IJPSD

ISSN: 2360-784X

 International Journal of Political Science and Development
 

International Journal of Political Science and Development

Vol. 8(6), pp. 222-229, June, 2020. 

DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2020.135

ISSN: 2360-784X

Review

Perceptions of the Indigenes on the Causes of Poverty in Bauchi State

Umar Farouk Musa

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Bauchi State University, Gadau, Nigeria. E-mail: faroukmusa2013@gmail.com

Accepted 16 June 2020

Poverty is prone to developing countries and its manifestations were diverse across different regions, parameters and indicators. Hence, despite the numerous programmes implemented by the government, over 110 million Nigerians suffer from the scourge of poverty. Consequently, Bauchi state in particular recorded 89.5 percent of multidimensional indicators across education, health and living standard. Therefore, this study applied qualitative research approach and collected the data from twenty informants in order to explore the causes of this phenomenon. The results indicated that socio-economic factors, attitudes and behaviors of individuals, political and policy failure; corruption and mismanagement of resources, insecurity and ethno-religious crises in addition to climatic and demographic influences causes poverty in the study area. For instance, Poverty increases due to laziness and incapability to pursue business and farming practices. Accordingly, the study recommended for the diversification of the economy, entrepreneurships initiatives, farming and the review of educational policies. A synergy of policy coordination between the three levels of government in the country requires urgent attention. The re-visitation of the institutions that eradicate corruption, especially in states and the whole federation is necessary. The establishment of community police and vibrant inter-faith dialogue as well as environmental conversation.

Keywords: Poverty, causes, manifestations, indigenes, Bauchi state