What is the state of Nigeria? Is it dangling at the precipice of failure? Is it already buried in the abyss of state failure?
Nigeria and its conditions have been placed on the scale of the essential goods that a state must possess to measure if Nigeria is a failed state or not.
However, is Nigeria truly a failed state? Or is it a failing state? Is it far from becoming a failing state? It is too early to put a final assertion out. The decision on Nigeria’s current state cannot be made if all sides of the argument are not considered. First, we have to define what a failed state is. This definition would help us equally carve out the definition of a failing state. Then, we have to look at what are the characteristics of a failing or failed state.
In his paper titled “Weak States and Global Threats: Fact or Fiction?”, Patrick Stewart elaborates on the relativity of the definition of state failure, with state strength in itself being relative. State strength is often measured by the ability and capability to supply the provisions by which good states are considered continually. Four essential provisions are: physical security, incorruptible political institutions, a strong economy, and social welfare.
There are four different types of states: the strong state, the weak state, the failed state, and the collapsed state. Strong states are marked by their ability and capability to provide virtually all the essential public goods.
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