THE FIRST
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (1962-68)
The first National development
plan was an infant child of Nigeria's post-independence development strategies.
The development plan was nothing but a false one aimed at proliferation of the
National for the benefit of the colonial masters.
The Nation
was divided into three regions for effective spread of development. Agriculture
was given the highest priority especially as regards to the production of cash
crops for export to the metropolitan countries. It is in this plan Nigeria
started getting external aid to execute its development needs. The National
development plan therefore, was heavily dependent on foreign resources transfer
of technology and expertise in the planning and execution of major capital development
projects i.e. as much as 50% of the total planned capital expenditure was
expected from external sources. There was the plan to mine minerals in the
country, provide infrastructures for the conveyance of goods and services all
over the Nation, the development of education and the general welfare of the
Nigerian citizens.
PROBLEMS OF
THE PLAN
Due to the differences in values
and ethnic affiliations coupled with the burning flames of politics within the
plan period, the first National development plan was not a success because of
the following:-
1. 42-8% of the
estimated capital expenditure allocated to the Agricultural sector was not
spent. This is due to the vocational problems of projects in the country.
2. There were
the political tensions in the country.
3. Ethnicity
and regional barrier inhibit development to take place.
4. There were
personality clashes everywhere.
5. The sum
total of all these led to the Nigerian civil war thus distorting all the
development plans entirely.
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