GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ANAMBRA STATE, 2006-2022

Abstract

Prior to 2006, the economic growth of Anambra State was significantly adversely affected by high rate of crimes that pervaded those times. This insecurity situation rubbed off negatively on potential investors, infrastructural development, capacity building and adequate productivity in different economic sectors of the state. However, from 2006 to 2022 during Mr. Peter Obi and Chief Willie Obiano’s administrations, there became a significant boost in the economic growth of the state as the government of the day devised several strategies and mechanisms to combat crimes and criminality in the state. Hence, this study therefore investigated the different policies implemented by the administrations of Mr. Peter Obi and Chief Willie Obiano for effective economic growth. The paper also examined the impact of these policies and how they contributed to the economic growth of the state, while identifying the short comings of these policies. Diverse sources of data were adopted in the course of this essay; while the paper argued that effective/proactive implementations of these policies led to conducive environment that ensured economic growth within the period. It made recommendations, which it believes that if followed by successive governments in the years to come would ensure the sustainability of economic growth of the state.