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Political Leadership and Poverty Eradication in Benue State: a Focus on the Benue State Economic Empowerment Development Strategy Programme, 1999 – 2007 POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND POVERTY ERADICATION IN BENUE STATE: A FOCUS ON THE BENUE STATE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PROGRAMME, 1999 – 2007. BY MICHAEL ANARIOCHI CALISTA PG/M.Sc/09/52121 DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA MARCH, 2011 DEDICATION To Almighty God And My dear husband Pastor Barr. Onyebuchi Emmanuel Azuh ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I am grateful to the Almighty God who has shown me great love throughout the period of this study. I want to sincerely appreciate my dear husband Pastor Barr. Onyebuchi Emmanuel Azuh who has no dublicate in all remifications from his earnest contributions, encouragement, prayer, and concern towards adding value to my life. My humble appreciation goes to my hardworking supervisor, Dr. Ken Ifesinachi who makes himself available to attend to my work without prejudice, directing me on how to write a good work, correcting me without complains and special encouragement within this period. I wish to thank all the lecturers of Political Science Department of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, for their kindness and receptive attitudes which encourages me throughout this study. I also appreciate my parents Mr. and Dr. Michael Iroegbu who laid a good foundation for me. Finally, I acknowledge all my family members, my brothers, sisters, inlaw and for standing by me within this studying time. TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page - - - - - - - - - - - Certification - - - - - - - - - - - Dedication - - - - - - - - - - - Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - - - Table of contents - - - - - - - - - - Abstract - - - - - - - - - - - CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - - - 1.2 statement of Problem - - - - - - - - 1.3 objective of Study - - - - - - - - - 1.4 significance of Study - - - - - - - - - 1.5 literature Review - - - - - - - - - 1.6 theoretical Framework - - - - - - - - 1.7 hypotheses - - - - - - - - - - 1.8 method of Data Collection and Method of Data Analysis - - - CHAPTER TWO: BENUE STATE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND POVERTY LEVEL IN BENUE STATE. 2.1 Poverty Eradication Programme in Benue State - - - - 2.2 The Degree of Performance - - - - - - - - CHAPTER THREE: SHIFT IN POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND PERFORMANCE OF POVERTY ERADICATION PROGRAMME IN BENUE STATE 3.1 Benseeds and Popular Participation In Benue State - - - - 3.2 The Failure of Benseed in Benue State - - - - - - CHAPTER FOUR: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 4.1 Summary - - - - - - - - - - 4.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - - 4.3 Recommendations - - - - - - - - - ABSTRACT This work examined Political leadership and poverty eradication in Benue State with a focus on Benue State economic empowerment development strategy programme between 1999 and 2007. The research questions pertinent to this study were: Did the Benue State Economic Empowernment Development Strategy impact positively on poverty level in Benue State between 1999 and 2007? Did shifts in political leadership affect the performance of the poverty eradication programme in Benue State between 1999 and 2007? The Marxist Political economy approach was adopted as our theoretical framework of analysis and we also relied on the qualitative method of data collection as well as the ex-post facto research design and the descriptive qualitative method of data analysis. These provided the basis for validating our hypotheses that the Benue State Economic Development Strategy did not impact positively on poverty level in Benue State between 1999 and 2007. The shift in Political leadership did not affect positively the performance of poverty eradication programme in Benue State between 1999 and 2007. CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION Political leadership and poverty eradication programme in Benue State: A focus on BENSEEDS is the topic understudy. This work seeks to establish the role political leadership has played in eradicating poverty in Benue State, because it is generally known to be among the poorer state in Nigeria, irrespective of her human and natural resources. Benue State is blessed with population of 5,181,642 with 23 local government areas. Namely, Ado, Katsinala, Oju, Agutu, Konshisha, Okpokwu, Apa, Kwande, Otukpo, Buruku, Logo, Tarka, Gboko, Ukwum, Obi, Guma, Ushongo, Gwer-East, Gwer-West, Ogbadigbo, Vandikya, Ohimi and Markudi as the headquarters. Total mass 509 million hectares. The state is predominantly rural with an estimated 75 percent population engaged in rain- fed subsistence Agriculture commonly grown crops in 2004 were yam, cassava, sweet potato, maize, guinea corn, millet, groundnuts, soyabeans and beansead (Mosley and Verschoor 2003:10). This is mostly concerned on the contributions of political leadership to eradicating poverty in the state ingression, between 1999 – 2007 using the implementation of Benue State economic empowerment development strategy (BENSEEDS) as a focus for poverty eradication programme as the time under study. BENSEEDS was launched immediately the then Governor George Akume took the mantle of political leadership in Benue State, which ushered in the return of democracy in Nigeria. The people of Benue had high expectations on their political leader (Governor). The chief driver of Benue state democratic voyage (Akume) mustard the relevant political muscles amidst every odds in a bid to match expectations with reality. He was committed to liberate the people from the clutches of poverty and was able to contain the reconciliation let loose by the military hegemony. Akume’s political leadership in Benue State suddenly went adrift as the state economic structure for rising expected woefully inadequate, and tragically fragile. Consequently, demagogue was substituted for development and electricity for leadership. Whether 1999 – 2007. Regime was a success or failure is a matter of examining the contributions of political leadership. On this note this work is aimed at examine the contributions of political leadership in eradicating poverty in Benue state from 1999-2007. The word poverty will be used in all ramifications, using BENSEEDS programme. (Benue state Economic empowerment Development strategy) 1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM The researcher is cut to investigate the success or failure of Benue state Economic Empowerment Development Strategy (BENSEEDS) in Benue state. The following questions will be properly articulate and will be used to articulate the ability and inability of political leadership in Benue to implement the programeme which is aimed at eradicating poverty in Benue state. 1. Did the Benue State Economic Empowernment Development Strategy impact positively on poverty level in Benue State between 1999 and 2007? 2. Did shifts in political leadership affect the performance of the poverty eradication programme in Benue State between 1999 and 2007? 1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY The broad objective of this study is to examine the role of the political leadership in the implementation of Benue State Economic Empowerment Strategy in poverty eradication in Benue State and the performance of the programme. The specific objectives are to determine: 1. If the Benue State Economic Empowerment Development Strategy on poverty eradication imparted positively on poverty level in Benue State between 1999 and 2007. 2. To find out if the shift in political leadership affected the performance of poverty eradication programme in Benue State. 1.4. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY The significance of this research work exists at both the theoretical and practical levels. In theoretical dimension, the significance of this study can be appreciated in the light of the contribution it will make to existing literature (knowledge) in the Area of poverty eradication programmes in Benue state. It will be very beneficial to the students and academics, who will be interested in carrying out further research on related topics. The work will also serve as a good literature work for research in political science and other related disciplines. As regards to the practical dimension, this work is expected to guide the policy makers in Benue state government and other government policy makers in their formulation of policies and the implementation. This work is also expected to inspire and motivate the indigenes of Benue state to rise up to the development challenges facing them and approach issues practically by participating actively in governance and policy making implementation of such policies or programmes. 1.5 LITERATURE REVIEW The primary purpose of this study was to employ the predictive ability criterion to empirically investigate the role of political leadership and eradication in Benue state. In this review, we shall consider the key issues addressed have. We shall look into the pertinent literature relating to these issues to view by other writers based on the following research questions. 1. Did the Benue State Economic Empowernment Development Strategy impact positively on poverty level in Benue State between 1999 and 2007? 2. Did shifts in political leadership affect the performance of the poverty eradication programme in Benue State between 1999 and 2007? Did the Benue State Economic Empowerment Development Strategy impact positively on poverty level in Benue State between 1999 and 2007? Benue state is endowed with immense agricultural potential and is rightly christened the “Food Basket of the Nation” with comparatively weak infrastructural base and near assent private sector, any development reform place itself on the path of turbulence with attendant negative consequences.
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