IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH (JPASWR )

E-ISSN 2504-3597
P-ISSN 2695-2440
VOL. 8 NO. 2 2023

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The Endsars Protest Movement as A Catalyst for Realigning Nigeria's Sustainable Development Goals with National Development Objectives

Edward Perekebina Agbai, Shina Joshua Adesanya

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Abstract

This paper examines the EndSARS protest movement in Nigeria as a pivotal moment in redefining the alignment between Nigeria's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its national development objectives. By analyzing the protest's underlying philosophy and its impact on socio-political discourse, this research explores how the movement sheds light on areas where the country's goals and actions for sustainable development require realignment. Drawing from an extensive review of protest-related literature and case studies, the study offers valuable insights into the evolving dynamics of sustainable development in Nigeria. The findings contribute to the ongoing national discourse and provide recommendations for reinvigorating Nigeria's commitment to achieving the SDGs. Using a phenomenological approach to analysis, the study comes to the conclusion that, given the trending nature of national consciousness, which is moving away from the national values and identities that we are known for as a people, it is strategically and resourcefully necessary to revisit and adopt the contents of EPP as a basis of national characters reformation for the positive realization of SND. This is necessary both politically and economically.

keywords:

EndSARS Protest Philosophy (EPP), Sustainable National Development (SND), Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), National Development Objectives, Nigeria

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References:

Abiodun, T. F., Oloyede, A. O., Ademola, O. E., Abah, O. & Kehinde, O. S. (2020). Unlawful
Killings of Civilians by Officers of the Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS) Unit of the
Nigerian Police in Southwest Nigeria: Implications for National Security. African Journal
of Law, Political Research and Administration, 3(1): 49-64.

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