Land accessibility constraints of migrants in rural border settlements of Ogun State, Nigeria

Oladehinde Gbenga J. (), Olayiwola Lasun M. and Popoola Kehinde O.
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Oladehinde Gbenga J.: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ilfe, Osun State, Nigeria
Olayiwola Lasun M.: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ilfe, Osun State, Nigeria
Popoola Kehinde O.: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ilfe, Osun State, Nigeria

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies, 2018, vol. 6, issue 1, 46-56

Abstract: The study examined land accessibility constraints among migrants in rural border settlements of Ogun State, Nigeria. It specifically examined dimensions, extent of importance of the constraints and their joint interactive influence on land accessibility. Data were collected through questionnaires on migrant household heads. A multi-stage sampling technique was used for the selection of 492 respondents for the study. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics (t-test, relative important index (RII) and correlation statistics). The study revealed that the majority of the sampled migrants were within an active and productive population (31-60 years). Also, the larger percentage of the respondents were male (64.8%), married (70%), farmers (67.2%) with no formal education (51.3%). Most of the migrants have stayed above 6 years (79.8%) in the study area. This is an indication that migrants would have detailed experience about their land accessibility constraints. Findings showed that the high cost of land was the major constraint to land accessibility and non-availability of land (scarcity) was the least constraint. The study further revealed that the high cost of land, inability to transfer land, difficulty in land transaction and insecure tenure jointly influenced migrants' access to land in the study area. The study therefore recommended the need for an efficient land administration and governance at local government level in order to accommodate the attendant needs of rural migrants in the study area.

Keywords: migrants; rural border communities; land; land accessibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.2478/environ-2018-0006

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