SS2 Third Term Government Lesson Note – Federalism I

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WEEK 9

TOPIC: FEDERALISM

CONTENT:

Problems of Nigerian Federalism.

1. The Need for Revenue Allocation in a Federal State
2. Revenue Allocation Formula
3. Inter- ethnic rivalry
4. Issue of secession

Minority Issues and Creation of States.

1. The Majority and Minority Ethnic Groups in Nigeria
2. Reasons for the Demands of More States
3. Complexity and Endless Nature of State Creation
4. Recommendation of Willincks’ Commission
5. Solutions to Minority Problems in Nigeria

SUB-TOPIC 1: PROBLEMS OF NIGERIAN FEDERALISM

The Need for Revenue Allocation in a Federal State

Revenue allocation in a federal state may be defined as an attempt by the central government to reduce the inequalities among the various levels of government in the country taking into consideration the financial resources available to them. It also refers to the sharing of revenue and other resources generated in the country among the different levels or tier of government. In Nigeria, we have three tiers of government. Within any country, there are many areas of inequalities. e.g., population size, land mass, wealth, rate of development etc. Hence in an attempt to find a suitable formula for the sharing of this revenue, a lot of commissions have been set up to recommend acceptable formula. From 1946-1988 the commissions were as follows.

1. The Phillipson Commission (1946)
2. The Hicks Phillipson Commission (1951)
3. The Chicks Commission (1953)
4. The Raisman Commission (1958)
5. The Binns Commission (1964)
6. The Dina’s Commission (1968)
7. The Aboyade Technical Committee (1977)
8. The Okigbo Commission (1980)
9. The Danjuma Commission (1998)

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