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Challenges Of Rural And Community Development In Nigeria
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1.3Objectives of the Study
The main objective of this study is to
find out the problems affecting effective development of Ukehe community
in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area. Specifically, the research is
aimed at finding out:
1) To find out who plans community development projects in Ukehe
2)
To find out the extent to which the projects being implemented in are
in Ukehe line with the felt needs of the community members
3) To find out how the community development projects are financed in Ukehe.
4) To find out the major challenges affecting smooth implementation of community development projects in Ukehe
5) To Recommend ways and means of encouraging effective participation in community development.
1.4Research Questions
The following questions are designed to guide the researcher in study
1) Who plans community development in Ukehe?
2) Are the objectives of community development in Ukehe in line with the felt needs of the people?
3) How are the community development projects in Ukehe financed?
4) What are the major challenges affecting smooth implementation of community development projects in Ukehe?
5)
What are the way/mean of encouraging effective participation of Ukehe
people in community development projects.
1.5Significance of the Study
The
present poor performance of Ukehe members in the implementation of
rural and community development projects inspired the researcher to
investigate into the factors that constitute the problems of
implementation of community development project as against the interest
and progress of the community.
The finding of this study will draw
out much needed information that would go a long way to stipulating
community development workers, the government and Ukehe community in
taking active parts in community development.
It will also help to
explore all positive avenues for cooperation among community members
with the conscious intention of improving the socio-economic and
cultural status of Ukehe people. The data collected would serve as a
guide in directing and assenting community members in their planning,
execution and evaluation of community development projects.
The study
should also suggest ways of ensuring effective management, by ensuring
checks and balances in the development committees, in order to check
poor accountability and embezzlement of public funds.
Finally, the
research will provide judicious application of priority method to avoid
unnecessary duplication of projects and device effective utilization of
already completed projects and also create process of identifying
projects that reflects felt-needs of the people.
1.6Scope of the Study
The
researcher focused on the abandoned and incomplete projects in Ukehe,
such projects include the abandoned erection of stalls in the Ogbede,
Eke-Ugwu and Eke Achara markets in Ukehe and the uncompleted civil
centers in some major villages like, Uwelle-Amakofia, Amadim, Umuofiagu
and Umurusi villages all in Ukehe community.
The scope therefore
rests on the activities of Ukehe development Unions/communities in the
entire villages of Ukehe in order to identify the problems of community
development projects in Ukehe.
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