International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Modern Education (IJMRME) ISSN (Online): 2454 - 6119 (www.rdmodernresearch.org) Volume I, Issue I, 2015 179 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA IN THE POST-BOKO HARAM ERA: THE GAP IN CONTRIBUTION BETWEEN AFRICA AND EUROPE Dr. Sheriff Ghali Ibrahim* & Ipinmoye Ayodele Olu** Department of Political Science & International Relations, University of Abuja, Abuja-Nigeria Abstract: This paper specifically seeks to understand the situation of the North-Eastern Zone of Nigeria in post Boko Haram era, particularly in the area of reconstruction and rehabilitation. As a global norm and practice, following the devastating impact of disasters, there follows a period of interventions, which are usually in the order of relief, reconstruction, rehabilitation and readiness to assists the affected people. Following the initiation of the armed conflict by Boko Haram insurgents, there had been massive losses in human lives, occupational opportunities, and infrastructures such as schools, hospitals, bridges as well as homes and farmlands, leading to many becoming internally displaced persons and refugees. The study discovers that the Federal Government, Borno State Government alongside the United States, United Kingdom, China and the United Nations have been mostly providing relief services and materials whilst only the Borno State Government is providing reconstruction and rehabilitation. The process of coordinating these responses also have come up with challenges, chief of which is the multiple agencies set up by the Federal Government and a national prioritization of needs. The study recommends that the Governments should harmonize efforts with foreign partners and prioritize needs for an efficient allocation of scarce resources within the affected area. There is also the need for Federal and state Governments, in collaboration with the international community and partners to start the process of reconstructing the communities and rehabilitating the citizens who have been affected by the insurgency. Keywords: Boko Haram, Reconstruction, Rehabilitation, Funding, Building & Government 1. Introduction: Rehabilitation, reconstruction and sustainable recovery refer to measures that help restore the livelihoods, assets and production levels of emergency-affected communities. These measures rebuild essential infrastructure, institutions and services; and restore the means of production destroyed or made non-operational by a disaster. Rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance is geared towards limiting the need for relief and allowing development activities to proceed. Rehabilitation and reconstruction include measures which help increase the resilience of food systems in case of future disasters and emergencies (FAO Reference Manual, 1996). Violent conflicts and natural disasters have historically led to significant impacts and disruptions on the society, with attendant losses of life, destruction of property, infrastructure and disruptions of communal and individual relationships. The disasters often leave the society vulnerable to economic, social and physical challenges, as existing infrastructures are destroyed or significantly damaged; housing, which is in perennial short supply in most societies are further depleted and communication linkages within communities and society are ruptured.