Record Details

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Problem of Policy Implementation in Nigeria

International Journal of Development and Management Review

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Problem of Policy Implementation in Nigeria
 
Creator Okoroafor, C Ejike
Anuforo, E Edwin
 
Subject —
 
Description Nigeria is one United Nations member state that is increasingly working on achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which took off at the turn of this century. The MDGs are eight goals and targets to be attained within 2015. Giving the available time, it is obvious that it is a major challenge to Nigeria because of its requirements for actualization in the country. Among the requirements is ensuring effective policy implementation. However, poor policy implementation is believed by some analysts to be the bane of development in Nigeria. The paper therefore, seeks to highlight the need for proper and effective policy implementation while identifying some impediments to be tackled if Nigeria is to ensure that policies, particularly those relating to the MDGs, are effectively and timely implemented. These impediments include, among others: corruption, badleadership, political instability, slow public service structures, ethnicity etc. The paper posits some sustainable development measures for Nigeria, such as effective use of political will, eschewing social vices (like ethnicity, favouritism, nepotism and mediocrity), continuity of policies between governments, eradication of corruption etc.Keywords: Policy, Implementation, Millennium Development Goals, NigeriaInternational Journal of Development and Management Review (INJODEMAR) Vol. 7 June, 2012
 
Publisher Directorate of General Studies, FUT, Owerri
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2012-07-23
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ijdmr/article/view/79286
10.4314/ijdmr.v7i1.
 
Source International Journal of Development and Management Review; Vol 7, No 1 (2012)
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ijdmr/article/view/79286/69590
 
Rights Either the Editor, the Editorial Board (individually or collectively) or the Development and Management Study Group (DMSG) assumes any responsibility for statements of facts or opinions in the papers published and are therefore absolved of any legal liability. The authors are in every way responsible for the contents of individual articles.Reproduction of any sort, including photocopying of this journal or portions of it, or any storage whatsoever, by any person(s) without prior permission of the copyright owners, is prohibited.© Copyright reserved by Development and Management Study Group (DMGS)