The Role of Public Private Partnership in Improving the Public Service Delivery of Edo State, Nigeria (Oshiomhole and Obaseki Administration).
CHAPTER ONE
Objective of the study
The objective of the study is to assess the role of public private partnership in improving public service delivery in Oshiomhole and Obaseki Administration in Edo state, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study are;
- To determine the effect of government partnership with the Private sector in infrastructure between Oshiomhole and Obaseki administration in Edo state, Nigeria
- To find out the role of public private partnership in public service delivery between Oshiomhole and Obaseki administration in Edo state, Nigeria
- To find out whether there are more challenges of public private partnership in improving public service delivery in Obaseki administration than Oshiomhole administration
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Introduction
Smita and Sangita (2008) suggested that the public private partnership (PPP) is alternative service delivery model to achieve efficiency and address shortages, although unlikely to replace fully traditional services deliver by governments. And efficiency level of service delivery has improved and shown result in some of the public utilities in area. Mahalingam (2008) said given India’s infrastructure needs, PPPs are a necessity and not just an option. However there are a myriad of issues that need to be addressed and resolved in order to facilitate a better understanding on how to develop infrastructure efficiently and seamlessly via PPPs. Lakhmanan (2008) elaborated the status of the PPP in the infrastructure development in India both in the central government schemes as well as state sponsored schemes is not encouraging stable macroeconomic framework, sound regulatory structure, investor friendly policies, sustainable project revenues, transparency and consistency of polices effective regulation and liberalization of labor laws, and good corporate governance are the basic requirements, which define the successes of the PPP model. Babli (2008) discussed the growth of an economy is always measured in terms of the Infrastructure facilities distributed over the geography of nation. The purpose it serves and the sustainability of the Endeavour will always remain a pre-requisite for the project envisaged. With all the toolkits available to decipher the necessity and viability of an infrastructure project, Public Private Partnership is a mechanism here to stay in the days to follow. Prudent measures arising due to the lack of available legal framework and a systematic regulatory interference shall mark the beginning of a new era. Gopal et al. (2009) in the wake of increasing challenges to deliver quality public services in developing countries like India, public private partnerships seems to address some of the major problems governments are facing such as investment needs and trained manpower capacity constraints. These services are now increasingly being used by the citizens. Charles (2009) there is no clear link between policy environment and institutional structures in a state and its success in getting PPP investments. There are no clear and obvious commonalities in policy environment among Indian states which were successful in getting more PPP projects compared to other states. Barowalia (2010) discussed Thus PPP emerges as an inevitable mode of providing infrastructure and other basic services. However, for a country like India, poised to be one of the leading economies of the 21st century, PPP is perhaps the best available option. The need is to use PPP extensively both for infrastructure development as well as for social development to transform India into a developed country. PPP is a tool for all-round development and the benefits depend on how such tools are utilized by the policy and decision-makers. Singh (2011) found that the public sectors alone can’t meet the required funds and technology for the projects. So the Government decided to accomplish this business by collaborating with the sector which could provide this requirement which was none other than the private parties. Thus PPP emerged as a joint collaboration of the public and private sectors.
CHAPTER THREE
Research methodology
Research Design
The research design adopted in this research work is the survey research design which involves the usage of self-designed questionnaire in the collection of data. Under the survey research design, primary data of this study will be collected from Azura Power West Africa Ltd and Amaya Capital Ltd in order to determine the role of public private partnership in improving the public service delivery of Edo State, Nigeria (Oshiomhole and Obaseki Administration). The design was chosen because it enables the researcher to collect data without manipulation of any variables of interest in the study. The design also provides opportunity for equal chance of participation in the study for respondents.
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
This chapter is about the analysis and presentation of data collected from the field through questionnaire. The analysis of the data with particular question immediately followed by the presentation of findings.
As mentioned in chapter three, 75 questionnaires were administered and 50 were retrieved and necessary analysis was carried out on them and presented as follows:
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain the role of public private partnership in improving the public service delivery of Edo State, Nigeria (Oshiomhole and Obaseki Administration). In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of public private partnership in improving the public service delivery of Edo State, Nigeria (Oshiomhole and Obaseki Administration).
Summary
This study was on the role of public private partnership in improving the public service delivery of Edo State, Nigeria (Oshiomhole and Obaseki Administration). Three objectives were raised which included: To determine the effect of government partnership with the Private sector in infrastructure between Oshiomhole and Obaseki administration in Edo state, Nigeria, to find out the role of public private partnership in public service delivery between Oshiomhole and Obaseki administration in Edo state, Nigeria and to find out whether there are more challenges of public private partnership in improving public service delivery in Obaseki administration than Oshiomhole administration. The total population for the study is 75 staffs of Azura Power West Africa Ltd and Amaya Capital Ltd. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
Based on the findings of the study, there is no doubt that Public Private Partnership operations in Edo state have greatly improved infrastructural development, service delivery in Obaseki administration than Oshiomhole administration, the welfare of citizens and confidence in the administrators of the state. Despite these achievements, there are still challenges being experienced by the implementation of the PPP model in Edo state in particular and Nigeria in general, in the light of this, this study proffer the following to ameliorate these challenges: The Nigerian government should enhance laws, regulations and institutions or put in place new ones where needed and multiplicities of regulatory bodies and fusion of jurisdictions should be greatly reduced to avert confusions of foreign and indigenous private investors interested in PPP; in order to achieve better participation and encouragement of the private sector in the provision of better infrastructures to the community. It is expected that with the enactment of specific laws on PPP financed infrastructure projects, there will be greater private participation in infrastructure provision and development thereby bringing about the much needed infrastructural development in a developing economy like Nigeria.
Recommendation
- There should be continuity of viable policies, whenever there are changes in administrations.
- Public opinion should be properly managed and assurance should be made to enlightening and educating the public as an important stakeholder by constantly disseminating information to the public at large.
- The capital market should be developed and properly empowered such that it will suit the necessities and requirements of the public private partnership projects and also, political, regulatory and economic stability should be ensured.
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