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Two Library Projects

In: How Megaprojects Are Damaging Nigeria and How to Fix It

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  • Jimoh Ibrahim

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Christoph Loch

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Kishore Sengupta

    (University of Cambridge)

Abstract

The case studies give the narratives of where the projects came from, how decisions were made, including, for example, how lack of financial safeguarding and corruption led to problems. The narratives “bring the statistical analysis to life” and give the reader an impression (relatively succinctly in about five pages per case) of what the project problems “feel” like. This chapter discusses the first matched project pair, the Abuja National Library and the Obasanjo Presidential Library. The national library project suffered from design changes, budget cuts (because of unstable funding) and conflicts with the contractor, and it is an unfinished ruin today. The Obasanjo Presidential Library was privately funded, had a clear goal and ambition, and was completed close to schedule in spite of setbacks (although it was far over budget and has an uncertain financial future). The two case studies contrast project environments that can cause different project paths.

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  • Jimoh Ibrahim & Christoph Loch & Kishore Sengupta, 2022. "Two Library Projects," Springer Books, in: How Megaprojects Are Damaging Nigeria and How to Fix It, chapter 6, pages 129-136, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-96474-0_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96474-0_6
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