ABSTRACT
Project sustainability is central in community development efforts. Since independence,
successive governments had established special development agencies for the Niger Delta
region. However, it has been observed that these agencies failed to attain the set goals due to
their approaches and uncoordinated community development activities. Sustainable development
has to do with participatory development, human development and environmental protection.
The federal government, thus, established the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in
2000 to address the developmental challenges of the people. Consequently, the research was
aimed at examining the perception of the sustainability of NDDC community development
projects in Abia State. The cross-sectional survey design was adopted in the study using
purposive sampling to achieve the required sample size of 1152. The sample comprised of 6
communities from 6 LGAs in Abia state. The questionnaire, Focus Group Discussion and indepth
interviews were the major instruments used for data collection. Data generated from the
questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency tables, and
percentages, while data generated from the FGD and IDI were illustrated in quotes. The chisquare
(X²) was used to test the hypotheses formulated in the study. The study revealed that the
NDDC has executed projects in all the communities under study. Moreover, the successfully
executed projects have impacted positively on the quality of lives of the community members.
The study further revealed that the participation of the community members in projects execution
is low and this has implications in projects sustainability.
AGWU, U (2021). Perception Of The Sustainability Of Niger Delta Development Commission (Nddc) Community Development Projects In Abia State. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/perception-of-the-sustainability-of-niger-delta-development-commission-nddc-community-development-projects-in-abia-state
AGWU, UCHE "Perception Of The Sustainability Of Niger Delta Development Commission (Nddc) Community Development Projects In Abia State" Afribary. Afribary, 15 May. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/perception-of-the-sustainability-of-niger-delta-development-commission-nddc-community-development-projects-in-abia-state. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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AGWU, UCHE . "Perception Of The Sustainability Of Niger Delta Development Commission (Nddc) Community Development Projects In Abia State" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 25, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/perception-of-the-sustainability-of-niger-delta-development-commission-nddc-community-development-projects-in-abia-state