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Saharan Africa, the Niger Republic, which
is 0.271.
The GDI rankings for the Niger Delta
localities suggest they have done well overall.
As with the HDI and HPI-1, however, the
disparities are wide. The difference between
the best and worst performers is
0.261, with the worst performer scoring
less than half the value for the best performer.
Maps 2.11 displays the GDI scores in relation
to the ecological zones. In the dry
land zone, most low-scoring localities are
in Akwa Ibom State. In the swamp land
zone, Ilaje and Ese Odo in Ondo State
and Burutu in Delta State rank low. Medium
GDI scores predominate in both
states. Most areas in Edo and Cross River
states fall in the high GDI category.
GDI scores in relation to the distribution
of oil facilities appear on map 2.12. High
and medium scores closely correlate with
the presence of oil facilities in Abia,
Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Rivers states. A
few isolated local governments with oil
facilities have low GDI scores. Akwa Ibom
deserves special mention and attention
because it is almost exclusively an area of
low GDI performance, irrespective of
whether or not there are oil facilities.
The GEM for Local Government
Areas
Almost all local government areas have
performed poorly on women’s representation
in the National Assembly, which
drags down scores on the GEM. The best
performing area is Ovia North East in Edo
State (0.349), followed by Ovia South West
(0.348). The worst performing areas are
Isoko North (0.264) and Isoko South
(0.264) in Delta State. Unlike on the HDI
and HPI-1, where Delta State areas did
very well, many fared poorly on the GEM.
Map 2.10: Map of the Niger Delta Region Showing the Spatial Correspondence Between Oil Facilities and HPI-1 Index
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