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Impact Of Keke Napep As Poverty Alleviation Strategy
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A major manifestation of
poverty in the state is seen in crime rate, malnutrition, large numberof
street urchins (Area boys) and the establishment of many slums in and
around the Lagos metropolis by people who cannot afford to get good
shelter for themselves. Some of these slums include: the Maroko,
Ajegunle and Mushin to mention but a few. Condition of living in these
settlements are so bad that those people cannot afford the basic need
such as good food, good shelter, good clothing etc. People in these
settlements also lack access to basic infrastructures such as road,
good education, good medical facilities among other things. Another
manifestation of poverty is seen in the over stretched usage of the
available resources like roads, health care facilities, power
(electrical installations), water, transport system etc. A very
important resultant effect of poverty or economy imbalance in Lagos is
seen in the breeding of touts and miscreants popularly known as ‘Agbero'
or "Omoota" i.e. Motor Park touts. These people are so ruthless in
their conducts that they constitute major threat to the peace and safety
as well as the security of lives and property in the state.
Poverty
has many root causes, while it is primarily related to very low income
earners; is in many dimensions especially in malnutrition, ill health
and illiteracy.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The persistence of
massive poverty in Nigeria has created myriads of social maladies and
security challenges. There is no doubt that there are some factors
within the poor that are responsible for this morally unconscionable
plague. Hitherto obvious lack of concerted institutional and policy
framework in Nigeria to tackle the scourge of poverty constituted a
major challenge. It is on the bases of these facts this research is
designed to provide solution to the following questions:
1. What are the effects of poverty on the urban dwellers?
2. What is the relationship between keke NAPEP initiative and poverty reduction among operators?
3. Are there any factors militating against the success of keke NAPEP in poverty alleviation?
4. What are the durability and efficiency as well as overall maintenance implication of keke NAPEP?
5. What are the contributory effects of road network, traffic and transport officials of keke NAPEP?
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study concerns how the KEKE NAPEP programme of Federal Government Poverty Eradication Programmes has fared in alleviating poverty among youths in Ojokoro Local Government Area of Lagos State.Poverty rate occasioned by unemployment has consumed a frighten dimension in Nigeria. This prompted the Federal Government of Nigeria in 2000 to set up National Poverty Eradication Programme by introducing the famous tricycle "Keke Marwa" to alleviate thesuffering of the unemployed youth.The purpose of t ... Continue reading---
