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Fiscal Federalism and Imbalance in Revenue Allocation in Nigeria: Implications for Socio-economic Development

Imbalances in Nigeria’s federal arrangement have been a constant source of conflict in Nigeria’s politics. Fundamentally, the federal structure was adopted to accommodate Nigeria’s multi-ethnic nationalities. The dissatisfaction among the federating units underlies an unending search for an acceptable revenue sharing formula contention. The problem identified is that the current formula gives more revenue to the Federal government rather than to the State and Local Governments that have greater base and responsibilities for the provision of social welfare to the people. The arrangement stifles…