THIS HOUSE HAS FALLEN: A READING OF THE POST INDEPENDENT NIGERIA’S FALLEN POLITICAL STATE
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Keston A. Odiwo
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
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Joyce Onoromhenre Agofure
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
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Ijahyenda Sampson Ndumari
Adamawa State College of Education Hong
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Keywords:
Military Era,
Civilian Leadership,
Nigeria’s Politics,
Post-Independence
Abstract
This study explores Karl Maier’s This House Has Fallen using Marxist literary theory as an analytical framework. The work adopts a qualitative research methodology and focuses on the socio-economic and political circumstances affecting postcolonial Nigeria. The study observes that Karl Maier attributes Nigeria’s fallen political condition not only to military dictators but also to civilian political leaders. It argues that Nigeria’s political imbalance, socio-economic decline, ethno-religious tension, and cultural retrogression stem from corrupt and ineffective leadership.
