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Public Enterprises and Rural Development in Nigeria: A Study of Ebonyi State Rural Electrification Board
Abstract
The development of rural areas in Nigeria has been a forgotten challenge towards the betterment
of rural living conditions of the grass root people and as well reducing rural – urban drift in the
country. The denial of opportunities for employment, high tendencies of poverty index and
insecurity of lives and properties has silenced the unwavering impacts of public enterprises in
ensuring effective rural development in Nigeria due to low attention paid at supporting rural
development policies and programmes capable of giving rural dwellers a sense of belonging in
the governance of the society. The study adopted social identity theory propounded by Henri
Tajtel in 1978. The theory has it that the quest for development is to satisfy human needs and
achieve positive self-esteem and self-worth which means that rural development in catering for
social actions and changes in the life style of the rural dwellers is to ensure that life goes well
with the people at the hinterland. Content analytical method was employed. Secondary data was
utilized in collecting relevant data from texts, journals, newspapers and magazines, periodicals
etc in an analytical manner that is fruitful for the study. The result established that the poor
performance of public enterprises in Nigeria towards effective rural development is as a result of
lackadaisical approach employed by the government in the management of public enterprises in
the country. The study further conclude that harnessing the development potentials of public
enterprises towards rural areas is still a mirage since several policies aimed at rural development
did not stand a test of time due to poor implementation, poor funding of the enterprises by
government and other administrative hiccups. The study recommends that there should be
adequate effort towards enhancing effective management of public enterprises so as to meet the
rural development aspiration in Nigeria, there should be a stringent measure to handle the
challenge of corruption among the public enterprises boards and other actors, and Government
should make more effort at providing infrastructural facilities in the rural areas through public
corporations etc
