Covid-19 Pandemic and the crisis of intergovernmental Response in Nigeria
Project Overview
Generally the essence of Intergovernmental Relations is to foster in a federal structure, cordial relationship between the centre and other the federating units so as to achieve at least basically, relative equality and interdependence. However, the recent experience of governmental response to covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria has proved to be the worse manifestation of an unsettling crises of intergovernmental relations in Nigeria since independence. Using KIIs, FGDs and desk review as sources of primary and secondary data respectively, this study has found that the attempt to respond to covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria was adversely affected by the uncoordinated, non-harmonious, and antagonistic attitude that characterized the relationship between federal, states and local governments. The study concluded that such crises has culminated into a general epileptic and paralyzed governmental response thereby causing citizenry mistrust against government as well as more positive cases and higher casualties of the covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria.Study Design
Emperical ResearchProject Keywords
Crisis, Preventing, Curative, Palliative, Strategic communications, Covid-19 Pandemic, intergovernmental relationsPrincipal Investigator
Name: Aminu Hayatu
Sanusi
Title: Dr.
Department or Unit: Political Science
Organization: Bayero University Kano
Co-Project Investigators
- Name: AminuHayatuTitle: Dr.Department or Unit: Political ScienceOrganization: Bayero University Kano
- Name: JibrinAbdullahiTitle: MrDepartment or Unit: General Studies UnitOrganization: Kano University of Science and Technology
- Name: SamirHalliruTitle: Dr.Department or Unit: Adult Education and Community DevelopmentOrganization: Bayero University Kano
- Name: SaminuIdrisTitle: Mr.Department or Unit: Political ScienceOrganization: Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
- Name: MaryamNasirTitle: DrDepartment or Unit: MedicineOrganization: Northwest University Kano
CONVERGE is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, Program on Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment (Award #1841338). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.