Abstract
The challenges of poverty and insurgency had caused problems of different dimensions in north-eastern Nigeria. Specifically Bauchi state recorded 89.5 percent of Multidimensional Poverty Indicators above other states in the country. The main objective of this study is to explore the strategies to build resilience to poverty in the study area. In achieving this, a qualitative research design via semi-structured interview and purposive sampling were applied. Accordingly, twenty-two informants from the ministries, agencies, and commissions in addition to some selected underprivileged people were consulted during the data collection. Consequently, findings from the study indicated that national, state, community and individual strategies were suggested to overcome poverty and other socioeconomic challenges bedeviling the people in Northeastern Nigeria in general and Bauchi state in particular. These views of the informants are expected to address the socioeconomic challenges identified in the state. Perhaps, the community strategies include security initiatives, collaborations with NGOs to cushion the effects of poverty in the towns and villages with the contributions of the religious and traditional institutions. Furthermore, personal empowerment, enhancing peoples' confidence, and skills exhibit the individual strategies. Subsequently, by strengthening the federal, states as well as security arrangements to avert the problems discovered. The expansion of poverty reduction programs, accessible educational policies, youth empowerment schemes, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and the overall development of northeastern Nigeria were suggested.
Highlights
Background to the StudyPoverty is a socioeconomic problem that has impacted humanity in most developing nations. Nwabughiogu (2015) stated that, based on statistics, more than 110 million Nigerians faces the perils of poverty, despite the various policies and programs that have been implemented such as Operation Feed the Nation; National Poverty Eradication Programme and the current N-Power, among others. Alkire, Roche, Seth, and Summer (2015) had suggested that the manifestation of poverty in Nigeria and Bauchi state in particular, is at 89.5 percent, higher than the other states in the country
The main objective of this study is to explore the strategies for resilience, amid poverty and insecurity that is currently being faced by the people in the Bauchi state, and the Northeastern Nigeria at large
The findings from this study indicated that individual, community, state and national strategies were the core perceptions of twenty-two informants
Summary
Background to the StudyPoverty is a socioeconomic problem that has impacted humanity in most developing nations. Nwabughiogu (2015) stated that, based on statistics, more than 110 million Nigerians faces the perils of poverty, despite the various policies and programs that have been implemented such as Operation Feed the Nation; National Poverty Eradication Programme and the current N-Power, among others. Alkire, Roche, Seth, and Summer (2015) had suggested that the manifestation of poverty in Nigeria and Bauchi state in particular, is at 89.5 percent, higher than the other states in the country. Alkire, Roche, Seth, and Summer (2015) had suggested that the manifestation of poverty in Nigeria and Bauchi state in particular, is at 89.5 percent, higher than the other states in the country. The effects of insurgency in the northeast region, insecurity and deprivation to daily businesses, has affected the people. The northeastern region is most affected by the insurgency, while the relative poverty figure is at 77.7 percent. Illiteracy and unemployment were the fortuitous opportunities used in recruiting the futile youth into these rebellion activities (the kidnnappings and bombings by the Boko Haram insurgents), thereby destroying lives and properties of the people in the northeastern Nigeria (Salisu, Afandi & Yusuf, 2015 & Ojo, 2013)
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