EFFECTS OF RELIGION ON POLITICAL PROCESS IN NIGERIA
Usman Sani , Usman Alhaji Yusuf and Sarkinnoma Yahaya Sabo
Volume 5 Issue 1
Abstract
Religion plays vital role in Nigeria political process and has taken a position of importance. Religion is a belief in a reality beyond what is perceptible by the sense and the practices associated with the belief. The study analyzes the effects of religion on political process in Nigeria. The study uses secondary data predominantly to explore how religion influenced the sustainability of political process in the area of peace building and harmony in Nigeria. The paper concludes that religion has been used and still being used to achieve political interests which has resulted in stunted growth of the process and its sustainability; it has plausible impact on political process in Nigeria especially on the reorientation of the core values of religion in peace building, National coexistence, credible, free and fair elections. Therefore, the study recommends that the practice of plurality of religion in Nigeria should be geared towards attaining the sustainability of the process. Thus, government should give more power to the National Religious Advisory Board and the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council in promoting inter-religious dialogue and religious tolerance through organized seminars and workshops for religious adherents to help in building and sustaining the political process. Keywords: Analysis, Effects, Religion, Politics, Nigeria
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