VOlUME 04 ISSUE 06 JUNE 2021
1Edmund Felix Obomanu, PhD,2 Obinna Nwodim, PhD
1,2Department of Political and Administrative Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences University of Port Harcourt
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ABSTRACT
This paper examined how the second tier of government in Nigeria has been able to promote agriculture and food security through its programmes and policies using Rivers State as a paradigm. This responsibility is captured in the concurrent list as provided in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. It adopts the political systems theory as its theoretical underpinning. Primary source of data were used through interviews of principal officers from the Rivers State Ministry of Agriculture, as well as Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency’s Songhai Initiative. The study observed that within the period under review, the administration embarked on various agricultural programmes. Amongst other recommendations is the need for continuation of programmes and policies of successive administrations, as well as the need for more proactive measures in the execution of public policies for efficient service delivery.
KEYWORDS:Public Policy, Development, Government; Agricultural Sector; Good Governance.
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