Citizen’s Participation: Between Continuity and Change in Nigeria

Despite Nigeria’s uninterrupted democratic governance and transition of political power from one democratic government to another in the last fifteen years, there is a growing crisis of detachment of government and the people, lack of transparency, lack of accountability, lack of responsiveness to the needs of the masses and corruption in the country. In order to tackle these issues; citizens participation is needed at all levels of governance. Five different events that took place between 2010 and 2014 indicate that increase citizen’s participation in governance is crucial in enhancing the process that help government set the appropriate priorities, transparency, and accountability. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s1p32