Civic Accountability · Nigeria

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Previously in Jigawa:
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Inherited problems
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Fixed
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Partial progress
Fixed
Partial progress
Economy
One of Nigeria's poorest, least-industrialised states
Partial
The problem
Jigawa, created from Kano State in 1991, entered the Fourth Republic with very low incomes, weak infrastructure and an economy almost entirely dependent on rain-fed farming.
What was done
The administration invested in ICT, technical education and solar power and set up a free trade zone, but the state stayed near the bottom of national development rankings and remained allocation-dependent.