Niger Delta regional development master plan

the long version

Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan is a blueprint for the sustainable development of the area. It is the first integrated development plan in Nigeria that is solely based on stakeholders’ participatory inputs and experts’ analytical guidance in 25 sectors, including health, education, transportation, and agriculture. Its objectives embrace economic growth, infrastructural development, communities’ peculiar needs and environmental preservation for the developmental transformation of Nigeria’s oil and gas-rich region. Details of the master plan are not available yet but according to the report, it is based on “a comprehensive analysis of life, development imperatives, challenges and opportunities in the Niger Delta. Twenty-five sectors, including baseline and demography, education, health, environment and hydrology, biodiversity and natural resources and financial instruments, among others were subjected to detailed study by independent consultants. There were also topic specific studies into conflict impact assessment, poverty reduction, community development and governance, HIV/AIDS and youth unemployment.