Need for Inclusion of the Poor in the Design and Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Nigeria

Abstract

The paper discussed the hardship being faced by majority of Nigerians as a result of poverty. The paper poignantly observed that there is continued rise in poverty despite some strategies embarked upon by successive administrations to curb the menace. The paper discovered that the poverty intervention programmes were well-conceived but poorly planned and implemented because the poor themselves were excluded in the scheme of things. The paper concluded by recommending the bottom-up system in the planning and implementation of poverty reduction programmes for efficacy, effectiveness and efficiency.