Effectiveness of Communication Development and Development Communication in Development Administration: An Appraisal of Civilian Governments of Anambra State, Nigeria (1999 to 2025)

Abstract

This paper seems evaluates the performance of civil rule in Anambra State after the military handed over to civilians in 1999. Civilians have ruled for twenty-six years (1999-2025) in Anambra State. This study assesses the extent to which communication development and development communication have been deployed as effective tools for development administration in Anambra State during this period. The 1999 transition from military to civil democratic rule, at both federal and state levels, is a defining moment in Nigeria’s history. The deaths of General Sani Abacha and Chief Moshood Abiola made it possible for the June 12 crisis to be resolved and for democracy to be revived in the country. At the federal level, a President was democratically elected while while elected governors took charge at the states, including Anambra State. The question is: how well have present and past governments of Anambra State used communication development and development communication as effective tools for development administration in the state from 1999 to 2025? The main objective of this paper is to answer this question.