Fiscal Federalism and Resource Control in Nigeria Problems and Prospects
Abstract
The study focused on fiscal federalism and resource control in Nigeria. The importance of resource control is hinged on the need for every region to accelerate its development away from external help. However, this is not the case in Nigeria as the Federal Government has mounted control on states' resources inadvertently. Hence, the aims of the study were to investigate the nature of fiscal federalism in Nigeria; analyze Nigeria’s experiences with fiscal federalism and resource control; identify the problems of fiscal federalism and resource control; and recommend measures for the amelioration of the problems of fiscal federalism and resource control in Nigeria. The descriptive research methodology was adopted for the study through the use of secondary sources of data from academic journals, and publications. The Frustration-Aggression theory was used to discuss the problems of fiscal federalism and resource control in Nigeria. It was discovered that the resulting effects of fiscal federalism in Nigeria are political, economic, social and environmental in nature. It was recommended that derivation should be adopted as a core principle for revenue distribution, which should also be increased to 50%.
Authors
- Tarila Ayibaebi Ekeuwei (Post Graduate Student)
Department of Political and Administrative Studies
University of Port Harcourt
ekeuweitarila@gmail.com (09073084277) - Idongesit Michael Akpan (Post Graduate Student)
Department of Public Administration
Akwa Ibom State University
idongesitmichael02@gmail.com (08110216064)