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Public Private Partnership And Service Delivery
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1.2 Statement of the Problem
Public service delivery is one of the
bases of assessing the achievements of democratic leaders and it is the
foundation of good democratic governance. Agitation for public service
delivery is higher in developing countries compared to developed
nations. This is because the resources for the provision of
infrastructural amenities are always scarce and high.
The
Infrastructural report of Nigeria just like any third world country is
nothing to write home about. The housing situation is in a sorry state
both quantitatively and qualitatively. Most infrastructures are now
decayed and need repair, rehabilitation, refurbishment or replacement.
Government is the system that plans, organizes, controls and supervises
the people who are resident in an area in order for all to have
conducive-environment for living and a sense of belonging. Governments
is saddled with the mandate to put in place all measures that it deem
fit will make an environment beneficial for living for everybody.
The
idea behind public private partnership has be one of efficient service
delivery to the people in a particular place which of course is needed
to provide for the citizens and or for supplementary development which
can be through the different modes of PPP but the reverse seem to be the
case as the pressing environmental and public health issues in Nigeria
rural areas today is the problem of solid waste generation and disposal
(Ndekwu, 2006).
Infrastructure development in democratic governance
is more challenging because of the accessibility of people to government
and involves identifying the right project, carrying out feasibility
and viability studies and embarking on physical development of the
project. The challenges are numerous and include finance, technology for
development, maintenance and design.
The numerous challenges have
not been tackled as they should. Nigeria's lack of basic infrastructure
to facilitate sustainable development and trade – both regionally and
globally – and to ensure competitiveness is already known by all. In
particular, for the large number of local governments, especially the
rural ones, the dwellers produce have no access to markets and are not
stored, hampered by weak transport and energy infrastructure. It is
against this backdrop that the research is inspired to assess the impact
of Public Private Partnership and Service Delivery in Lagos State with
reference to the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA).
1.3 Objectives of the Study
The
major objective of this study is to assess Public Private Partnership
and Service Delivery in Lagos State. Other specific objectives of the
study are:
a.To investigate if there is any significant relationship between Public Private Partnership andService Delivery in Lagos State.
b.To determine the effect of government partnership with the Private sector in roads construction in Lagos State.
c.To examine the impact of Public Private Partnership on the standard of living in Lagos State.
d.To articulate the ways to improve Service Delivery in Lagos State.
1.4 Research Questions
This study will be guided by the following research questions:
1.Is there any significant relationship between public private partnership and service delivery in Lagos State?
2.Can government partnership with the Private sector has significant effect on infrastructural development in Lagos State?
3.Does Public Private Partnership enhance urban roads development in Lagos State?
1.5 Research Hypotheses
The researcher intends to test the following hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance:
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Ho: There is no significant relationship between Public Private
Partnership and service delivery in Lagos State.
HI:There is a significant relationship between Public Private
Partnership and public service delivery
in Lagos State.
2 Ho: Government partnership with the
Private sector has no positive effect on
infrastructural development in Lagos State.
HI:
Government partnership with the Private sector has an effect
on infrastructural development
in Lagos State.
3 Ho: Public Private Partnership does not enhance urban road development in Lagos.
HI: Public Private Partnership enhances urban road development in Lagos.
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