CO-OPERATIVE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [A CASE STUDY OF OJI-RIVER LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA 2006 – 2010]

CO-OPERATIVE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [A CASE STUDY OF OJI-RIVER LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA 2006 – 2010]

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

The major attraction of co-operative organisation especially in the developing areas and it’s potentials for social change and improvement in the standard of living of people or well being of the population for example many government has devoted numerous resources for the encouragement and improvement of co-operative some time the evolvement of government is carried out to extend of thrift savings emphasis of co-operative from self-reliance of the organization, instead of depending on the government consequently, the objective of the movement consequently, the objective of the movement bring change in the economic development which Oji-River is one of them, members’ of the movement were benefiting through the provision of the movement were benefiting through the provision of the services, the instrument of social change and transformation which benefits the entire populace. Thus, the cooperative society has the ability or responsibility over social economic development of the entire economy. If such potentials are properly harness, the impact of this association will contribute immensely to the development of Oji-River local government area and this is the major focus of this particular research.

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

In developing country like Nigeria and some other countries they provides the social, economic needs of the people, self-help and self-reliance effort should be seen as the most effective source of economic development of the rural area are efficiently and effectual source of economic development of the area.

Through the communal effort, the people will pool their resources together for cooperative ventures, their values, social amenities could improve their quality of life or standard of living of the people. Self help effort improves the standard of living of the society. But self help effort could only yield positive result, if the community is blessed with good leadership, readily to sacrifice time, moral and energy to mobilize the people the people to embark on economic project.

Many communities in various state of Nigeria lack patriotic leadership to mobilize people so help themselves. Leadership is the most essential aspect of development of a nation, local and states, the society must have a good leadership quality that will enable them to coordinate the affairs of others rather than mobilizing people for self help project such as community development than looking to government for everything this the desire of the turnout.

CO-OPERATIVE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT [A CASE STUDY OF OJI-RIVER LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA 2006 – 2010]