THE MINISTRY OF NIGER DELTA AFFAIRS (MNDA), 2009-2015: ACHIEVEMENTS AND CHALLENGES

Fidelis A.E. Paki

Department of Political Science,

Niger Delta University, P.M.B. 071, Wilberforce Island 560001, Nigeria

Email: paki_fae@yahoo.com;

Abstract: The paper examined the achievements and challenges of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) in the six years of its existence from 2009 to 2015. The finding indicates that its greatest achievements were fundamentally on project execution and keeping the hope and aspirations of the people of the Niger Delta alive. However, the MNDA was greatly challenged with lack of political will on the part of the national political elites to develop the Niger Delta, corruption, inadequate funding, abandon projects and therefore failed to positive impact on majority of the people. The paper concluded that if all the objectives for establishment of development agencies on the Niger Delta since Nigeria gained independence in 1960 had been achieved, there would not have been any need for new ones. Therefore, the paper recommended that government should endeavour to implement policies and programmes that are made for the country.

Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Fidelis A.E. Paki

 (2017), The Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA), 2009-2015: Achievements and Challenges. J. of Social Sciences and Public Policy, Vol. 9, Number 4, Pp. 135-154