Assessing Infrastructural Development in Ogoniland in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria: A Participatory Development Approach

Availability and access to basic infrastructure in rural areas across Nigeria has been identified by many as a crucial component for national economic development. The impacts of infrastructural facilities on quality of life and overall development cannot be underestimated. In light of the above, this paper assesses infrastructural development in Ogoniland through a participatory development approach. Using a multistage sampling method, four hundred households were surveyed in the community. The ordinal logic regression model indicates that infrastructural development in Ogoni community has been influenced by government interventions and oil companies through their corporate social responsibility programmes.