Nepad And Poverty Eradication Programme In Nigeria

ABSTRACT

The paper examines NEPAD and poverty eradication programme in Nigeria.

The programme is rolled-out to reduce the harsh economic effect of poverty in

Nigeria. To be a benefactor of this programme, eligibility to its fund is

predicated upon having undergone any of the skill training programmes as

defines by the objective of NEPAD. Particularly, the paper interrogates whether

NEPAD has achieved poverty eradication in Nigeria through skill acquisition

programme. Also, the paper ascertains whether NEPAD generated employment

to enhance human development in Nigeria. We predicate our theoretical

framework on decision making theory as advanced by Richard Snyder. This

theory explains that to really understand any political – economic action, one

has to analyze it from the actors. It believes that the nature and structure of

International Economic Relations are products of interactions that results from

decision making and that decision-making lies at the heart of all the socioeconomic

and political actions of the actors in Question (West and Nigeria). We

used documentation method of data collection. This involves the use of

secondary source of data collection and also used deductive and inductive

logical method of analysis which involves a logical consistent argument that

moves from general to specific or in reverse order. The paper discovers that

NEPAD achieved poverty eradication programme through skill acquisition and

also that NEPAD is able to solve the problem of unemployment through

employment generation for human development in Nigeria and hence we

recommend that government and other well meaning Nigerians should aid

NEPAD’S policy through its skill acquisition programme to achieve poverty

eradication. Finally, government should provide the enabling environment that

will enhance private partnership with the view to stimulating employment to solve the unemployment problems in Nigeria.