Assessment of infrastructural services provision by the federal governmentin The South East Geo-political Zone and implications for restructuring.
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2021-10
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Department of Sociology, University of Ilorin.
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The lop-sided infrastructural architecture in many geopolitical zones in Nigeria since the
enthronement of President Mohammadu Buhari administration in 2015 seems to be one of the
main causes of the current political agitations and secessionist movements calling for
restructuring. Notwithstanding the provision of the nation's constitution that guarantees true
federalism with equity, justice, and fairness, many people, especially in the Southeast region of
Nigeria have alleged favoritism and marginalization in the provisions of some basic
infrastructural services. The paper examined the nature of infrastructural services provided in
this geo-political zone (south east) in comparison with other geopolitical entities in Nigeria
and its implications to political restructuring. The qualitative method of data collection was
employed with In-depth Interview (IDI) as the major instrument although complemented with
secondary sources The Equity Theory and Spatial Inequality Theory formed the theoretical
framework of the study. Findings from the study revealed that the southeast geo-political zone
has been marginalized in infrastructural services distribution which the respondents
attributed to ethnicity and religious differences. The respondents did not consider resources
derivation as an attributable factor but agreed generally that the refusal of the zone to vote
massively for the ruling government in 2015 and 2019 general elections respectively
accounted for their ordeal. Given these revelations, some recommendations were made geared
at embracing equity, justice, and fairness in infrastructural services distribution which will
also douse the current tension for restructuring.
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Key Words: Assessment, Infrastructure, Infrastructural services, Geo-political zone, Restructuring