An Assessment of the Impact of Physical Development on the Indigenous People of Abuja Municipal Council
CHAPTER ONE
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The fundamental objective of the study is to proffer an assessment of the impact of Physical development on the indigenous people of Abuja municipal council.
The specific objectives of the study include;
- To determine the nature and relevance of physical development in Abuja municipal council.
- To determine the nature of the indigenous people of Abuja municipal council.
- To determine the impact of Physical development on the indigenous people of Abuja municipal council.
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction
The previous Chapter presented the background to the study, statement of the problem, the objectives and the significance of the study, this Chapter reviews the related literature from different scholars in order to have a wider perspective of the subject matter.
Literature Review
Under the literature review, a comprehensive review of related concept was given such as rural, rural development, and infrastructure, etc.
Concept of Development
The term development is a multi-dimensional concept, and thus, appears elusive as its precise meaning is debatable. However, we would attempt to define development from different perspectives by exploring various scholars view on the concept. The term development means different things to different people. Some people take it to mean change, others take it as advancement, improvement, and progress, and some scholars regard it as modernization or westernization.
Some scholars have argued that for the concept to be properly understood it must be pinned down to a specific sphere of life. In this respect, terms such as political and administrative development are taken as contributory factors to the change in the quality and span of life of people, such contributory factors are inter-related and interdependent, which cannot be separated but rather would be viewed simultaneously as development indicators and whichever variants of development we look at as indicators of positive change in the quality and span of life of the people it must include:
- Ability to feed, clothe and shelter oneself resulting from more income earned from one’s occupation and from the provision of infrastructural facilities like roads water, electricity, telecommunications and other factors of production.
- Ability to live a longer life as a result of provision of better health and medical facilities, prevention of disease through better sanitation and other preventive measures.
- Ability to read, write and to understand forces surrounding people through the provision of formal and informal education.
- Ability to participate meaningfully in political activities and in policy making both at societal and governmental level.
These are in no way exhaustive of things that constitute development, when these and a host of other things take place in society or community we say there is development. Man is the centre of development, the ultimate goal is his well-being his happiness and his comfort.
Generally, development is a concept, which explains the general upliftment in the material, social and psychological conditions of a given human society. There are various scholars‘ views about development, however only few will be discussed in this study. Development implies a change that is desirable. Society is dynamic, and so , what is desirable at a particular time, place and in a particular culture may not always be desirable a to the replaces or at other times and in the same cultural milieu.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
In this chapter, we described the research procedure for this study. A research methodology is a research process adopted or employed to systematically and scientifically present the results of a study to the research audience viz. a vis, the study beneficiaries.
RESEARCH DESIGN
Research designs are perceived to be an overall strategy adopted by the researcher whereby different components of the study are integrated in a logical manner to effectively address a research problem. In this study, the researcher employed the survey research design. This is due to the nature of the study whereby the opinion and views of people are sampled. According to Singleton & Straits, (2009), Survey research can use quantitative research strategies (e.g., using questionnaires with numerically rated items), qualitative research strategies (e.g., using open-ended questions), or both strategies (i.e., mixed methods). As it is often used to describe and explore human behaviour, surveys are therefore frequently used in social and psychological research.
POPULATION OF THE STUDY
According to Udoyen (2019), a study population is a group of elements or individuals as the case may be, who share similar characteristics. These similar features can include location, gender, age, sex or specific interest. The emphasis on study population is that it constitute of individuals or elements that are homogeneous in description.
This study was carried out to examine An assessment of the impact of physical development on the indigenous people of Abuja municipal council. Staff of Abuja municipal council form the population of the study.
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
This chapter presents the analysis of data derived through the questionnaire and key informant interview administered on the respondents in the study area. The analysis and interpretation were derived from the findings of the study. The data analysis depicts the simple frequency and percentage of the respondents as well as interpretation of the information gathered. A total of hundred and twenty (120) questionnaires were administered to respondents of which 100 were returned. The analysis of this study is based on the number returned.
The table above shows the gender distribution of respondents. 48% of the respondents were male and the remaining 52% were female. Thus, female respondents were slightly higher than their male counterparts.
CHAPTER FIVE
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Conclusion
The main objective of this study was An assessment of the impact of physical development on the indigenous people of Abuja municipal council. Three reseach questions were formulated to for the study. The result of the study indicated that there is significance relationship between socio-economic infrastructure and rural development (school, electricity, market, road, and healthcare infrastructure). Conclusively, findings of this study have shown that physical development model is a viable mechanism for rural development. The study recommends adequate provision of socio-economic infrastructure in the rural areas as means of achieving rural development. The study specifically recommends that:
Recommendation
Base on the findings of the study the following recommendations were made.
- The study recommend that government should provide more school in the rural areas and school facilities such classes, furniture and teaching aid should also be provided by the government in collaboration with NGOs and other donors organization.
- More rural communities should be provided by electricity in order to boost their social and economic activities for improved standard of living.
- Government should provide more market infrastructure in the rural areas in order to facilitate economic activities so as to increase the income of the rural people thereby developing the rural communities.
- Government should provide a mechanism for maintaining the existing road in the state both the feeder and the tired road.
- Government in collaboration with NGOs and private sector should provide more healthcare facilities in the rural areas as well as providing qualified medical personnel.
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