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Problem Associated With Rural Housing In Nigeria
[A CASE STUDY OF IGBO-OWU IN IFELODUN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN ILORIN]
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The problem of rural housing has become an everyday discussion in all quarters of the public and private services of the developing countries.
This is emphasis by Onibokun (1996 and Nubi 1991) that the shortcoming are inadequate housing provided for people which indicate that the number of housing provision is very low to that number of the inhabitants available in the area.
In Igboowu services and facilities such as electricity which is generally a problem in Nigeria has become worse in rural areas, also absence of portable water supply and motor able roads absence of decent building and generally in adequacy of facilities.
Likewise, in Igboowu inadequate electricity, lack of good roads
Some question must be raised in order to provide the answer to the problem.
1. Why has rural housing system remained passive?
2. Why is the socio-economic development having impact of the rural housing?
3. Is there any existing structure of housing that caters for rural housing in Nigeria?
1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The aim of the study is to examine the problem of rural housing in Nigeria. To achieve this aim the under listed objectives are set to be pursued.
i. To identify the types of houses within the study area
ii. To know rural housing condition.
iii. To examine the types of infrastructural facilities within the study area.
iv. To examine the problem associated with rural housing and provide and appropriate recommendation to the problem.
1.4 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The disciplinary scope of this study is to examine the magnitude of rural housing problem in Nigeria.
While the spatial scope is to cover the Igboowu area of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
There are many constraints, which limit the extent to which the research for this project ought to have been carried out.
i. Inadequate information: The information collected was not enough during the research because some of the people in the study area due to non-educated they refuse to disclose certain information for the project work. However, we have to enlighten and persuade them to disclose certain information which is necessary for the success of the dissertation.
ii. Some of the respondents felt reluctant to give answers to some of the question thrown to them while some were against the inspection of their compounds.
iii. Inadequate facilities: Because Igboowu is located with low income earner there are inadequate infrastructural facilities and amenities.
1.5 SIGNIFICANT OF THE STUDY
Housing being universally accepted as one of the basic needs of individuals as the second after food that is most important and essential in human life.
The problem of rural housing in the study area is based on the various factors that serve as impediments to the successful implementation of housing policies and programmes in rural area.
Housing is considered the most important factor of rural area problem in Nigeria. Adequate housing therefore the first requirement for a new develop area in any nation.
This is because, there are so many problems associated with rural housing development, such as water supply, adequate and effective buildings, in the study area, there are some mud structure of building presently which suppose not to be so.
The importance housing delivery is stressed by Agboola (1998), who asserted tat, without a well organized and efficient housing mechanism, the goals of rural housing development policy will be largely in attainable.
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