NEED FOR COMPLIANCE TO HEALTH AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN OIL EXPLORATION AREAS OF ONDO STATE

The recent updated on the oil producing area of Ondo state has prompted considerable research. This study aims to investigate the need to implement a functioning health and economic sustainable development scheme in the oil producing areas of Ondo state. Therefore, an assessment of the level of compliance of oil exploration companies within the oil producing areas of Ondo state to the standards of sustainability was done. The study identifies and present statistics of the current challenges posed to Ondo state oil producing host communities by the exploration and exploitation of oil. Also, the study also revealed the economic and health needs in host communities of oil exploration within Ondo state. A discovery of the political actions that can be taken by local community to achieve economic and health sustainable development standards. Furthermore, a chi-square test of independence was performed to examine the relationship between the location of respondents and respondents knowledge which the findings revealed that economic and health development projects in Ilaje local government area have not yet complied with the united nation sustainable development goal 1 and 3. The findings also prove the theory of economic, political and social distortion judging by the dissimilarities of the authorities. Geographic disparities theory was also used to ascertain the fact that environment can cause spatial poverty. The study recommends the collaboration of the oil companies, government and the indigenous people of the host communities to further promote sustainability in the area.