POOR PARTICIPATION AND ALIENATED CITIZENRY: THE PROBLEM WITH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIA

  • Sunny Nwachukwun Department Of Political Science, School Of Social Science Alvan Ikoku Federal College Of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
  • Nwachukwu Odunze Tobechukwu Department Of Political Science, School Of Social Science Alvan Ikoku Federal College Of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
  • Emenonye Henry Nkem Department Of Political Science, School Of Social Science Alvan Ikoku Federal College Of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

Abstract

Development is a programme, deliberate, concerted and sustained to free people from poverty, illiteracy, and disease and bring them into modern life. But citizen participation is a significant and necessary component of any attempt of improving the planning process of Development in Nigeria. This paper therefore investigates various approaches geared towards development and also their short comings. Among other causal factors; non participation of citizenry in developmental programme, planning, project choice is in a rarity hence a bane to development programme.

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Published
2015-05-26
How to Cite
Nwachukwun, S., Tobechukwu, N. O., & Nkem, E. H. (2015). POOR PARTICIPATION AND ALIENATED CITIZENRY: THE PROBLEM WITH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIA. European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 11(10). Retrieved from https://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/5560
Issue
ESJ MAY 2015 /SPECIAL/ EDITION VOL.1
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