RURAL INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT A MEANS OF COMBATING RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION IN NIGERIA
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RURAL INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT A MEANS OF COMBATING RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study looks at Rural Development as a way to counteract rural urban migration in Nigeria. The research used content analysis for secondary data gathering and a survey research method for primary data collection. The hypothesis was evaluated using the chi-square method.
The Harris-Todaro model (HT) served as the theoretical underpinning for the investigation. The study’s findings include, among other things, that respondents are dissatisfied with Nigeria’s current level of rural development, and that the majority of respondents felt that rural development is a good method for reducing rural-urban migration in Nigeria.
The research study is divided into five chapters. The first chapter includes the introduction, problem statement, objective, significance, limitations, research methods, and term definitions.
Chapter two includes a literature review and a theoretical framework, while Chapter three discusses research methodology. The fourth chapter covers data presentation and interpretation, while the fifth chapter covers summary, conclusion, and recommendations.
Chapter one
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
Rural development is a crucial sector in any nation’s economy, and its rapid development and modernisation has piqued the interest of policymakers and governments around the world.
This is because a sizable portion of the population resides there; thus, the future of most countries, particularly developing ones, is heavily reliant on it.
Schumacher (1983) defined rural development as the growth of the people’ ability to become self-sufficient through instructions that provide adequate and relevant knowledge on self-help techniques.
Ekpe (2006) defined rural development as the provision of physical infrastructure. The logic behind this concept is that providing basic amenities such as schools, hospitals, recreational facilities
a good road network, electricity, and pipe-borne water (portable water) has the potential to transform rural communities and make them more appealing for habitation. This is thought to be the most effective method of reversing rural urban migration.
However, extant literature on rural areas reveals that population is the primary factor that distinguishes rural from urban areas, particularly in industrialised countries.
In a policy paper on rural development, Onibokun (1987) stated that rural populations make up 70-80% of the total population in several countries, particularly those in the Third World.
Based on a single trait that is inadequate. Using the 2006 national population census figure of 140 million, more than 70% of Nigerians live in rural areas.
Population cannot be the sole determinant of a rural region in Nigeria because certain characteristics unmistakably indicate that individuals are in a rural area (Ladi et al, 2009).
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