Politics of Social Security and Welfare Administration in Nigeria: Prospects, Imbroglio and Perils

The study examines politics of welfare administration in Nigeria. Guided by a descriptive survey design, data were collected from respondents using a structured questionnaire, in-depth interview and focus group discussion guide. The study adopted simple census sampling due to the manageable population size. Data analysis employed mean and standard deviation, with a 2.5 cut-off point for acceptance, and hypotheses were tested using the Chi-square statistic. Findings revealed that poor funding of social welfare programmes in Nigeria is not effective and therefore it has created a big gap between policy formulation and implementation, Also, weak institution framework plays havoc to effective administration of welfare in Nigeria.. However, prospects for improvement exist if the recommendations are followed. They include, the Government providing adequate fund to ensure smooth implementation of welfare services and furthermore, the Government should ensure that institutional and implementation frameworks are strong and efficient.