Insecurity and Government Provision of Educational Services in Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

With the rise of insecurity across Nigeria in general and Cross River State in particular, education and governance are affected. This paper therefore sought to investigate the relationship between insecurity and government delivery of educational services in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study was directed by  a single hypothesis, derived from one research objective and question respectively. The study was anchored on the social contract theory of Thomas Hobbes. Relevant literatures were reviewed. The ex- post facto research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised all principals of secondary schools in the area of study. This population is 245, which was all used for the study. Thus, the purposive sampling technique was used for the study. Data were collected through two questionnaires titled security threats Questionnaire (STQ) and Government Provision of Educational Service Questionnaire (GPESQ). The hypothesis was subjected to statistical test at 0.05 level of significance, and analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis. The Result indicated that there is a significant negative relationship between insecurity and government provision of educational services in Cross River State. Accordingly, it was recommended, among others, that the government of Cross River State beef up security measures to forestall all security threats to educational institutions in the State