Nigeria now ranks among the top 10 failed states in Africa and 14th in the world, a global body, the Fund For Peace (FFP) declared in its 2012 annual Index Data released on Friday June 29th.
The war-torn Somalia tops the global list, which comprised 177 countries with Congo Democratic Republic and Sudan ranked second and third respectively.
Afghanistan, which had for several years, interchangeably dominated the number one spot, dropped to number six, after Chad and Zimbabwe which placed fourth and fifth in that order.
FFP is an independent, non-partisan non-profit research and educational organisation that works to prevent violent conflict and promote sustainable security.
Going by the latest index data, Nigeria has gained two points having been ranked eight failed state in the continent, while she retained the 14th in the world.
The country trails behind Pakistan, Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Iraq, Yemen and Haiti.
According to the FFP, a total of 12 criteria were applied in arriving at the ranking that showed a relative better rating for such other African countries like Madagascar, Comoros Island, Djibouti, Libya, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Togo, Mauritania, Malawi and Rwanda than Nigeria among the list of the failed states.
Some of the core criteria included security apparatus, factionalised elite, legitimacy of the state, external intervention, poverty and economic decline, uneven development, group grievance and demographic pressures, human flight and public services.
Some of these factors, which had become pronounced in the country in the last couple of years, have culminated in restiveness among the citizens and triggered calls for a national conference to enable the country chart a new course.
But the establishment has consistently toed the path of constitutional amendment, ostensibly because of the demand in many quarters for a conference with sovereign powers.
Besides, the nation has been contending with security challenges across the country, some of which include the menace of banditry and kidnapping in some states in the southern part of the country.
However, the greatest security challenge had been the activities of the Boko Haram sect, whose members have persistently engaged in serial bombings with the accompany deaths of hundreds of innocent cities and destruction of invaluable property.
The frightening dimension of the mindless killings had led to some senior citizens warning against what they described as the Somalialisation of the country in apparent reference to Somalia, which has been remained ungovernable owing to the endless activities of factional groups trying to control the North African country.
It neither has a central government nor any regional government that could claim to be in charge of its sovereignty.
Nigeria has remained in the top bracket of countries categorized as failed nations in the last three years.
Top 14 failed states below...
1. Somalia.
2. Congo Democratic Republic.
3. Sudan.
4. Chad.
5.Zimbabwe.
6. Afghanistan.
7. Pakistan
8. Guinea.
9. Cote d’Ivoire.
10. Central African Republic.
11. Iraq.
12.Yemen.
13. Haiti.
14. Nigeria Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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its even amazin nigeria is at d 14th position. Our problem hs grown beyond 'believing',d solution is in d acting....
ReplyDeleteI think Nigeria's position must have been mistaken, it was supposed to be either 1st or 4th, not 14th
ReplyDeletenigeria nigeria nigeria they need more insult, stupid and greedy leaders that should have used our natural resources and intellectual capacity to build a strong nation are fighting over which deals they could make to steal and totally collaspe they system. and what will they do after the system is beyond repair. they ask the colonial imperialist to help them. they don't understand the game at all.
ReplyDeleteUneducated, greedy and religious people are destroying Nigeria.
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