IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LEADERSHIP RESEARCH (JPSLR )

E-ISSN 2504-883X
P-ISSN 2695 2432
VOL. 11 NO. 1 2025
DOI: 10.56201/jpslr.v11.no1.2025.pg52.63

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Politics, Governance and the Challenges of Food Security in South - South Geopolitical Zone of Nigeria

Ugbong, Moses Bekwapu & Dr. Amos, Paul Imeh & Ukeh, David Undiukeye

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Abstract

The study examines the effect of politics and governance on food security in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The correlational research design was adopted for the study. Three states in South South geopolitical zones and one thousand two hundred (1200) respondents were selected for the study through simple random sampling techniques. Four points likert scale questionnaire and twenty (20) oral interview questions were used to collect data from the selected respondents. Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistical analysis was used to analyze the collected data and analyzed via the SPSS package.

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