IMPLEMENTATION OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL (1) EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER ERADICATION AMONG COMMUNITY IN JERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BORNO STATE

Several policies and programs have been designed and implemented to tackle the scourge of poverty and hunger in Nigeria over the years. This work is on the Implementation of Millennium Development Goal (1) Extreme poverty and Hunger Eradication among Community in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State. In Nigeria, from independence in 1960 to date, a series of policies and programs have been designed and implemented to tackle the scourge of poverty and hunger by different regimes. Some of such policies include Green Revolution, National Directorate of Employment, Better Life Programme, Family Support Programme, Family Economic Advancement Programme, Poverty Alleviation Programme, among others. The study use Prebendalism theory as theoretical frame of reference. The administration of questionnaire of 150 sampled respondents and specialized interview as well as secondary sources were used as major methods for data collection. The analysis was presented in tabular forms using frequencies and percentages. Two assumptions were generated and analysed through qualitative and quantitative methods. The study finds that the major factors that militated against the implementation of poverty eradication under the MDGs in the study area include corruption and mismanagement among government officials, lack of awareness on the part of the public of the programme, shortage of fund from government and donor agencies to support the programme, lack of accurate data of people affected by poverty, poor monitoring and evaluation among other factors. Hence, it is recommended among others that communities and individuals to benefit from a particular project are supposed to be involved in planning, execution and monitoring of such projects. Likewise, peculiarities of different communities need to be taken into account in designing these projects in order to provide poverty eradication programs that will fit different communities. The MDAs, private organizations and civil societies/ organizations must be more committed in providing pro-poor projects. It is also recommended that both federal, states and local governments, private sectors and civil societies should increase their active participation toward achieving the MDGs goals of poverty reduction even beyond 2015. Also, Proper education and enlightenment need to be provided in the study area on the roles and targets of MDGs in poverty eradication.