AFRICAN JOURNAL OF 
POLITICAL SCIENCE 
REVUE AFRICAINE DE 
SCIENCE POLITIQUE 
NEW SERIES Volume 3 Number 2 December 1998 
ISSN 1027 0353
African Journal of Political Science 
(formerly African Journal of Political Economy) 
Revue Africaine de Science Politique 
New Series Vol. 3 No. 2 December 1998 
A Journal of the African Association of Political Science, it is published two times a year 
(June and December). Articles in the AJPS represent the views of neither the African 
Association of Political Science (AAPS) nor its officers. Responsibility for opinions or 
views expressed, and the accuracy of facts presented and published rests solely with the 
individual authors concerned. 
©African Association of Political Science, December 1998 
Printed by: Print-Source (Pvt) Ltd 
P.O. Box HG 640, Highlands, Harare, Zimbabwe. 
Editor: Kwame A. Ninsin 
Editorial Board 
Oyeleye Oyediran — University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria 
Ruth Iyob — University of Missouri-St. Louis, Missouri, USA 
Patricia McFadden — SAPES Trust, Harare, Zimbabwe 
Peter Karibe Mendy — Instituto Nacional de Estudos E Pesquisa, Bissau 
Abdel Malek Ouda — Dept. of Politics & Economics, U. of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt 
Onalenna Selolwane — Dept. of Sociology, U. of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana 
Luc Sindjoun — University of Yaounde II, Yaounde, Cameroon 
Editorial Advisory Board js] Simelane 
Okwudiba Nnoli Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja 
Dan W. Nabudere L A d e l e J i n a d u 
Helmy Sharawi Rwekaza Mukandala 
Abdoulaye Bathily 
Ibbo Mandaza 
Subscription: 
African Institutions US$15 per issue (airmail) 
Non-African Institutions US$20 per issue (airmail) 
Individual (Non-AAPS Members) US$15 per issue (airmail) 
All enquiries about subscription and related matters should be addressed to: 
The Editor, African Journal of Political Science, 19 Bodle Avenue, Eastlea, Harare. 
P.O. BoxMP 1100, Mt. Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. 
Tel: (263-4) 739023-5 - Fax: (263-4) 730403 • E-mail: aapsl@samara.co.zw
Notes for Contributors 
The African Journal of Political Science is published twice — June and December — of each year. 
Contributions may be submitted in English or French, should be not more than 8,000 words. The 
author's name, rank and institutional affiliation and address should be on the title page, separate from 
the manuscript to ensure anonymity in the review process. Diagrams, graphs, etc., accompanying 
manuscripts should come camera ready to avoid delays in production. 
All contributions should be submitted on a diskette [5V4" or 3.5"], preferably in Microsoft Word or 
WP 5.0, 5.1,6.0, 6.1, accompanied by two hard copies of the manuscript, typed double spaced. 
All references to books and articles should be identified in the text by the surname of author, year 
of publication and page reference, placed in parenthesis; e.g., (Mendy 1994 : 95). If the author is 
mentioned in the sentence or section only the date of publication of book or article plus page reference 
should be given. Where there is more than one reference to the same author with materials published 
in the same year the references should be distinguished sequentially as for example, (Mendy 1994 a : 
95; 1994b : 100-120). Short quotations should be distinguished by the double quotation mark; but 
quotations of more than three lines should be indented and separated from the main paragraph. These 
do not need quotation marks. 
End notes (no footnotes) should be kept to a minimum, numbered consecutively, and placed at the 
end of the text. This should be followed by a list of References arranged alphabetically, with the 
surname of author first, followed by her/his initials, date of publication, full title of book, place of 
publication and name of publisher. For journal articles, the author's surname and initials should precede 
the date of publication, full title of article, name of journal, volume, number and page reference(s). 
Example 
References 
Eyoh, Dickson. 1996 "From Economic Crisis to Political Liberalisation: Pitfalls of the New Political 
Sociology for Africa. "African Studies Review. Vol. 39, No. 3 December. 
Mkandawire, Thandika 1996 "Stylising Accumulation in African Countries and the Role of the State 
in Policy-making." in M. Lundahl and B.J Ndulu, (eds.) New Directions in Development Economics. 
London/New York: Routledge. 
Shivji, I. 1976 Class Struggles in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House. 
Research Notes should be brief and focused primarily on expatiating a point(s) arising fom current 
research. 
Review Essays should cover substantial literature regarding a particular issue or issues. 
Include a 250-word abstract, and a signed Declaration that the manuscript has neither been 
published elsewhere nor sent for consideration by another journal. 
Alt correspondence should be addressed to: 
The Edilor. AJPS 
African Association of E-mail: aapst (£samara.co./.wPolilieal Science 
P.O. Box MP IKX). Ml. Pleasant 
Harare. ZIMBABWE. 
Telephone: (263-4) 739023-3 
Fax: (263-4) 730403 
E-mail: aaps 1 <0samara.co./w 
HI
Notes pour les collaborateurs 
La Revue Africaine de Science Politique est publiee deux fois par an - juinet decembre de chaqueanne'e. 
Les contributions peuvent etre rtdigtes en anglais ou en francais, ne doivent pas depasser 8.000 mots. 
Le nom de I'auteur ainsi que son grade, son affiliation instilutionnelleet son adresse doivent figurersur 
la page de litre, qui doit 6tre sdparee du texte afin de garantir l'anonymat lors de revaluation. Tout 
diagramme, graphique, etc.accompagnant le manuscrit doit pouvoiretre imprint de suite pourfiviter 
un retard dans la publication. 
Toutes les contributions doivent gtre soumises sur disquette [5'/i" ou 3.5"] de preference sur 
Microsoft Word ou WP 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, accompagnee de deux copies dactylographies en double 
interligne. 
Toute reference a des ouvrages ou articles doit etre identifiee dans le texte par le nom de l'auteur 
d'abord, suivi de 1'annee de publication et de la page, le tout entre parentheses, comme ceci (Mendy 
1994 :95). Si l'auteur est deja mentionn£ dans la phrase ou le passage, seules la date de publication de 
l'ouvrage ou de l'article ainsi que la page seront mentionnees. Dans un passage oil le meme auteurest 
cite plus d'une fois pour des publications datant de la meme annee, les references devront 
se faire successivement de la facon suivante: (Mendy 1994a : 95; 1994.b : 100-120). Les citations 
courtes doivent etre mises entre guillemets. Par-contre, les citations de plus de trois lignes ne necessitent 
pas de guillemets: elles doivent etre mises en retrait et separees du paragraphe principal. 
Les notes de reference doivent etre limitees au minimum, numerotees et placees a la fin du texte (pas 
de notes en bas de la page). Ces notes seront suivies de la liste des re'fe'rences dans un ordre alphabetique 
avec d'abord le nom de l'auteur, suivi de ses initiales, de la date de publication et du nom de l'editeur. 
Pour des articles de revues, le nom de l'auteur ainsi que ses initiales doivent preceder la date de 
publication, le titre complet de l'article, le nom de la revue, le volume, le num£ro et la/les page/s. 
Exemple 
References 
Eyoh, Dickson. 1996 "From Economic Crisis to Political Liberalisation: Pitfalls of the New Political 
Sociology for Africa. "African Studies Review. Vol. 39, No. 3 December. 
Mkandawire, Thandika 1996 "Stylising Accumulation in African Countries and the Role of the State 
in Policy-making." in M. Lundahl and B.J Ndulu, (eds.) New Directions in Development Economics. 
London/New York: Routledge. 
Shivji, I. 1976 Class Struggles in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House. 
Les notes de recherche doivent rester breves et doivent soulever une ou plusieurs question/s 
sur la recherche en cours. 
Les critiques doivent couvrir un nombre important d'ouvrages ecrits sur un ou plusieurs 
Veuillez joindre un resume de 250 mots ainsi qu' une Declaration signee indiquant que le manuscrit 
n'a ni 6(6 publie, ni ete pr&ente ailleurs afin d'etre publie dans une autre revue. 
Toultt Its airrespondancn doivtnl fire ainata i: 
The Editor. AJPS 
African Association uf Political Science 
P O. Box MP I100. ML Pleasant 
Harare. ZIMBABWE 
Telephone: (263-4) 739023-5 
Fax: (263-4) 730403 
E-mail: aapsKs'samara.co.zw 
iv
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 
(Formely African Journal of Political Science) 
REVUE AFRICAINE DE SCIENCE POLITIQUE 
NEW SERIES Volume 3 Number 2 December 1998 
CONTENTS/SOMMAIRE 
Articles 
Ehimika A. Ifidon 
The Appropriated State: Political Structure and 
Cycles of Conflict in Nigeria, 1900-1993 1-14 
Munyae M. Mulinge and Gwen N. Lesetedi 
Interrogating Our Past: Colonialism and Corruption in 
Sub-Saharan Africa 15-28 
Charles C. Okeahalam 
The Political Economy of Bank Failure and 
Supervision in the Republic of South Africa 29-48 
Kabuya Lumuna Sando 
Triomphe et Crise de l'idee Democratique: 
Trahison des Leaders ou echecs des Partis Politiques? 49-68 
Laurie Nathan 
Good Governance, Security and Disarmament in Africa 69-79 
Okechukwu Ibeanu 
Exiles In Their Own Home: Internal Population 
Displacement in Nigeria 80-97 
Book Review 
Pan Africanism And Its Detractors: A Response to Harvard's 
Race Effacing Universalists (by Opoku Agyeman) 
Reviewed by Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo 98-101
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF 
POLITICAL SCIENCE 
REVUE AFRICAINE DE 
SCIENCE POLITIQUE 
NEW SERIES Volume 3 Number 2 December 1998 
ISSN 1027 0353
African Journal of Political Science 
(formerly African Journal of Political Economy) 
Revue Africaine de Science Politique 
New Series Vol. 3 No. 2 December 1998 
A Journal of the African Association of Political Science, it is published two times a year 
(June and December). Articles in the AJPS represent the views of neither the African 
Association of Political Science (AAPS) nor its officers. Responsibility for opinions or 
views expressed, and the accuracy of facts presented and published rests solely with the 
individual authors concerned. 
©African Association of Political Science, December 1998 
Printed by: Print-Source (Pvt) Ltd 
P.O. Box HG 640, Highlands, Harare, Zimbabwe. 
Editor: Kwame A. Ninsin 
Editorial Board 
Oyeleye Oyediran — University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria 
Ruth Iyob — University of Missouri-St. Louis, Missouri, USA 
Patricia McFadden — SAPES Trust, Harare, Zimbabwe 
Peter Karibe Mendy — Instituto Nacional de Estudos E Pesquisa, Bissau 
Abdel Malek Ouda — Dept. of Politics & Economics, U. of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt 
Onalenna Selolwane — Dept. of Sociology, U. of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana 
Luc Sindjoun — University of Yaounde II, Yaounde, Cameroon 
Editorial Advisory Board js] Simelane 
Okwudiba Nnoli Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja 
Dan W. Nabudere L A d e l e J i n a d u 
Helmy Sharawi Rwekaza Mukandala 
Abdoulaye Bathily 
Ibbo Mandaza 
Subscription: 
African Institutions US$15 per issue (airmail) 
Non-African Institutions US$20 per issue (airmail) 
Individual (Non-AAPS Members) US$15 per issue (airmail) 
All enquiries about subscription and related matters should be addressed to: 
The Editor, African Journal of Political Science, 19 Bodle Avenue, Eastlea, Harare. 
P.O. BoxMP 1100, Mt. Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. 
Tel: (263-4) 739023-5 - Fax: (263-4) 730403 • E-mail: aapsl@samara.co.zw
Notes for Contributors 
The African Journal of Political Science is published twice — June and December — of each year. 
Contributions may be submitted in English or French, should be not more than 8,000 words. The 
author's name, rank and institutional affiliation and address should be on the title page, separate from 
the manuscript to ensure anonymity in the review process. Diagrams, graphs, etc., accompanying 
manuscripts should come camera ready to avoid delays in production. 
All contributions should be submitted on a diskette [5V4" or 3.5"], preferably in Microsoft Word or 
WP 5.0, 5.1,6.0, 6.1, accompanied by two hard copies of the manuscript, typed double spaced. 
All references to books and articles should be identified in the text by the surname of author, year 
of publication and page reference, placed in parenthesis; e.g., (Mendy 1994 : 95). If the author is 
mentioned in the sentence or section only the date of publication of book or article plus page reference 
should be given. Where there is more than one reference to the same author with materials published 
in the same year the references should be distinguished sequentially as for example, (Mendy 1994 a : 
95; 1994b : 100-120). Short quotations should be distinguished by the double quotation mark; but 
quotations of more than three lines should be indented and separated from the main paragraph. These 
do not need quotation marks. 
End notes (no footnotes) should be kept to a minimum, numbered consecutively, and placed at the 
end of the text. This should be followed by a list of References arranged alphabetically, with the 
surname of author first, followed by her/his initials, date of publication, full title of book, place of 
publication and name of publisher. For journal articles, the author's surname and initials should precede 
the date of publication, full title of article, name of journal, volume, number and page reference(s). 
Example 
References 
Eyoh, Dickson. 1996 "From Economic Crisis to Political Liberalisation: Pitfalls of the New Political 
Sociology for Africa. "African Studies Review. Vol. 39, No. 3 December. 
Mkandawire, Thandika 1996 "Stylising Accumulation in African Countries and the Role of the State 
in Policy-making." in M. Lundahl and B.J Ndulu, (eds.) New Directions in Development Economics. 
London/New York: Routledge. 
Shivji, I. 1976 Class Struggles in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House. 
Research Notes should be brief and focused primarily on expatiating a point(s) arising fom current 
research. 
Review Essays should cover substantial literature regarding a particular issue or issues. 
Include a 250-word abstract, and a signed Declaration that the manuscript has neither been 
published elsewhere nor sent for consideration by another journal. 
Alt correspondence should be addressed to: 
The Edilor. AJPS 
African Association of E-mail: aapst (£samara.co./.wPolilieal Science 
P.O. Box MP IKX). Ml. Pleasant 
Harare. ZIMBABWE. 
Telephone: (263-4) 739023-3 
Fax: (263-4) 730403 
E-mail: aaps 1 <0samara.co./w 
HI
Notes pour les collaborateurs 
La Revue Africaine de Science Politique est publiee deux fois par an - juinet decembre de chaqueanne'e. 
Les contributions peuvent etre rtdigtes en anglais ou en francais, ne doivent pas depasser 8.000 mots. 
Le nom de I'auteur ainsi que son grade, son affiliation instilutionnelleet son adresse doivent figurersur 
la page de litre, qui doit 6tre sdparee du texte afin de garantir l'anonymat lors de revaluation. Tout 
diagramme, graphique, etc.accompagnant le manuscrit doit pouvoiretre imprint de suite pourfiviter 
un retard dans la publication. 
Toutes les contributions doivent gtre soumises sur disquette [5'/i" ou 3.5"] de preference sur 
Microsoft Word ou WP 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.1, accompagnee de deux copies dactylographies en double 
interligne. 
Toute reference a des ouvrages ou articles doit etre identifiee dans le texte par le nom de l'auteur 
d'abord, suivi de 1'annee de publication et de la page, le tout entre parentheses, comme ceci (Mendy 
1994 :95). Si l'auteur est deja mentionn£ dans la phrase ou le passage, seules la date de publication de 
l'ouvrage ou de l'article ainsi que la page seront mentionnees. Dans un passage oil le meme auteurest 
cite plus d'une fois pour des publications datant de la meme annee, les references devront 
se faire successivement de la facon suivante: (Mendy 1994a : 95; 1994.b : 100-120). Les citations 
courtes doivent etre mises entre guillemets. Par-contre, les citations de plus de trois lignes ne necessitent 
pas de guillemets: elles doivent etre mises en retrait et separees du paragraphe principal. 
Les notes de reference doivent etre limitees au minimum, numerotees et placees a la fin du texte (pas 
de notes en bas de la page). Ces notes seront suivies de la liste des re'fe'rences dans un ordre alphabetique 
avec d'abord le nom de l'auteur, suivi de ses initiales, de la date de publication et du nom de l'editeur. 
Pour des articles de revues, le nom de l'auteur ainsi que ses initiales doivent preceder la date de 
publication, le titre complet de l'article, le nom de la revue, le volume, le num£ro et la/les page/s. 
Exemple 
References 
Eyoh, Dickson. 1996 "From Economic Crisis to Political Liberalisation: Pitfalls of the New Political 
Sociology for Africa. "African Studies Review. Vol. 39, No. 3 December. 
Mkandawire, Thandika 1996 "Stylising Accumulation in African Countries and the Role of the State 
in Policy-making." in M. Lundahl and B.J Ndulu, (eds.) New Directions in Development Economics. 
London/New York: Routledge. 
Shivji, I. 1976 Class Struggles in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Publishing House. 
Les notes de recherche doivent rester breves et doivent soulever une ou plusieurs question/s 
sur la recherche en cours. 
Les critiques doivent couvrir un nombre important d'ouvrages ecrits sur un ou plusieurs 
Veuillez joindre un resume de 250 mots ainsi qu' une Declaration signee indiquant que le manuscrit 
n'a ni 6(6 publie, ni ete pr&ente ailleurs afin d'etre publie dans une autre revue. 
Toultt Its airrespondancn doivtnl fire ainata i: 
The Editor. AJPS 
African Association uf Political Science 
P O. Box MP I100. ML Pleasant 
Harare. ZIMBABWE 
Telephone: (263-4) 739023-5 
Fax: (263-4) 730403 
E-mail: aapsKs'samara.co.zw 
iv
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE 
(Formely African Journal of Political Science) 
REVUE AFRICAINE DE SCIENCE POLITIQUE 
NEW SERIES Volume 3 Number 2 December 1998 
CONTENTS/SOMMAIRE 
Articles 
Ehimika A. Ifidon 
The Appropriated State: Political Structure and 
Cycles of Conflict in Nigeria, 1900-1993 1-14 
Munyae M. Mulinge and Gwen N. Lesetedi 
Interrogating Our Past: Colonialism and Corruption in 
Sub-Saharan Africa 15-28 
Charles C. Okeahalam 
The Political Economy of Bank Failure and 
Supervision in the Republic of South Africa 29-48 
Kabuya Lumuna Sando 
Triomphe et Crise de l'idee Democratique: 
Trahison des Leaders ou echecs des Partis Politiques? 49-68 
Laurie Nathan 
Good Governance, Security and Disarmament in Africa 69-79 
Okechukwu Ibeanu 
Exiles In Their Own Home: Internal Population 
Displacement in Nigeria 80-97 
Book Review 
Pan Africanism And Its Detractors: A Response to Harvard's 
Race Effacing Universalists (by Opoku Agyeman) 
Reviewed by Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo 98-101