Niger Delta Development Commission (N.D.D.C.) and Provision of Infrastructure in Niger Delta Region, 2009-2022.

Ogbodo Stephen O.

Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Nigeria.

ABSTRACT

The study examined the nexus between the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the provision of infrastructure in the Niger Delta between 2009 and 2022. Specifically, the study was aimed at determining how violations of the NDDC Act on award of contracts undermined the development of infrastructure in the oil producing areas of Nigeria, as well as whether the projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission alleviated the incidence of inadequate infrastructure in the Niger Delta. The theoretical framework was anchored on the basic propositions derived from the theory of rentier state. A time series research design was adopted. The documentary method was used to generate the relevant data. The method of data analysis was content analysis complimented by the use of tables and diagrams. The result of the analysis indicates that the award of contracts without due process undermined the development of infrastructure in the Niger Delta between 2009 and 2022. It also demonstrates that the projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission failed to alleviate the incidence of inadequate infrastructure in the Niger Delta within the study period. Among others, the study recommends that development intervention programs should target structural injustice and inequity, which are the root causes of infrastructure deficit and lack of basic social amenities in the Niger Delta.

Keywords: The Niger Delta, Government interventions programs, Niger Delta Development Commission, Infrastructure, contract

CITE AS: Ogbodo Stephen O.(2024). Niger Delta Development Commission (N.D.D.C.) and Provision of Infrastructure in Niger Delta Region, 2009-2022. NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION, 4(2): 34-56. https://doi.org/10.59298/NIJRE/2024/42345608