Citizenship in Nigeria

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Citizenship and Identity Citizenship Politics in Nigeria Conference Proceedings CLEEN FOUNDATION , FOUND TION, OUNDA Lagos, Nigeria SPONSOR Ford Foundation First published in 2009 by: CLEEN Foundation Lagos Office: 21, Akinsanya Street Taiwo Bus-Stop Ojodu Ikeja, 100281 Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Tel: 234-1-7612479 Fax: 234-1-2303230 Abuja Office: 26, Bamenda Street, off Abidjan Street Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, Nigeria Tel: 234-9-7817025, 8708379 E-mail: cleen@cleen.org Website: www.cleen.org CITIZENSHIP and identity politics in Nigeria: Conference proceedings. 1. Citizenship - Nigeria - Congresses. 2. Group identity - Nigeria - Congresses. I. CLEEN Foundation. II. Ford Foundation JF 801.C581 2009 323.609669 ISBN: 978-978-903-313-3 (pbk) AACR2 © Whole or part of this publication may be republished, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted through electronic, photocopying, mechanical, recording or otheriwe, with proper acknowledgement of the publishers. Typesetting: Blessing Aniche Cover concept: Korede Adeleye The mission of CLEEN Foundation is to promote public safety, security and accessible justice through empirical research, legislative advocacy, demonstration programmes and publications, in partnership with government and civil society. CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENT S Acknowledgement v Preface vi Chapter I. Citizenship and Identity Politics in Nigeria By Ogoh Alubo 1 II. Citizenship and Identity Politics: The Indian Experience By Ashutosh Varshney 19 Appendix: I. Communiqué of the Conference 44 II. Report of the Conference Proceedings 51 III. Communal Violence in Plateau State 64 iv ACKNOWLEDGMENT The CLEEN Foundation would like to acknowledge the organizations and individuals that made the publication of this report and the national conference

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