Effective Community Participation in Reconstruction of Greater Aguata Water Scheme, Enhances Sustainability

Otti, V. I., Ezenwaji, E. E., Aginam, H. C., Nwafor, A. U.

Volume 14 Issue 2

Global Journal of Research in Engineering

The paper focus on the concept of community participation on water scheme without being wholly controlled by the State Water Corporation, rather the communities are empowered to play more active roles in safeguarding and sustaining development programme, emphasising on purpose, decision making, training, operation and maintenance, participation model and benefits, with the aid of SPSS version 21 statistical package. Therefore, the communities are expected to influence and share control over development initiatives, decision and resources that affect them.