ABSTRACT

This article examined the implications of resource allocation for weaponised poverty and deviant economies in Nigeria. It used a quantitative method to collect data from 600 respondents randomly selected from three of the existing six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Through purposive sampling, it selected 12 in-depth interview respondents to obtain complementary qualitative data that were content analysed. The logistic regression analysis indicated a significant relationship between resource allocation and weaponised poverty in Nigeria (β = 2.095 P value < .001). The article concludes that the presence of resources in each state of Nigeria undermines the politics of ethnic entitlement. To prevent more citizens from sliding into poverty, it suggests a paradigm shift from the political resource allocation formula (PRAF) to an equitable resource allocation formula (ERAF) alternative or an admixture of ERAF and concessional resources allocation formula (CRAF).

摘要

本文研究了资源分配对尼日利亚的武器化贫困和越轨经济的影响。它使用一种定量方法从600个从尼日利亚现有的六个地缘政治区中的三个中随机选择的受访者那里收集数据。通过有针对性的抽样，它选择了12名深度访谈受访者，以获得补充的定性数据，并对其内容进行了分析。Logistic回归分析表明，尼日利亚的资源分配与武器化贫困之间存在显着关系（β  = 2.095 P值<.001）。文章得出的结论是，尼日利亚每个州的资源存在都破坏了民族权利的政治。为了防止更多的公民陷入贫困，它建议从政治资源分配公式（PRAF）转向公平资源分配公式（ERAF）替代方案，或者将ERAF和优惠资源分配公式（CRAF）混合使用。