Exploring the Role of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to Infrastructural Development in South-South, Nigeria

The study explored the contributions of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to infrastructural development in South-South, Nigeria. One research question and one hypothesis were formulated for the study. The sequential explanatory mixed method (Quantitative and Qualitative) design was adopted for this study. The population of this study comprised 10,123 respondents (3,356 youth associations’ executives; 6,310 registered Community Development (CD) associations/committee executives; and 457 NDDC staff) in South-South, Nigeria. The sample for this study was 478 respondents comprising Youth Associations’ Executives, Registered CD Associations/Committee Executives and NDDC staff in the region. The instrument for data collection was self-questionnaire titled; “Infrastructural Development Questionnaire (IDQ). Three experts validated the instruments, two from the Department of Adult Education and Extra-Mural Studies and one from the Department of Science Education (Measurement and Evaluation Unit), all in the Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. A reliability coefficient of 0.78 was established as a measure of internal consistency using Cronbach Alpha statistic. Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation in testing research question while ANOVA was used in testing hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings from the study revealed among others that NDDC has contributed to infrastructural development to a low extent in South- South, Nigeria. The study also recommended among others that NDDC should establish and construct more infrastructural facilities such as provision of good roads, potable water and electricity in South-South, Nigeria.

Keywords: Role, NDDC, Infrastructural Development, perception by youth association