EVALUATION OF CONTINUITY IN GOVERNANCE AND ROAD PROJECTS DELIVERY IN ONDO STATE

Abstract

The study assessed the impact of continuity in governance on road projects undertaken in Ondo State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure. The study focused on the effect of continuity in governance on road projects delivery with a view to determining the factors hindering effective road projects delivery in the study area. The survey research design was adopted for the study through the use of questionnaire. A total of one hundred and forty-seven (147) were distributed on the targeted population. The data obtained were analyzed using frequency, percentage, standard deviation and mean item scores, while objective three was analyzed using the Multiple Linear Regression. The results showed that 24 road projects were executed by the Ondo State Government from 2003 to 2015 and out of which eight (8) roads projects are in a fairly motorable state, while a total of six (6) road projects are in a deplorable state while a total of two (2) road projects have been abandoned. The analysis of the second objective showed that all the five factors measured were found to hinder effective road projects delivery as evaluated in the study, with corruption and ineffective leadership being the most prominent factor hindering effective road projects execution in the study area. The outcome of the analysis of the third objective of the study showed positive and significant relationship with continuity in governance variables; policy, role and influence on road project delivery. The R2 value is 0.284 which is an indication that 28.4% of the variation in road projects delivery at the Ondo State ministry of works and infrastructure is caused by the change in governance. The study concluded with an implication that government should focus more on improving policy, roles and influence as these factors were identified to be predictors of road project delivery in the study area. The study therefore recommended that government should make a considerable effort to quantify the number of existing road project infrastructures as well as establishing state maintenance board in order to combat the challenges militating against the successful execution of the uncompleted and the abandoned road projects in the State.