EFFECT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHERN SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF TARABA STATE, NIGERIA
Jangaba Dauda Daniel, Adamu Mahmud Ibrahim, PhD and Ibrahim Isah Salisu, PhD
Volume 11 Issue 2
Abstract
The study succinctly examined the Effect of National Assembly Constituency Projects and Rural Development in Southern Senatorial District of Taraba State. Data for the study were collected using questionnaire and field interview. Four hundred (400) questionnaire were administered across Southern Senatorial District of Taraba State and three hundred and forty eight (348) were retrieved. The questionnaire were designed in line with the objectives of the study. The study adopts Basic Need Approach to explain and justify the subject under review. The research revealed that National Assembly constituency projects has improved the lives of the rural poor in Taraba south and is seen as instrument of development in the region, because the identified and cited projects in the region were true reflection of primary needs of the constituents. The study recommended that government should work out modalities to ensure strict implementation of National Assembly constituency projects in the zone so as to sustain the improved livelihood in the region and also to ensure that the process is legalized for effective result in the practice and implementation of legislative constituency projects. Key Words: National Assembly, Constituency Project, Rural Development
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