The attempt at making Biafra a country resulted in the Nigerian Civil War of 1967War of -1970, and the contemporary calls through the activities of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) (as from the year 2000). Lately, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), continues to agitate against Igbo marginalisation with an ultimate aim for self-determination through sovereignty (Onwuegbuchulam and Mtshali, 2017;Agbiboa, 2013). Notably, protest songs are significant features of Biafra agitation.…”

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The Social Symbolism of Biafra Protest Songs in South-Eastern Nigeria

Atata

Omobowale

2018

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Protests are an essential element of democratisation process and a significant factor in the social struggle and commitment to a cause. Protests are staged in different forms, either, with placards or songs to portray socio-political grievance. This study explains the symbolism of Biafra protest songs in South-Eastern Nigeria. Protest songs are symbols that contextualise intent of a social struggle. The protest songs depict cultural and group ideology which fosters the Igbo identity cohesion in the Biafra struggle. These protest songs indicate shared patterns of behaviour and interaction, cognitive constructs and understanding that create unique symbolism of Biafra among the Igbo people in Nigeria. This paper argues that Biafra protest songs are a non-material culture that contextualises the meanings attached to Biafra in achieving identity capital, identity-cohesion, struggle sustenance and commitment during protests.

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Nigeria: Modern Economic Imperialism (c. 1980 to Present)

Omobowale

2021

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To Be or Not to Be? A Theoretical Investigation into the Crisis of National Identity in Nigeria

Cited by 6 publications

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National Democratic Revolution

National Democratic Revolution

The Social Symbolism of Biafra Protest Songs in South-Eastern Nigeria

Nigeria: Modern Economic Imperialism (c. 1980 to Present)

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