Some of you may agree with me on this, while many may not.
Here is what I think.
When a large part of a population has either limited or no access to social and economic resources as a result of government policy in redistributing revenue towards the capital city, such concentrated redistribution at the centralised level may then become a key factor in sparking internal conflicts from the population living outside the capital. A state that does not share the national wealth and resource revenues equitably among its citizens therefore, provides a platform to those who want to challenge the legitimacy of the state to engage in violence. Thus, the centralization of revenue redistribution by a state may be seen as a potential factor that may lead to internal conflict especially in circumstances where the levels of poverty and unemployment in the country are widespread. However, such internal conflict may not necessarily be violent, but may cause an uprising among the population to the extent that causes a substantial change in the form of government, moving it from a centralized to a decentralized form of government to appease the population and for the state to retain its legitimacy.
I dwelt on this further in my article that is available at: http://edu.uhk.cz/africa/index.php/ModAfr/article/view/85/64
