HISTORICAL ANAL SHORTCOMINGS OF NEEDS FROM COMPLETELY REALIZING ITS CORE GOALS AND THE EFFORTS ON NIGERIANS ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY NEEDS IN NIGERIA FROM 2003-2015

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ABSTRACT

At different periods, the government of Nigeria has embarked on social, economic and political reforms as ways of demonstrating its relevance in the lives of the citizens. These policies aimed at reviving the ailing economy of Nigeria and at the same time, continue to be of interest to experts and concerned Nigerians in order to ensure that policy goals are properly defined and desired ends are pursued with single-minded devotion. With particular emphasis, this paper critically examine the NEEDS programme of Olusegun Obasanjo administration of (2003-2007) with the view of unveiling its successes and failures. The paper aver that, though NEEDS claimed to be a home plan, it was not different with the wishes of the developed capitalist economies as it emphasize the developing nations must mimic the development pattern of the developed nations. Its successes were telling and can still be felt whereas its failures also remains. Its failure in part was due to the lack of commitment of the leadership in pursing plan objectives, favoritism and also the corrupt nature of the economy. The paper thus recommends committed leadership, and a scale of preference in choosing policies and programs and also a strong effort to break away from the neo-colonial tendencies of the western countries.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE       –        –        –        –        –        –        –        i        

CERTIFICATION         –        –        –        –        –        –        –        ii

DEDICATION               –        –        –        –        –        –        iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENT          –        –        –        –        –        –        iv

ABSTRACT         –        –        –        –        –        –        –        v

TABLE OF CONTENTS        –        –        –        –        –        –        vi

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1     Background to the study         –        –        –        –        –        1

1.2     Objectives of the Study  –        –        –        –        –        5

1.3     The Significance of the Study  –        –        –        –        7

1.4     The Scope and Limitation of the Study      –        –        8

1.5     Research Methodology  –        –        –        –        –        9

1.6     Literature Review –        –        –        –        –        –        9

CHAPTER TWO: CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF NEEDS

2.1     The Substance of NEEDS       –        –        –        –        18

2.1.1  Empowering People       –        –        –        –        –        21

2.1.2  Value Re-Orientation     –        –        –        –        –        23

2.1.3  Poverty Reduction         –        –        –        –        –        24

2.1.4  Employment Generation         –        –        –        –        25

2.1.5  Reforming Government and Institutions    –        –        27

2.1.6  Growing the Private Sector     –        –        –        –        28

2.1.7  Reforming the Tax System      –        –        –        –        29

2.2 The Ideology behind NEEDS      –        –        –        –        31

2.2.1 Private Sector-Driven Economy; Our Answer?    –        38

2.3 The leadership envisioned by NEEDS –        –        –        42

CHAPTER THREE: HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF NEEDS; ITS PROGRAMMES AND IMPLEMENTATION AS A MEDIUM TERM PLAN

3.1 NEEDS Promoting Private Enterprise –        –        –        49

3.2      NEEDS Maintaining The Environment     –        –        50

3.3   NEEDS Improving Infrastructure      –        –        –        –        51

3.4   NEEDS Improving Agriculture –        –        –        –        52

3.5 NEEDS Promoting Industry       –        –        –        –        –        53

CHAPTER FOUR: ACHIEVEMENT, CHALLENGES AND CRITIUE OF NEEDS

4.1 Achievements of Needs     –        –        –        –        –        55

4.2   Challenges and critique of NEEDS     –        –        –        62

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

5.1 Summary       –        –        –        –        –        –        –         67

5.2 Conclusion     –        –        –        –        –        –        –        68

5.3 Recommendations    –        –        –        –        –        –        71

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HISTORICAL ANAL SHORTCOMINGS OF NEEDS FROM COMPLETELY REALIZING ITS CORE GOALS AND THE EFFORTS ON NIGERIANS ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY NEEDS IN NIGERIA FROM 2003-2015