Political Elites And Development Crisis In Nigeria.a Case Study Of Southern Ijaw Lga Of Bayelsa State

      CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY         Presently, the crisis of development is the most serious problem facing Nigeria and Africa as a whole. This is because the country has remained largely underdeveloped despite the presence of huge mineral and human resources. Several decades after the end of colonialism, most parts of Africa with Nigeria inclusive is still fighting with problems such as high poverty rate, lack of basic infrastructural facilities in all sectors of the economy, unemployment, high mortality rate, political instability and insecuri…