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Distributional Pattern Of Automobile Mechanic Workshop
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Ibadan
North Local Government Area is one of the local governments founded in
September 27, 1991. It falls within the latitude 7’26.8 North of Equator
and Longitude 3’54.9 East of Greenwich Meridian. It is located at Agodi
Gate, Ibadan. Bounded in the west by Iddo and Ibadan North West Local
Government and East by Lagelu, Egbeda and Ibadan North West Local
Government and in the North by Akinyele Local Government. Its area size
is of 27kmsq and as at 1991 census, its population was 300,397 people
but at 2006 census, its population was 306,795. It is divided into 12
wards and each consist of multi nationalities apart from the Yorubas,
they are Urhobos, Edo, Hausas, Fulanis e. t. c.
1.8 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
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development of transport directly influences the development of
productive and social sector of the society because it occupies the
leading position in the benefit of infrastructural facilities which did
not only increase economy growth rate but also social sector of the
country. As road transport makes it possible to extend customer services
to their very door steps, its importance is obviously increasing for
the provision of efficient services. The need for repairing services can
hardly be over emphasized, as there are larger demands for repairing
workshop.
The high level of usage of vehicles for both private and
commercial activities in line with the inflow of second hand vehicles
popularly known as “Tokunbo†brought about the need for very efficient
and effective maintenance. Automobile Industry is a sector of the
economy that deals with the manufacturing and production of automobiles
for human desires and wants so for the continual existence of automobile
industries, there is occurrence of a service sector who repair, service
and keep all part of the vehicle in touch. Automobile repair and
service is fast growing all over the world. Nigeria which is a
developing country with dense population and struggling economy, a large
number of people move into the country causing larger number of
vehicles plying the roads of several states in the country especially
highly populated city like Lagos, Ibadan e.t.c. The number of automobile
mechanic workshops in Ibadan is over 2000 due to large number of cars
on road and most of them are operating on medium and small scale because
of technical know- how, work capital, size of land e.t.c.
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