Factors Inhibiting Identification and Implementation of Felt Needs of Rumueme Community by Nigerian Agip Oil Company, Rivers State
Resumen
Felt need is a basic concept in community development. Professionals and experts in thisfield are of the opinion that for better and sustainable development of the community, the level of imposition of programmes and projects by government and external organizations on benefitting communities like Rumueme should be eliminated. This study examined the factors inhibiting the identification and implementation of felt needs of Rumueme Community by Nigerian Agip Oil Company, Rivers State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design with a population of 110 leaders and members of various Community Based Organizations and Staff of Nigerian Agip Oil Company. The purposive sampling technique was adopted in selecting Rumueme Community in Rivers State for the study. The instrument for collecting data was a self-designed questionnaire titled "Factors Inhibiting the Identification and Implementation of Felt Needs of Rumueme Community by Nigerian Agip Oil Company". The instrument was subjected to validity and reliability tests. A reliability index of 0.81 was obtained. Data collected were analyzed with the use of mean statistics. The Findings of the study revealed that the factors that inhibit the identification and implementation of the felt needs of Rumueme Community by Agip Oil Company are poverty, non-involvement of community members, communal conflict, ignorance, cabals in the community and the use of untrained change agents. It was recommended among other things that Nigerian Agip Oil Company and other agencies interested in development in Rumueme should employ the services of trained community development experts to facilitate the needs identification and programme implementation process of development programmes carried out in this place.
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