Development planning involves processes which ensure that national policies and strategies are realized and development concerns at all levels are fully integrated into the overall national development thrust datta, 2010. The national development plan ndp is a long term south african development plan, developed by the national planning commission in collaboration and consultation with south africans from all walks of life. National interest and national development the term national interest is characterized with inconsistency. I choose to speak more on the operational, people level and i hope that in doing so it will synchronise with the national level. An endless search for appropriate development strategy iheanacho, e. But years ago, he was more known as professor of national development plan, for he was the architect of the economic development. The term national development is very comprehensive. The challenges facing, and the prospects for, african countries in reasserting the planning approach are discussed in section 6, while section 7 concludes the paper. Nigeria has had a relatively long experience in development planning beginning with the colonial development plan 195868.
The problem of economic and social progress has been a major concern of many nations in both the developed and developing countries of the world. But human progress is not an automatic consequence of economic growth. It then goes on to look at the various housing strategies programmes and policies that have emerged in nigeria. National development refers to the ability of a nation to improve the lives of its citizens.
It examined the problems of national development in nigeria, and carefully outlined the driving forces of development in some of the asia countries as models for nigeria s development. People do hide under the cover of national interest to project and protect their own individual or group interest. A critical discourse development planning that involves processes which ensure that national policies and strategies are realized and development concerns at all levels are fully integrated into the overall national development thrusts are globally an. These explain the very poor nature of plan articulation which. T igerias national development plan, 197580 is the third in the series of national development plans drawn up for nigeria since the early. In addition, experience show that this critical task which ought to draw input from critical sectors and be. The vision is a concept of national development, which aims at moving nigerias economy into the league of the worlds 20 largest economies by the year 2020. Nigeria development plans and its challenges international. International journal of advanced academic research social. National development, national development plan, corruption, plan distortion. It is worrisome that these development plans and visions have failed to achieve their.
Whereas the commencement of the implementation process has seen our country battling an economic recession occasioned. Reflections on the national economic empowerment and development strategy needs 20032007 article pdf available may 2009 with 39,040 reads how we measure. It is deductible from these that the responsibility for development planning rests squarely. When the word development comes to mind, you think of growth, change for the better, advancement, significant progress and such. Orji maekae 0 job 0 0 department of history and diplomatic studies ignatius ajuru university of education port harcourt this paper emphasizes the contributions of education to national development. The problematic of development planning in nigeria. Since independence, nigeria has embarked on series of national development plans and visions in her endless efforts to search for appropriate development strategy. Minister trevor manuel stated in his speech at the launch of the ndp. This article is useful for policy makers, public office holders and researchers. It includes all aspects of the life of an individual and the nation.
The recognized purpose of any development is social investment. Issues and realities 41st isocarp congress 2005 3 examination of a number of physical, social, economic and environmental aspects of the building site and the neighboring sites. It is the development that affects the citizens, economy, industry, politics, culture and administration of a country. National interest and national development in nigeria. Nigeria can not boast of a specific, wellformulated, clear regional development policy framework despite several specific urban planning, development and governance initiatives including passage. A look at the national development plans of nigeria from 19751985 and other rural development. National planning commission by federal ministry of. Measures of improvement may be material, such as an increase in the gross domestic product, or social, such as literacy rates and availability of healthcare. After nigeria gained independence in 1960 it engaged in a. Another area of lack of coordination is the inherent conflict between planning policy and national economic policy.
The analysis is by no means comprehensive but readers can add to it. Adapted from a paper delivered at a fijian teachers association seminar on 6 december 1979. Pdf since gaining independence in 1960, nigeria had explored four 5year. The ideal government strives to achieve a favorable and commendable level of development so much so that its citizens appreciate the country they live in as well. It was originally set up by decree no 12 of 1992 as the national planning commission and later amended by act 71 of 1993. It begins by examining the importance of housing in the attainment of sustainable development. This paper considers housing policy in nigeria as a tool for national development. Nigeria national development plan 19621968 english. Seventh national development plan 20172021 i foreword zambia remains committed to the socioeconomic development planning of the country as reflected by the return to development planning in 2005.
Regional planning and development in nigeria, now in our hands, is a logical and praiseworthy testimony of the development on the foundation laid at the 2010 mcpdp. Development strategies in nigeria the following are the various development strategies that has been adopted at one time or the other. Strategies for improvement ileleji ogofi ola department of geography and planning, kogi state university, p. Development planning in nigeria has suffered from lack of coordination and harmonization of programmespolicies both within the tenure of an administration and those succeeding it. Third national development plan 197580 and the fourth national development plan 198185 development planning in nigeria started with the tenyear. It examined the problems of national development in nigeria, and carefully outlined the driving forces of development in some of the asia countries as models for nigerias development. Housing development in nigeria humanitarian library. National development plans in nigeria we have had series of development plans in nigeria. The paper also suggested some viable strategies needed to engender sustainable development in nigeria.
National development planning in nigeria development plans have been accepted as a suitable strategy to address development. Since independence, nigeria has embarked on series of national development plans and visions in her endless efforts to search for. Federalism and national development planning in nigeria. National development is the ability of a county or countries to improve the social welfare of the people e.
In this post, we will look at the problems of nigeria development plan and possible solutions. The second national development plan period19741980. Federal ministry of budget and national planning nigeria. The fixed mediumterm planning in nigeria commenced with the first national development plan 19621968. The national development plan national planning commission. Poverty reduction strategy paper national economic empowerment and development strategy poverty reduction strategy papers prsps are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the world bank and the imf. The plan is the product of thousands of inputs and perspectives.
Apart from the five national development plans, another document that appears to be ambitious is the national economic empowerment and development. Nigerias development efforts have over the years been characterized by lack of continuity, consistency and commitment. This is followed by an identification of the multiple roles of housing in developing countries, specifically nigeria. There was a crucial need for a definition of the size of the resource gap resulting from expected capital expenditures less. The seventh national development plan 7ndp for the period 2017 2021 is the successor to the revised sixth national development plan, 202016 r. It was followed, after the civil war, by the second national development plan 19701974, the third national development plan 19751980 and the fourth national development plan 19811985. National development, development, nigeria, developing society, governance, development plan. European scientific journal october 20 edition vol. The special duties department in the ministry of budget and national planning mbnp, is one of the service wide departments established on 12th august. The federal ministry of budget and national planning is one of the federal ministries of nigeria. Federal republic of nigeria implementation of the sdgs. Trends in development planning in nigeria covenant. The first fiveyear plan ran from 1988 to 1993, the second was a sixyear plan from 1994 to 1999 and the third ran as a sevenyear plan from 2000 to 2006. Nigeria s planning experience began with the tenyear plan of.
In 2005, nigeria adopted the national policy on population for sustainable development 2004, the second such strategy in the nations history. After reading this article you will learn about the national development. Past national development plans covering 1960 to 20 were analyzed. Mediumterm development plans and national rolling plans were also developed and implemented with mixed results. Integrated approaches to sustainable development planning. The nigerian government has aspired to achieve development through the use of various types of plans, namely short term annual budget, medium and long. In a situation such as this, national interest does have a negative contribution to national development. National development plan of nigeria commonwealth governance. The policy has a 2015 end date for most targets, and aims to improve standards of living and quality of life for nigerias people by addressing the complex. Section 5 discusses the arguments for development planning as a means to rationalize and strengthen development policies. National development planning in nig eria development plans have been accepted as a suitable strategy to address development challenges in nigeria. W e shall not dwell so long in this subtopic but shall forge ahead with other subtopics in this chapter. Personal interviews were held with some planning officers in the national planning commission to extract from them their reflections on the system with which they were actively involved.
Nigeria is permanently hunted by the spectre of development. Problems of nigeria development plan and possible solutions. Among other things, it was the thinking of soludo 2007 that with an average gdp growth rate of 7% recorded since 2003 as against 2. In addition, experience show that this critical task which ought to draw input from critical sectors and be a bottomup process operates in the reverse.
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