Said Adejumobi has a Ph.D. in Political Science and is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Lagos State University, Nigeria. He has written extensively on the issues of democratization and governance in Africa. His published works include two co-edited books, The Political Economy of Nigeria under Military Rule: 1984-1993, The National Question in Nigeria: Comparative Perspectives, and a co-authored book, The Nigerian Military and the Crisis of Democratic Transition: A Study in the Monopoly of Power.