A SOCIOLOGICAL DISCOURSE ON PERSONAL AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
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Achieving development at the personal or national level is an innate quest which is a result of the dynamic evolutionary
process in society. However, personal and national development in Nigeria has remained a mirage because of the internal
contradictions which paralyze the efforts of individuals and the programs of government to have any meaningful impact on
the people and the growth of the polity. Hence, frequent policy changes, policy somersaults and back-flips are usually
experienced as each government that comes into power cancels the existing policies of the previous government and replaces
them with fresh programs. This has combined with other factors to frustrate genuine efforts made towards development ad
infinitum. This paper has considered related sociological paradigms to explain the Nigerian situation and has made
recommendations that can enable Nigeria experience development at the personal and national levels, which can lead to the
fulfillment of the dreams and aspirations of its peoples
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H Social Sciences (General), HM Sociology