State, Community, and Local Development in Nigeria

Francis, Paul; Akinwumi, J.A.; Ngwu, P. N. C.; Nkom, Steven A.; Odihi, John Onu; Olomajeye, J. A.; Okunmadewa, Foluso; Shehu, D

doi:10.1596/0-8213-3733-5

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“…Rural areas accounted for 66% of the incident of poverty, and 69% of the extreme poor. The incident of poverty was highest in northern agro-climatic region, with 45%, compared to the middle-belt and southern region, with 38% and 24%, respectively [20]. An investigation [21] revealed that: "Improving delivery of access to social infrastructures and services such as electricity, portable water supply, sewage system, market centres, transportation and telecommunication networks facilitate development".…”

Section: Fighting Poverty Through Improving Physical Infrastructures mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Development indicators such as basic schools, primary health care, rural feeder roads, electricity supply, and portable drinking water are lower in the north compared to the other regions in Nigeria [20]. The community empowerment is an avenue that is enabling the community to have influence and control over their own resources through accountable and representative leadership which is responsible in planning, designing and implementation of a development plan.…”

Section: Fighting Poverty Through Improving Physical Infrastructures mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Impact Assessment of LEEMP (Local Empowerment and Environmental Management Project) in Adamawa State of Nigeria

Liman¹,

Ngah²

2015

JESE-A

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This paper provided a reviewed case of implementation of rural development project in relation to poverty alleviation in Adamawa State of Nigeria. Inco-prorating the community based management project in rural development strategies seems to be the best approach to implement rural development project. The study used both qualitative and quantitative research techniques to obtain data on the implementation of LEEMP (local empowerment and environmental management project). The result shows that the project has impacted positively to rural development of some rural communities in the state. However, there were challenges discovered, which include non-inclusion of some stake holders because of social class or due to political affiliations, while projects are not evenly distributed among communities of serious needs. This paper implies that effective incorporation of rural communities in the managements of rural development projects requires full community participation in the development process. This requires collective action, which ties the community on values, sustainable maintenance of infrastructures, and improvements, in cultures, of environmental conservation and economics benefits into rural development, with balancing the aim of sustaining social infrastructures, environmental management and poverty alleviation.

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Section: Fighting Poverty Through Improving Physical Infrastructures mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Fighting Poverty Through Improving Physical Infrastructures mentioning

confidence: 99%