Stakeholder Consultation and Public Debate as Catalysts for Sustainable Community Development in Akwa Ibom State

Godwin Sunday Sam, Aniekan James Akpan, Elizabeth Uwemedimo Ndem and Uko Friday Inyang

Abstract

This study was carried out with the broad objective of finding out the roles which stakeholder consultation and public debates can play as essential requirements in rural community development in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The contemporary and observation methods were adopted as the research designs for the study. Findings of the study revealed that sometimes stakeholders in rural communities in the local government area are not consulted to find out their peculiar needs. More findings also indicated that public debate is a very important requirement in rural community development in Ibesikpo Asutan, and Akwa Ibom State in general. The researchers, therefore, concluded that stakeholder consultation and public debate are catalysts in sustainable community development in Akwa Ibom State. The researchers then recommended that it is pertinent for community developers to always consult, as well as engage stakeholders in public debates in order to feel their pulse. Such consultations and debates would make them own and sustain the developmental projects.

Keywords: stakeholder consultation, public debate, sustainable community development

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