Abstract
It is hardly debateable that implementation is the bane of public policies and programmes in Nigeria. A well formulated policy or programme is useless if not properly implemented as its stated objectives will not be realized. The Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme was introduced in Nigeria in September 1999 by the Obasanjo’s administration. Ten years on, the programme is being bedeviled by a number of implementation problems. This paper examines some of the major constraints impeding the effective implementation of the UBE programme in Nigeria. The paper then suggested some strategies to facilitate the successful implementation of the programme.
Highlights
As in many other developing countries, implementation is the bane of public policies and programmes in Nigeria
Factors that may lead to the failure of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme in Nigeria shall be examined within the framework of the conceptual model of implementation propounded by Horn and Meter (1975): Policy standards and objectives; policy resources; inter-governmental communications and enforcement, characteristics of implementing agencies; economic, social and political conditions; and disposition of policy implementers
The implementation stage of the policy process provides the linkage between policy intention and performance
Summary
As in many other developing countries, implementation is the bane of public policies and programmes in Nigeria. According to the Education for All (EFA) Regional overview report that highlights the situation in sub-sharan countries, Nigeria is one of the countries at serious risk of not achieving the universal primary education goal. With an Education for all Development Index (EDI) of less than 0.8, Nigeria is among 16 countries in sub-Sharan Africa very far from achieving EFA goals. In the Global competitiveness report for the period 2009-2010, Nigeria’s primary education level was ranked 132nd out of the 133 countries that were surveyed (Daily Sun Monday, October 12, 2009). The poor performance of many public policies and programmes in Nigeria, in terms of the achievement of their specified objectives arise primarily from implementation failure. This paper examines some of the problems associated with the implementation of the UBE programme in the country with a view to making suggestions toward overcoming or coping with the identified problems
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