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A government‐interest group model is presented. Voters are neither always rationally ignorant nor always fully informed. Voters' information is variable. Unlike other models that assume a vote production function, this model considers the voter's utility and shows how rational voters with limited information can sometimes vote for inefficient policies.If voters can be informed inexpensively, then democracies are efficient. If the cost of informing voters is prohibitive, then pressure groups efficiently extract rent. If the cost of informing voters is low for efficient direct handouts, but high for inefficient policies, then inefficient redistributions will occur.

This research work has principally succeeded in updating the geological map of Southern Borno and brought out zeolite as one of the prominent solid minerals to work on. The field mapping of the area constituting of Askira Uba, Bayo, Biu, Chibok, Damboa, Gwoza, Hawul, KwayaKusar, and ShaniLocal Government Areas indicate the occurrence of basement and sedimentary rocks. The crystalline rocks comprises of migmatites, gneisses, granites and basaltic rocks, dominantly occurring in Gwoza, AskiraUba, Chibok, Biu and Hawul, whereas the sedimentary formations cover KwayaKusar, Shani, Bayo and Damboa with outcrops of Cretaceous-Quaternary sediments comprising Bima Formation, Gongila Formation, Fika Shales, Gombe Sandstone, Kerri Kerri Formation and Chad Formation. Mineralogical evaluation of the Basement Complex rocks indicate the occurrences of feldspars, quartz, micas and ornamental stones, with the basalts chiefly hosting zeolite and quality gemstones (aquamarine, corundum, amethyst, tourmaline and topaz). The zeolites are typical of chabazite variety mostly developing from feldspathoid associated with mafic igneous/basic volcanic rocks. The Cretaceous-Quaternary sediments present quality clays, kaolinite, diatomite, trona and bentonite industrial minerals.