V.L, AKWAO, UJIHI.A, KABIR2023-12-112023-12-112016-03-07Abiona, I. A. (2003). Primordial Culture and Sustainable Community Development. This Millennium Macmillan Nigeria Publishers Limited pp. 31-45https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/2935This paper assesses the contributions of people’s participation in the organization and implementation of community development projects through in Akwanga Local Government Area, Nasarawa State of Nigeria. It also examines the extent to which people are involved in self-help projects.lt highlights the factors that motivate citizens to participate in organization and community development. A structured survey instrument was used in collecting data from a sample of 500 respondents for the study. Data collected were analyzed using Chi-square. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between citizens’ participation in community development through self-help projects. The findings also revealed that there is significant relationship between citizens’ derived benefits and their participation in community development through self help Projects. It was therefore, recommended that people need to be involved in every stage of the life-cycle of a project so as to ensure utilization, sustainability and benefit derivation. Beside, the development agents should find out the felt-needs ofenpeople's participation, self help, projectsArticle