Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Feeder Road Construction and Socio-Economic Wellbeing of People in Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study looked on the socioeconomic well-being of residents in the Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria, and the development of NDDC feeder roads. For the study, a cross-sectional survey design was chosen. The Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State is the research area. There are 1,590,200 people living in the research region, making up the study's population. The sample size of 1199 residents who were reachable during the researchers' visit to the sample area was determined using Taro Yamane's statistical procedure. For this investigation, primary and secondary sources of data were used. The study tested the hypotheses at the 0.05 level of significance using a straightforward linear regression analysis. The results showed a strong correlation between the building of feeder roads and the socioeconomic well-being of the populace. This data implies that the Niger Delta Development Commission's construction of feeder roads will enhance the socioeconomic well-being of the populace by facilitating access to motorable highways, enhancing the caliber of transportation services, and facilitating the seamless operation of enterprises. Based on the findings, the government was advised to, among other things, adopt a bottom-up approach to project award and execution, reexamine the commission's needs assessment strategy to better reflect the felt needs of the populace, and make aggressive efforts to repair and construct feeder roads to improve accessibility for the communities in the area.