REGIONAL INTEGRATION AS A SUSTAINABLE POLICY FOR DEMOCRACY A STUDY IN NORTH-EAST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
REGIONAL INTEGRATION AS A SUSTAINABLE POLICY FOR DEMOCRACY A STUDY IN NORTH-EAST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
Keywords:
Regional, integration, sustainable, policy, democracyAbstract
The research examined regional integration as a sustainable policy for democracy in a study in
North-East Development Commission, with specific objectives; assess the regional integration as a
community development programme for Sustainable Development, examine the integration
policies/institutions for sustainable development, and evaluate political reforms for sustainable
regional development in Nigeria. The research adopted a qualitative method focusing on the
interpretative research design. The target population for this research are the community members
of various locations in Borno state Nigeria, with particular emphasis on North East geopolitical
zone, which comprises six States. The result revealed that the challenges of communities in Borno
State Nigeria are a lack of basic infrastructures, poor access to roads, poor educational facilities, and
lack of potable water, low per capita income, high unemployment and inadequate power supply.
Sponsored projects in these communities fell below acceptable standards, especially the roads, and
electricity projects, while the communities have given the boreholes passing marks.