First National Development Plan And How It Relates To Current Happenings In Nigeria Today
Prof. Eze Chidi Nwauba Department Of Public Administration, I-FATOSS University, Republic Of Benin E-mail: Dparlay@gmail.com Vc@ifatossuniversity,.edu.bj +2349124673109 +22996547204
Volume 3, Issue 1, August 2023
Since the attainment of independence in 1960, Nigeria has launched a number of national development plans and visions in her never-ending quest for the best development approach. The fact that various development strategies and objectives have fallen short of attaining this desired goals is worrisome. The nation is still revelling in the exhilaration of setting goals it has no specific plans to accomplish sixty-three years down the line. The promises that are made in the form of development plans usually fall through even before the change of power, as is typical of all administrations that have held the position of leadership in the nation. The study wishes to examine the relationship between the first National Development Plan to the current happenings in Nigeria taking cognisance of issues such as diversification of the economy beyond reliance on agriculture; Infrastructural Development; Governance and Corruption; Social-economic inequality; Implementation and Execution.