Аннотация
All that is expedient in assessing the growth of Democracy in Africa is a cursory study of Nigeria and its citizens. The basic sentiment which has the chances of being factual is the data that show that from all indices of Economics, Politics and Society, the current political system, largely borrowed from the United States have not delivered the expected results of Social Justice. From the inception of the current fourth Republic in 1999, the state of citizens’ welfare and security have not improved. Poverty is still very high among the poor, insecurity is still ravaging the country, ethnic and tribal communal clashes are still rampant and the big elephant in the room, corruption has assumed a life of its own, becoming a major institution in the body politics of the country. In fact, Corruption has become the political culture of politicians and their friends and allies. This paper seeks to explore the conclusion that the situation in the country is caused by the application of a foreign political system that does not carry in its body the culture and social peculiarities of the Nigerian people. Further, we examine the concept of Political Democracy and how an indigenous brand of Democracy that is home grown and can serve the people well to achieve the goal of democracy which is Social Justice remain the silver bullet Nigeria needs.