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DEVELOPMENT VERSUS POLITICAL WILL

  Political will remains a particular challenge for every rural community/state or nation especially in Africa.  Political will according according to Stephen Asek  +Panaroma  refers to the desire and determination of political actors to introduce as well as embark on reforms that will bring significant and persistent changes in the society.  It is highly difficult to divorce political will from sustainable development. Again, political will is supposed to be the steering that is needed to turn the wheels of developmental reforms that do not only meet present needs but also secure the capacity of future generation to meet their own needs.  Then, the question is, can we say that this is the true story as it relates to community development and political will in our situation?  Instead, what we see today is the political commitment of most governments still hovering around the same attitude of exploiting the little you have today for the brief time you have it, because that is the