Abstract

ANIFALAJE, Kehinde. Implementation of the right to social security in Nigeria. Afr. hum. rights law j. [online]. 2017, vol.17, n.2, pp.413-435. ISSN 1996-2096.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1996-2096/2017/v17n2a4.

The article examines the constitutional provision on the justiciability of the right to social security as well as other legislation on social security in Nigeria with a view to determining the extent to which the right is actualised in the country. It is argued that, apart from the issue of the prima facie non-justiciability of the right, the various Nigerian laws on social security are inadequate in their content and scope of application. The article further argues that the various national/state programmes on social protection are not stricto sensu social security schemes as they are not anchored in any legislation and do not create any enforceable rights for citizens. It concludes that there is a need for Nigerian policy makers to demonstrate greater commitment to the due implementation of this right in Nigeria by enacting an all-encompassing social security law and making appropriate budgetary provision for the sector.

Keywords : social security; right; justiciability; Nigerian Constitution 1999.

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