Enemy within the State: The Pathology of Boko Haram Insurgency, Military Corruption, and Fallacy of Arms Procurement in Nigeria

Ojo, John Sunday; Lamidi, Kazeem Oyedele; Odewale, Ayotunde David; Shiyanbade, Bolanle Waliu; Ihemeje, Godwin

doi:10.1080/01900692.2019.1665068

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“…In this study, helping a HW secure a job may be borne out of kinship ties or a form of patronage by career politicians seeking to exert influence. Ojo et al 15 described this as a network where the clients are provided with their needs while the patron enjoys political legitimacy and authority. In this study, the clients are protected while also working for the interests of the patrons like mobilising votes and providing useful information to keep the political godfathers relevant within the system.…”

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“…Public officials are expected to provide employment, opportunities and resources to members of their kin because people lack confidence that the formal public services can meet their needs. 15 The concept of kinship transcends family connections and extends to friends, associates and various other relationships that intersect with family structures. 16 Baez-Camargo and Passas 17 argued that anticorruption efforts thus need to consider social norms and informal contexts.…”

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“…Corruption has traditionally been tied to kinship within the African context. Public officials are expected to provide employment, opportunities and resources to members of their kin because people lack confidence that the formal public services can meet their needs 15. The concept of kinship transcends family connections and extends to friends, associates and various other relationships that intersect with family structures 16.…”

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Absenteeism in primary health centres in Nigeria: leveraging power, politics and kinship

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BackgroundPrimary health centres (PHCs) in Nigeria suffer critical shortages of health workers, aggravated by chronic absenteeism that has been attributed to insufficient resources to govern the system and adequately meet their welfare needs. However, the political drivers of this phenomenon are rarely considered. We have asked how political power and networks influence absenteeism in the Nigerian health sector, information that can inform the development of holistic solutions.MethodsData were obtained from in-depth interviews with three health administrators, 30 health workers and 6 health facility committee chairmen in 15 PHCs in Enugu State, Nigeria. Our analysis explored how political configurations and the resulting distribution of power influence absenteeism in Nigeria’s health systems.ResultsWe found that health workers leverage social networks with powerful and politically connected individuals to be absent from duty and escape sanctions. This reflects the dominant political settlement. Thus, the formal governance structures that are meant to regulate the operations of the health system are weak, thereby allowing powerful individuals to exert influence using informal means. As a result, health managers do not confront absentees who have a relationship with political actors for fear of repercussions, including retaliation through informal pressure. In addition, we found that while health system structures cannot effectively handle widespread absenteeism, networks of local actors, when interested and involved, could address absenteeism by enabling health managers to call politically connected staff to order.ConclusionThe formal governance mechanisms to reduce absenteeism are insufficient, and building alliances (often informal) with local elites interested in improving service delivery locally may help to reduce interference by other powerful actors.

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“…The god parents do this to maintain relevance and further exert influence in the community. Ojo, Lamidi, Odewale, Shiyanbade & Ihemeje [27] described this as patronage relationship or network where the clients are provided with their needs while the patron enjoys political legitimacy and authority. Furthermore, godparents also influence workplace opportunities such as training and other benefits available to health workers.…”

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Politicking with Health Care and Its Implications for the Attainment of Universal Health Coverage

Odii¹,

Ogbozor²,

Orjiakor³

et al. 2020

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Background Primary Health Centres (PHCs) are acknowledged key to the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) owing to their closeness to the grass-root and the constant patronage by low- and middle-income class citizens. An impediment to the efficiency of PHCs is the nature of politics on-going in its operation beginning from its physical construction, employment of staff, among others. This study provides evidence of politicking marring the efficiency of PHCs as well as possible solutions to the issue. Method The study was carried out in eight purposively selected PHC facilities drawn from three local government areas in Enugu State, southeast Nigeria. Data were collected using in-depth interviews (IDIs) and focus group discussions (FGDs). The IDIs involved sixteen participants that cut across frontline health workers, heads and supervisors of health units at the local governments, and chairpersons of the health facility committees (HFCCs). In addition, four FGDs were held with male and female service users of the facilities. Findings It was discovered that certain powerful community members influenced the locations of PHCs, even when the general community is disfavoured by such decision. Powerful group of persons equally influence the recruitment and sanctioning of healthcare staff. The consequences include weak patronage of the facilities and poor healthcare delivery. Of the several solutions, obtaining localised support from powerful persons in the community to enforce fairness featured strongly. Conclusions The politics around primary healthcare is a threat to the achievement of UHC, since it discourages patronage and encourages inefficiency of healthcare staff. To overcome this, there is the need to facilitate genuine participation of community members and implementing local actions and policies in the facilitation of PHCs, and also, rapidly addressing the excesses of powerful groups and individuals. Key words: Primary Health Centre; Politicking; Universal Health Coverage; Power; Politics

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Transforming Pacifists into Warmongers? Separatist Movement, State Repression, and the Politics of Framing Terrorism in Nigeria: Evidence from IPOB and Yoruba Nation’s Freedom Frontiers

Ojo

2023

Journal of Applied Security Research

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Enemy within the State: The Pathology of Boko Haram Insurgency, Military Corruption, and Fallacy of Arms Procurement in Nigeria

Cited by 7 publications

References 41 publications

Absenteeism in primary health centres in Nigeria: leveraging power, politics and kinship

Absenteeism in primary health centres in Nigeria: leveraging power, politics and kinship

Politicking with Health Care and Its Implications for the Attainment of Universal Health Coverage

Transforming Pacifists into Warmongers? Separatist Movement, State Repression, and the Politics of Framing Terrorism in Nigeria: Evidence from IPOB and Yoruba Nation’s Freedom Frontiers

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