Ali Miqdad Ali
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2017-12-10
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There are divergent views on the concept and ideologies of religion between the third world centuries and the developed nations. Many in the third World nations belief that religion plays an integral role in the development of the total man and the country while those in the developed nations believed that it should be scrapped out of human existence and be replaced with a different ideology that is good for humanity because to them religion is a promoter of violence and that the goal of good governance will not be achieved in the place where religion strives. In view of this, this paper takes a critical look at religion by exposing some of the arguments that have been presented on its concept and ideologies. The research methodology adopted is historical, this was because the nature of the erese arch demanded an historical. The findings of the study revealed that there was a significant relationship between religion and governance in Nigeria. The paper also x- ray good governance within the context of Nigeria, bringing some of the complexities religion posses to the country in terms of achieving the goals and good governance in a country thar is developing and finally draws conclusion. Among th e recommendations made includes, Nigeria citizens should not take tribe, language, religion and location as mean s of difference to fight fellow Nigerian.