Ethnicity, Federalism and Revenue Allocation in a Democratic Nigeria: The Niger Delta Problem

Anugwom, Edlyne E.

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“…Going by accounts the extant literature (see, Phillips, 1971;Mbanefoh and Egwaikhide, 1998;Omitola, 2005;Olaloku, 1976;Anugwom, 2001;Adesina, 1998), the most regularly manipulated public policy by successive governments in Nigeria is probably the revenue allocation system. In this case, over ten commissions and committees have been empaneled from the inauguration of the Phillipson Commission in 1946 to 2014 by various central governments in Nigeria to review or examine the contentious issue of revenue distribution 2 .…”

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A Shaky Peace: Re-interrogating Resource Distribution and Social Conflict in the Niger Delta Region within the Context of Federalism in Nigeria

Anugwom¹,

Anugwom²

2023

Int. J. Res. Publ. Rev.

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The paper depending essentially on documents and accounts in the extant literature examines the nexus between social conflict and resource distribution in Nigeria focusing on the agitations of the oil producing Niger Delta minorities. It argues that while Nigeria is a constitutional federalism, the functioning of the state in resource or revenue distribution among the constituent units have not been guided by the ethos of federalism. This has engendered a situation in which the citizens of the Niger Delta perceive the resource distribution system as not only uncharacteristic of true federalism but equally as a system manipulated to perpetuate socioeconomic marginalization on the minorities of the region even though the region produces the lion share of Nigeria's revenue. But in as much as federalism remains the best option in view of Nigeria's heterogeneous nature, there is need for federalism to be anchored on the true spirit of political and fiscal decentralization. This would severely curtail social conflicts, deal with recurrent ethno-regional agitations, and engender the consensus needed to build a virile nation.

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A Shaky Peace: Re-interrogating Resource Distribution and Social Conflict in the Niger Delta Region within the Context of Federalism in Nigeria

Anugwom¹,

Anugwom²

2023

Int. J. Res. Publ. Rev.

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“…However, it is important to locate marginalisation within the rational action of the state in Nigeria. In this sense, the state in Nigeria during democracy has been accused of using systematic marginalisation to exclude groups that are distant from the locus of power at the centre (see, Anugwom, 2004). Marginalisation, which implies exclusion or alienation from socio-political life, has become largely a politicised concept in Nigeria (Ujomu, 2002) i.e.…”

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“…Marginalisation, which implies exclusion or alienation from socio-political life, has become largely a politicised concept in Nigeria (Ujomu, 2002) i.e. it has become a theme song of almost all forms of ethno-militant and civil society agitation in Nigeria especially among the Niger Delta groups (see, Anugwom 2004). But probably more germane to the Niger Delta crisis is the contention of Nolutshungu (1996) that marginalization creates vulnerability and is a form of insecurity.…”

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“…For the Niger Delta inhabitants, the more vexing issue is what they conceive as the manipulative decline of derivation principle. Thus, there may be a strong linkage between the restiveness of the people and marginalisation and denial of citizenship rights (Anugwom, 2004;Naanen, 1995). Without doubt, the plight of the Niger Delta people and the general nationhood crisis in Nigeria makes an explanation on the parameters of the general notion of the resource curse thesis (see, Auty, 1993;Sachs and Warner, 1995;Torvik, 2001;van Wijnbergen, 1984 etc.…”

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Religion, Occult and Youth Conflict in the Niger Delta of Nigeria

Anugwom¹

2017

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“…The political marginalization of minority ethnic groups led to their loss of the right of ownership of the natural resources in their territories. Derivation was reintroduced only after the oil communities violently challenged the right of the Nigerian state to control natural resources (Aiyede, 2006;Anugwom, 2004;Isumonah, 2005;Obi, 1995Obi, , 2005.…”

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The Political Economy of Fiscal Federalism and the Dilemma of Constructing a Developmental State in Nigeria

Aiyede

2009

International Political Science Review

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The relationship between federalism and development needs to be investigated in the context of values of governance and state—society relations, especially citizenship. This helps to uplift the discourse on the African state by situating it within the historiography and political economy of federalism. This article explores the institutional and political foundations of the fundamentally distributive orientation of Nigeria's fiscal federal system: the values that underlie governance and the character of state—society relations expressed in the demarcation of fiscal federalism from citizenship privileges and duties. It argues that a fragmented citizenship sustains predatory rule, which undermines the developmental content of federalism.

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Ethnicity, Federalism and Revenue Allocation in a Democratic Nigeria: The Niger Delta Problem

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A Shaky Peace: Re-interrogating Resource Distribution and Social Conflict in the Niger Delta Region within the Context of Federalism in Nigeria

A Shaky Peace: Re-interrogating Resource Distribution and Social Conflict in the Niger Delta Region within the Context of Federalism in Nigeria

Religion, Occult and Youth Conflict in the Niger Delta of Nigeria

The Political Economy of Fiscal Federalism and the Dilemma of Constructing a Developmental State in Nigeria

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