The Politics of Covid-19 Pandemic and Human Security threat in Port Harcourt City, Nigeria

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2021 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 8 Issue 2

Year of Publication : 2021

Authors : Ogele Eziho Promise

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I2P105

How to Cite?

Ogele Eziho Promise, "The Politics of Covid-19 Pandemic and Human Security threat in Port Harcourt City, Nigeria," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 8,  no. 2, pp. 23-28, 2021. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V8I2P105

Abstract:

The study examined the politics of the Covid-19 Pandemic and human security threat in Port Harcourt City, Nigeria. Politics as social activity involve how matters are resolved through the collective decision. The ability to contain the spread of the Covid-19 brought spotlights on leadership capacity, the awkwardness of state actors, global ideological differences, and policy priorities of various international, regional and national governments. Globally, Covid-19 led to an adverse impact on human security, such as the closure of schools, jobs, restriction of movement, among others. In Port Harcourt city, the enforcement and fight against the pandemic were pursued with aggressiveness by the Rivers State government. The lockdown enforcement led to constitutional conflict between the federal government and Rivers state governments. To achieve this aim, the study adopted the triangulation method of data gathering techniques. A total of 250 structured questionnaires were randomly administered among the respondents in Port Harcourt City, out of which 230 were retrieved and used for analysis. The paper adopted fear appeal theory as its theoretical construct. The study unraveled that the lockdown policy adversely impacted human security. The study recommends amongst others that the Rivers State government and Nigeria at large should improve on food security.

Keywords:

lockdown, human security, politics.

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