PAPER ON INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC ...

CONCLUSIONThe abundant resources in Nigeria can be harnessed to provideadequate infrastructure for the country and indeed entire Africa.However, the Nigerian credentials and qualifications for infrastructuraldevelopment have been misapplied. Pleasant stories like Nigeria dailytwo Million barrels of crude oil remain mere lip service for sufferingpeople of Nigeria. This paper gives an indication that infrastructuraldevelopment in Nigeria requires a combination of strategies such asradical shift in political behavior, good governance and publicprotection from exploitation by private companies. Learning from thepace of change set by leadership of other African countries can beemulated in rebuilding Nigeria infrastructure. The Nigeria governmentshould lead in rebuilding first a comprehensive, public and robustinfrastructure in order to open nondiscriminatory access toinfrastructure to all the people in Nigeria.Also, Nigeria government should partner with appropriate privateinstitutions to devise a viable process of attaining vivid infrastructuredevelopment in basic sector that will alleviate poverty, createemployment and position the country among prominent nation of theworld.J. Ajayi Patunola & Co.. Estate Surveyors & Valuers 31