AMJD Volume. 10, Issue 3 (2021)

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Atairet, A.C, Mboho, K.S, & Aborh, K. B
 

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Constituency projects community participation rural development sustainable development legislature.
 

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Constituency Projects and Community Participation for Sustainable Rural Development: Experience from Selected Local Government of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Abstract: Over the years, most communities have been littered with failed and abandoned projects due to the community stakeholders' lack of participation during project initiation, implementation, and evaluation stages. Given these, the study seeks to assess community participation in constituency projects and its concomitant effect on rural development. A scholarly review of the literature was carried out to ascertain the state of knowledge of the communities regarding constituency projects and sustainable rural development. System theory was used as a theoretical framework. The study adopted qualitative and quantitative data collection methods in which respondents were randomly selected from the two federal constituencies for study. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used with data analyzed through statistical tools such as simple percentages and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Findings from the study revealed that benefiting communities were not part of the initiation, implementation, and evaluation of constituency projects. The study also reveals that the projects do not enhance sustainable development. Therefore, the study recommended that benefitting communities be involved in project initiation, implementation, and evaluation of constituency projects. Also, constituency projects should be effectively monitored and evaluated to enhance their sustainability
 
 
 

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