Assessment of the Implementation of Rural Development Projects by Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in Abuja, Nigeria 2015-2023

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Sule Salihu Kakamba
Solomon Ogbu
Charles Nwakeaku
Abdulhamid Abdullahi
Musa Zakari

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This study assessed the implementation of rural development projects by the Federal Capital Territory Administration in Abuja, Nigeria, from 2015 to 2022. The study employed surveys and documentary research, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection. The population of this study includes members of the rural community, the Rural Development Association, and officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration of FCT. We drew the population from the rural areas within the councils. This study employed both qualitative and quantitative data analysis methods to scrutinize the collected data. The study's findings reveal the administration of a total of 397 questionnaires. Out of the three hundred and ninety-seven (397) questionnaires administered, three hundred and sixty-one (361) were completed and returned, while thirty-nine (39) were not returned. The study further revealed that the Federal Capital Territory Administration played a significant role in the provision of social amenities for the socio-economic well-being of the residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council’s wards. Findings from the study also revealed that the Federal Capital Territory Administration plays a significant role in the provision of education-related projects, which include the building and rehabilitation of public schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council’s wards. Findings from the study further revealed that the Federal Capital Territory Administration plays a significant role in the provision of health-related projects, which include building and rehabilitating public health care centers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council’s wards.  Based on the findings, we recommend that the Federal Capital Territory Administration should continue its efforts to provide more social amenities for residents in the council's wards. This will further promote the socio-economic well-being of the populace. The Federal Capital Territory Administration should give education a top priority by providing quality instructional materials and expanding the infrastructures. This will lead to a higher rate of school enrolment and a reduction in the incidence of dropout syndrome.

Keywords: Rural Development, Social Amenities, Education-Related Projects, Health-Related Projects, Federal Capital Territory Administration, Abuja, Nigeria

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Sule Salihu Kakamba, Solomon Ogbu, Charles Nwakeaku, Abdulhamid Abdullahi, & Musa Zakari. (2024). Assessment of the Implementation of Rural Development Projects by Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in Abuja, Nigeria: 2015-2023. African Journal of Humanities and Contemporary Education Research, 17(1), 171-192. https://doi.org/10.62154/ajhcer.2024.017.010503
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Sule Salihu Kakamba, Department of Public Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi.

Department of Public Administration,

Nasarawa State University, Keffi.

Solomon Ogbu, Department of Public Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi.

Department of Public Administration,

Nasarawa State University, Keffi.

Charles Nwakeaku, Department of Public Administration, Nasarawa State University, Keffi.

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Abdulhamid Abdullahi, Department of Local Government and Development Studies, ABU Zaria.

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