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An Examination Of Problems Associated With The Management Of Private Residental Estate.
[A CASE STUDY OF ALHAJI OSENI OLANREWAJU ESTATE]
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1.6 THE STUDY AREA
Ilorin is the capital f Kwara State of Nigeria; Ilorin was founded by a hunter called Ojo-Isekuse who migrated from Gambia. His descendant live up till today in a village called Gambia in Likponrin. He was later followed by Emila (elci). According to local history, the name Ilorin was derived from an important stone used for shaping Kaives and cutlass. The stone can be found today outside a compound called “Ile Bamideleâ€.
Emila (ela) who was followed by a Kanisi man called Solaegu and settled at Okesuna at the out sketch of Ilorin town was later joined by Olufade a low rarer, who migrated to Ilorin fromIresa in the Western state. Then came Afonja from old Oyo (Oyo Ile) these were followed by Alfa Alimi (Shehu ALimi) Sarkin Gambari, Surkin Gobis and a shehu Alimi called Abdulsalam who became the first emir of Ilorin later succeeded by his brother Mallam Shittu.
Ilorin was an area of 4, 164 square miles and a population of over 30, 000.
People: The inhabitants of Ilorin are Yoruba, Nupe, Fulani, Gobie and Huasa
Economic activities: These includes farming, petty trading, cloth weaving, (Aso Oke) and plot making, others includes carpentry, tailoring, bricklayer mechanic etc.
Industrial establishment: The industries in Ilorin include global soap and detergent, coca-cola, 7up bottling company, informational tobacco company, Kamwill Nigeria Limited, Shelter setter limited etc. Ilorin is an essential cattle route of the South of the country. Ilorin is a large sprawling nature town.
Trade and commerce: It is a nodal centre of trade because of its geographical position. The North to South railway line and the truck and trunk a road linking the Southern states pass through Ilorin. Dry seasonal and other feeder roads, connecting Ilorin with the other towns in Kwara State are properly maintained, Ilorin is an essential cattle route to the South of the country.
Festivals: Because the greater numbers of people are Muslim, the important festivals are those associated with Islamic religion. These include id-elfitri (lesser helvan), id-el-abir (bigger beirams), Maolud Nabiyy (the birth of the noble prophet Muhammad).
Communication: Ilorin is well served with modern communication facilities and postal facilities.
Institutions: Ilorin town has many primary and post primary institutions owned by the government and by individuals. And four (4) higher institutions namely, University of Ilorin, Kwara State Polytechnic, Kwara State University (KWASU) and Kwara state college of education. All in Ilorin.
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
The property consists of 21 numbers of 4 and 3 bed room bungalows of the same prototype.
Floor: The floor is concrete have core floor finished with sound screed.
Wall: It is of hallow rendered and painted both inside and outside with emulsion paint.
Door: The door sued is of flush doors, metal glaze door and the window are of louvers type. There is a burglary for security and mosquito net.
Roof: The roof is made of aluminum roofing sheet nail to timber tresses with asbestos.
Service: Electricity is connected to the premises with a transformer serving the whole estate and water form water corporation and there is a well to serve as supplement.
Dimension: The length of the estate is 250 meters and depth 160 meters, fenced and with hollow blocks and render.
Age: The age of building is thirty two (32) years old i.e. from December 1980 to 2013.
Accessibility: There is a tarred road from the main road to the estate but less been eroded.
Waste disposal: This is done by an individual i.e. some tenant make use of receptacle provided by the state government outside the estate and some tenant burn their refuse within the estate.
Types of foundation: Strip foundation is adopted for the construction of whole block.
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