e population of this country tied up in shackles, because in the later half of the 90's, somewhere around 35 and 45 percent of the women were working for wages, and even though their numbers in the work force go up, still less than 10 percent of Nigerian citizen women held any significant job, such as managerial or administrative positions. (Seager, 1999). Though there has been a few women politicians, and office holders, there has never been a female in either of the two major decision making bodies in Nigeria: the Armed Forces Ruling Council (military decisions, very important), which existed in the days of the military dictatorship and the still existing Provinical Ruling Council.Despite all of the tension between Nigerians of different religions, genders, and of course ethnic groups, there has always been somebody looking out for these guys, ready to take action whenever the pressure was cooking, and I'm sure they'll be ready in the future. It's the military. The military branch, though less powerful in the last five years, currently have over 77,000 troops, and that seems to be one of the many reasons that the military is by far the highest power in the country. Over 80% of all of Nigeria's leaders have been a high-ranking officer, from the military. No matter how much power the federal democratic government thinks it has, there has always been that instigator, and problem solver, always asking if they think they're making the right move, and won't let you know until it's too late (Lyman & Cotton, 2000). Seven times in the past thirty years, has some military dictator just come right along in, either overthrowing or by performing a coup, and decided he wanted to take control. It's happened to many times in the past to deny it could happen again, and since all the tension is building up again, and with elections coming up next year, someone might just be unhappy enough to repeat history.Lately, in Nigeria, the same old story ...
