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Short Essay Template

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Opening statement

All countries have bases of conflict. These conflicts often reflect religious, ethnic, and regional divisions (cleavages)! Nigeria is no different. Nigeria is divided sharply along ethnic, religious and regional lines. While it is estimated that about 250 different ethnic groups exist in the Nigeria, most of them are related to the country’s three major ethnic communities:Hausua-Fulani, Yoruba and igbo These three groups are central to Nigerian politics. In this short analytical essay, I will specify how ethno-regional cleavages in Nigeria have shaped party and presidential politics in Nigeria’s fledging democracy.

Paragraph 1.

 what are the main ethno-religious cleavages in Nigeria?

Paragraph 2.

How do they effect the party and presidential systems in the country?

Paragraph 3

There are three key things that I have learned about the ethno-regonal divisions of Nigerian society and politica. First, Second. 

To prepare, begin with the material in the textbook. However, even for a short essay, this is not enough. You may googleand search for relevant information (stylized facts). You may also peruse Wikipedia for more background information. These three, the textbook, Google, and Wikipedia, are not, however, sources in themselves but resources which point you to the authoritative sources. Recall you cannot cite or reference the textbook. Doing so will result in a grading penalty. For this assignment, you have been provided with four sources  (the Economist and the Walton articles) which you should draw upon.

 I. Clearly explain the ethno-regional divisions in Nigeria
    
 Poor = 1.2 Points; Average = 1.5 Points; Strong = 1.8 Points; Excellent = 2 Points
 
 II. Clearly explain how they effect party and presidential politics by providing concrete illustrations
   
 Poor = 1.2 Points; Average = 1.5 Points; Strong = 1.8 Points; Excellent = 2 Points
 
 III. Uses the conclusion to reinforce the main essay themes
    
 Poor = 0.6 Points; Average = 0.75 Points; Strong = 0.9 Points; Excellent = 1 Points