Managing post-privatisation challenges

A review of Nigeria’s electricity sector

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ID14656361
AuthorsOkechukwu Marcellus Ikeanyibe (0000-0002-9583-7254, University of Nigeria, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume39
Issue1
Pages70-87
Publication date2021-01-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Contemporary African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0258-9001 • E-ISSN: 1469-9397
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02589001.2020.1825647
OpenAlexW3110753048
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited26

Often privatisation is perceived as a magic wand that would eliminate the ineffectiveness in service provisioning. But usually, this does not happen, especially in most economically, politically, and administratively weak countries of sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this study is to interrogate the policy options towards managing post-privatisation challenges. Using historical data sourced from official documents, media clips, extant literature and other documentary sources, the paper examines the post-privatisation collaboration efforts of the Nigerian government to ensure the success of the privatisation of the electricity infrastructure. The author argues that privatisation should not be seen as a one-off conclusive activity in which the government divests from a privatised entity and at best merely regulates, but rather should be perceived as a continuous process of collaboration with the private sector through interventionist role of the government to improve and sustain service delivery to the citizens

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Electricity · Extant taxon · Political science · Private sector · Public relations · Public sector · Service delivery framework · Engineering · Public Administration · Public Procurement and Policy · Public-Private Partnership Projects · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Marketing

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