%T The Logic And Illogic Of The “Doctrine Of Change” In Nigeria's Fourth Republic %X Abstract The Nigeria's Fourth Republic displays gargantuan contradictions under various administrations of the ruling party that governed the state since the emergence of the Fourth Republic in 1999. The contradictions, stemming from the ills of corruption, greed and a gradual movement of the country towards a failed state made the masses dissatisfied with the status quo and thus sort a change in the political configuration of the country. Making use of library research and content analysis, this paper carefully clarifies the theoretical %V 6 %N 2 %L eprints7279 %J International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review %A Oluwatobi Aje %A Felix Chidozie %D 2016