Journal: Millennium Development Goals (mdgs) As Instruments For Development In Africa
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This paper aims fundamentally to link the MDGs and democratic consolidation, bringing into relief the vistas of opportunity possible by this, and the conceptual and operational limits of such a coupling. Specifically, we ask, what are the local parameters for the engagement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Nigeria? How can an externally imposed agenda and deadline provide internal progress? What are the limits to the process of democratic consolidation in Nigeria in the current era? How do these limits translate into further constraining the objectives of the MDGs? Conversely, how might the lessons learnt from the implementation of the MDGs elsewhere provide a more optimistic future for the Nigerian citizen in terms of poverty reduction, gender equality and women’s empowerment, and global partnerships for development? Analyzed within a human security framework, this research will contribute to the growing literature on the role of the United Nations and other development partners in enhancing the capacity and the possibility of contemporary Nigerian governments promoting democratic consolidation.