Budget Implementation on Road Infrastructure and Structural Violence in Taraba South Senatorial District of Nigeria, 2015-2021

Abstract

Budget implementation is needed in the delivery of viable infrastructure required for the effective functioning of society to forestall any form of structural violence. Much literature has averred that government budget on road infrastructure has a significant impact on economic growth; however, there is doubt if budget implementation in Nigeria has led to the provision of good road networks that meet people basic needs. This study, therefore, examines ‘budget implementation on road infrastructure and structural violence in Taraba South Senatorial District, 2015 to 2021'. The research design employed for this study is the survey research design. The study employed Marxian theory of post-colonial state as a theoretical framework of analysis. The study found that the government of Taraba State misappropriated and diverted the budget expenditure meant for the execution of road infrastructure to reduce the level of poverty in the study area. The study recommended that Taraba State Government should furnish its citizens in Taraba South with the various roads marked for construction in the annual budget to ensure that good road network necessary to enhance quality of life are delivered to reduce rate of disabilities and deaths in the society..