Civic Accountability · Nigeria

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Previously in Borno:
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Inherited problems
0
Fixed
0
Partial progress
Fixed
Partial progress
Governance
A poor north-eastern state with weak finances and the Sharia question
Broken
The problem
Borno entered the Fourth Republic allocation-dependent, with a narrow revenue base, arrears to workers and immediate pressure to adopt Sharia law.
What was done
Sharia was adopted, but the state's finances deteriorated into strikes and unpaid entitlements, and the governor lost his own party's backing before 2003.