ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION AND MONITORING OF PROJECTS: A CASESTUDY OF NDDC PROJECTS IN MBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA: 2012-2018

Abstract

The Niger Delta Region of Nigeria, despite being the economic strength of the Nigerian Federation, has for decades been confronted with the problem of gross underdevelopment. Since the establishment of the NDDC in 2000 till date, little or no significant changes have been recorded both in infrastructure and in the living condition of the people of the Niger Delta region. With the establishment of the NDDC, it was expected, that the problem of underdevelopment in the Niger Delta region, particularly that of Mbo Local Government Area, would have been effectively addressed. Unfortunately, a causal observation reveals that the NDDC projects in Mbo Local Government Area, such as shoreline protection, roads construction, electricity, installation of solar-powered streetlight, construction of bridges, human empowerment, and so on, have either been abandoned or not completed. The major objective of the study was to assess the role of supervision and monitoring in actualizing the timely completion of NDDC projects in Mbo Local Government Area. The study adopted survey research methodology and Mbo Local Government Area was the study area. Primary and secondary sources of data collection are used for the study. Primary data was obtained through the administration of questionnaires on four hundred (400) respondents who were randomly selected from the population. Three hundred and eighty-four (384) copies of the questionnaire were successfully retrieved and used in the Pearson Product Moment Correlation analysis. Findings revealed that only the nature of supervision and monitoring of NDDC projects in Mbo Local Government Area could not bring about effective execution and timely completion of projects. The study recommended among others, that the projects monitoring Department of NDDC should ensure strict compliance with project specifications and that better and improved management practices with effective financial measures should be adopted by the NDDC to strengthen its administration.

Keywords: Supervision, Monitoring, Project, NDDC and Funding.