Papers by Araen Asanarimam Shinge
This paper evaluated the role played by Taraba State Hosue of Assembly and Taraba State Council o... more This paper evaluated the role played by Taraba State Hosue of Assembly and Taraba State Council of Chiefs in Takum chieftaincy crisis especially in conniving with the executive arm of Taraba State Government in passing a hasty bill to create one first class rotational stool for Takum chiefdom and three 3rd class stools of the ethnic groups in the area. The study revealed that though the bill is unpopular and alien in the history of chieftaincy in Taraba State, the TSHA were coerced by the executive to pass the bill. The findings from the study revealed that the position of the Governor on the bill was targeted against the Kuteb ethnic group who has ruled the chiefdom since 1912 as told them in series of meetings held. This is demonstrated in the content of the bill. The bill stated amongst others that the Chamba must be the first to be enthrone the first class under this law, follow by Jukun and the Kuteb people will come last.To the Kutebs, this shows clearly that the bill was anti Kuteb and for the Chamba ethnic group. Another findings is the change in the title from Ukwe Takum to KuruTakum by the Governor shows that some people are not comfortable with the title of Ukwe Takum. Also, the structure and composition of the bill was entirely different from what is obtained in other chiefdom in Taraba State.
Background A bill Titled "Establishment of One Rotational 1st Class Chief and Three (3) 3rd Class... more Background A bill Titled "Establishment of One Rotational 1st Class Chief and Three (3) 3rd Class Chiefs Bill, 2024," the executive bill was proposed by the Governor Agbu Kefas administration. The new law provides for the establishment of "One Rotational First Class Chief and Three (3) 3rd Class Chiefs in Takum among the Kuteb, Chamba and Jukun Takum ethnic groups respectively. The new law provides for the establishment of "One Rotational First Class Chief and Three (3) 3rd Class Chiefs in Takum among the Kuteb, Chamba and Jukun Takum ethnic groups respectively. Diverse views had trailed the proposal of the bill from various stakeholders, especially the Kuteb ethnic group, which claimed that the Takum traditions stool was their exclusive right. According to Mr Kefas, the bill was sponsored to end the over 28 years traditional leadership tussle in Takum characterised by disputes and controversies.
The journey to Ukwe Takum stool is not a smooth one in history. The politicization and monetizati... more The journey to Ukwe Takum stool is not a smooth one in history. The politicization and monetization of traditional institutions by government at all levels has created rivalry, tensions and breeding ground for conflicts especially in Takum. Politicians see traditional rulers as ladders to winning elections and so cannot afford to play with them. It is unfortunate that traditional chiefdoms or institutions who are originally based on the culture and traditions of the people have be changed to political chiefdoms now controlled and driven by governments. When Gov Agbu Kefas assumed office as the Executive Governor of Taraba State, the Kuteb people thought as a Pastor, he will uphold the culture and tradition of the people by enthroning a Kuteb man Ukwe Takum who has been vacant since 1996 after the demise of Kuteb chief Late Ukwe Alh. Ali Ibrahim Kufang II (1963-1966) little did they know that the Governor had the intention to destroy Kuteb culture and tradition.
Contouring fieldwork for surveyors , 2023
Contouring Fieldwork for surveyors
Elements of map interpretation for surveyors , 2023
Elements of map interpretation for surveyors
KIER has been developing the natural gas fuel processor to produce hydrogen rich gas for resident... more KIER has been developing the natural gas fuel processor to produce hydrogen rich gas for residential PEMFCs system. To realize a compact and high efficiency, the unit processes of steam reforming, water gas shift, and preferential oxidation are chemically and physically integrated in a package. Current fuel processor designed for 1kW class PEMFCs shows thermal efficiency of 78% as a HHV basis with methane conversion of 90% at rated load operation. CO concentration below 10ppm in the produced gas is achieved with preferential oxidation unit using Pt and Ru based catalyst under the condition of [O 2 ]/[CO]=2.0. The partial load operation have been carried out to test the performance of fuel processor from 40% to 80% load, showing stable methane conversion and CO concentration below 10ppm. The durability test for the daily start-stop and 8hr operation procedure is under investigation and shows no deterioration of its performance after 40 start-stop cycles.
Journal of Resources Development and Management, 2017
This paper examines the challenges of harnessing the potential solid mineral resources in Taraba ... more This paper examines the challenges of harnessing the potential solid mineral resources in Taraba State. The State is blessed with several solid mineral resources that are widely distributed across its length and breadth. The absence of legislation and poor law enforcement in the mining sector not only deprived the nation of the enormous wealth available from this sector, but also put the health and lives of millions of people in jeopardy. The study used both primary and secondary sources of data. The researchers visited several mining sites to see some of these solid minerals. The study revealed that some of the solid mineral resources found in the state include Gypsum, Marble, Feldspar, Sapphire, Laterite, Salt, Zircon, Barytes amongst others. Some of the challenges revealed by this study are lack of reliable and adequate data that would convince individuals and organizations that these solid minerals are available in commercial quantities, high exchange rate, lack of capital inves...
This study has assessed flood hazard responses among residents of Katsina metropolis. Primary dat... more This study has assessed flood hazard responses among residents of Katsina metropolis. Primary data was collected from households residing in the four wards of Wakilin Yamma, Wakilin Gabas, Wakilin Arewa and Wakilin Kudu. 156 questionnaires were administered to randomly sampled households. Questions were related to respondent's socio-economic situation, flood experience as well as coping strategies. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study reveals that gender, duration of stay has significant impact on flood hazard response experience. These impacts of flood includes damage to farmland, damage to culverts, and damage to building, siltation of waterways/channels and causes outbreak of disease. Forty-seven respondents (31.3%) agreed that their buildings are located at places safe from flood while 66% respondents said their buildings are liable to flood. The coping strategies employed by the respondents include raising their building above flood level and building ...
Wa t e ri sb e c o mi n gi n c r e a s i n g l ys c a r c e. R a p i dp o p u l a t i o ng r o wt... more Wa t e ri sb e c o mi n gi n c r e a s i n g l ys c a r c e. R a p i dp o p u l a t i o ng r o wt h , i n c o meg r o wt ha n d u r b a n i z a t i o ni nc o mb i n a t i o nwi t haf i x e ds u p p l yo f t o t a l r e n e wa b l ewa t e r r e s o u r c e swi l l f u r t h e ra c c e l e r a t et h ed e c l i n ei na v a i l a b l ep e rc a p i t ar e n e wa b l ewa t e rr e s o u r c e s , a n d i n c r e a s et h eg a pb e t we e ns u p p l ya n dd e ma n d. T h eT a r a b aS t a t ewa t e r s u p p l ya g e n c y wa se s t a b l i s h e db yL a wNo5o f 1 9 9 2a n ds a d d l e dwi t hma n d a t ef o r t h es u p p l yo f wa t e r f o rv a r i o u su s e si nu r b a na n ds e mi-u r b a nc e n t r e si nT a r a b aS t a t ewi t ht h eg e n e r a l h e a d q u a r t e r si nJ a l i n g o. T oma k et h emo s to fwa t e rs c a r c i t y , t h eA g e n c ywi l l h a v et o i mp r o v et h ewa yi tu s e si t sa v a i l a b l ewa t e rr e s o u r c e ss i g n i f i c a n t l ys ot h a ti tc a nd e a l wi t ht h ec h a l l e n g e so f c o mme r c i a l l o s s e sa h e a do f t h et a k eo f f o f T a r a b aS t a t ewa t e r a n dS e we r a g eC o r p o r a t i o n .T h i sp a p e rh i g h l i g h t st h eme n a c eo fc o mme r c i a l l o s si n wa t e r d i s t r i b u t i o nn e t wo r k. I name t r o p o l i t a nc i t yl i k eJ a l i n g o , wa t e r p r o d u c t i v i t yi sl e s s t h a no p t i ma l a st h ed i f f e r e n c eb e t we e nwa t e r p u t i n t ot h ed i s t r i b u t i o ns y s t e m a n dt h e a mo u n t o f wa t e r b i l l e dt oc o n s u me r st h a t i sn o n-r e v e n u ewa t e r t e n d st ob el a r g e. Hi g h l e v e l so fn o n-r e v e n u ewa t e r(NR W)r e f l e c th u g ev o l u me so fwa t e rb e i n gl o s tt h r o u g h l e a k sa n dd r i n k i n gwa t e r n o t b e i n gi n v o i c e dt oc u s t o me r s , o r ac o mb i n a t i o no f b o t h. I t s e r i o u s l ya f f e c t st h ef i n a n c i a lv i a b i l i t yo fwa t e ru t i l i t i e st h r o u g hl o s tr e v e n u e sa n d i n c r e a s e do p e r a t i o n a l c o s t s. Ah i g hNR W l e v e l i sn o r ma l l yas u r r o g a t ef o r ap o o r l yr u n wa t e ru t i l i t yt h a tl a c k st h e g o v e r n a n c e ,t h e a u t o n o my ,t h e a c c o u n t a b i l i t y ,a n d t h e t e c h n i c a l a n dma n a g e r i a l s k i l l sn e c e s s a r yt op r o v i d er e l i a b l es e r v i c et ot h e i r p o p u l a t i o n. T h i s p a p e r r e c o mme n d e d a mo n g s t o t h e r s t r a i n i n g a n d r e t r a i n i n g a n d g o o d r e mu n e r a t i o n p a c k a g e f o r t h e s t a f f i n o r d e r t o a v o i d c o r r u p tt e n d e n c i e s a n d c o mp r o mi s e. K e y wo r d s : C o mme r c i a l , L o s s e s , Ma n a g e me n t , P o t a b l e , S u s t a i n a b l e , Wa t e r , I n t r o d u c t i o n O n eo ft h ema j o ri s s u e sa f f e c t i n gwa t e ru t i l i t i e si nt h ed e v e l o p i n gwo r l di st h e c o n s i d e r a b l ed i f f e r e n c eb e t we e nt h ea mo u n t o fwa t e rp u t i n t ot h ed i s t r i b u t i o ns y s t e m a n dt h ea mo u n t o f wa t e r b i l l e dt oc o n s u me r s(a l s oc a l l e d" n o n-r e v e n u ewa t e r " [ NR W]). Hi g hl e v e l so fNR W r e f l e c t h u g ev o l u me so fwa t e rb e i n gl o s t t h r o u g hl e a k s , n o t b e i n g i n v o i c e dt oc u s t o me r s , o r b o t h. I t s e r i o u s l ya f f e c t st h ef i n a n c i a l v i a b i l i t yo f wa t e r u t i l i t i e s t h r o u g hl o s t r e v e n u e sa n di n c r e a s e do p e r a t i o n a l c o s t s. Ah i g hNR W l e v e l i sn o r ma l l ya s u r r o g a t ef o rap o o r l yr u nwa t e ru t i l i t yt h a tl a c k st h eg o v e r n a n c e , t h ea u t o n o my , t h e a c c o u n t a b i l i t y , a n dt h et e c h n i c a la n dma n a g e r i a ls k i l l sn e c e s s a r yt op r o v i d er e l i a b l e s e r v i c et ot h e i r p o p u l a t i o n. Wa t e rp l a y sav i t a la n df u n d a me n t a lr o l ei nt h eh e a l t h ,h y g i e n ea n dwe l f a r eo f c o mmu n i t i e s. T h ed e s t i n i e so f ma n ys o c i e t i e sa n dc o mmu n i t i e sa r ea f f e c t e db ywa t e r a n di twi l l b e c o memu c hmo r ei mp o r t a n ti nt h ef u t u r e .I nv i e w o ft h el i mi t e dwa t e r s o u r c e si no u r c o u n t r y , c o n s e r v a t i o na n dc a r e f u l ma n a g e me n t o f t h i sp r e c i o u sr e s o u r c e
wa t e r wi t hd e ma n df o r wa t e r i sl i k e l yt ob e c o meama j o r e c o n o mi ca n de... more wa t e r wi t hd e ma n df o r wa t e r i sl i k e l yt ob e c o meama j o r e c o n o mi ca n de n v i r o n me n t a l i s s u ei nma n yA f r i c a nc o u n t r i e s .T a c k l i n gp h y s i c a l l o s s e si sag r e a tt a s kb e f o r et h e T a r a b aS t a t eWa t e rA g e n c yi no r d e rt oa c h i e v es u s t a i n a b l ewa t e rma n a g e me n ta si t me t a mo r p h o s e d i n t o T a r a b a S t a t e Wa t e ra n d S e we r a g e c o r p o r a t i o n .T h e p a p e r c o n c l u d e s t h a t a s u c c e s s f u l l e a k a g e ma n a g e me n t s t r a t e g y r e q u i r e s p r e s s u r e ma n a g e me n t , a c t i v el e a k a g ec o n t r o l , p i p e l i n ea n da s s e t ma n a g e me n t , a n ds p e e d ya n d q u a l i t yr e p a i r s. T h ep a p e r t h e r e f o r e , r e c o mme n d e da d e q u a t eb u d g e t a r ya l l o c a t i o nt ot h e a g e n c ya mo n g s t o t h e r s. K e y wo r d s : P h y s i c a l , T a r a b a , Wa t e r , L o s s e s , Ma n a g e me n t , 1. 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n T a r a b awa t e r S t a t eWa t e r S u p p l yA g e n c ys i n c ei t sc r e a t i o ni n1 9 9 2i ss a d d l e dwi t h t h er e s p o n s i b i l i t yo fp r o v i d i n gp o r t a b l ewa t e rs u p p l yf o rt h ep e o p l eo fT a r a b aS t a t e. L a c ko fa c c e s st os a f ea n da d e q u a t ewa t e rs u p p l i e sc o n t r i b u t e st oo n g o i n gp o v e r t y b o t ht h r o u g ht h ee c o n o mi cc o s t so fp o o rh e a l t ha n di nt h eh i g hp r o p o r t i o no fh o u s e h o l de x p e n d i t u r eo nwa t e rs u p p l i e si nma n yp o o rc o mmu n i t i e si nJ a l i n g ome t r o p o l i s , a r i s i n gf r o m t h en e e dt op u r c h a s ewa t e r a n d / o r t i mea n de n e r g ye x p e n d e di nc o l l e c t i o n. A c c e s st owa t e r s e r v i c e sf o r msak e yc o mp o n e n t i nt h eU ND PHu ma nP o v e r t yI n d e xf o r d e v e l o p i n gc o u n t r i e s(Ho wa r da n dB o r t r a m; WHO 2 0 0 3)). Ma n yu s e so fwa t e ro c c u r l a r g e l ya t t h eh o u s e h o l d(f o ri n s t a n c ed r i n k i n g , e a t i n ga n dh a n dwa s h i n g) ; o t h e r sma y o c c u r a wa yf r o m t h eh o me(l a u n d r ya n di ns o mec a s e sb a t h i n g). T h i st h e r e f o r en e e d s t ob eb o r n ei nmi n dwh e ne n s u r i n gt h a ta d e q u a t eq u a n t i t i e so fd o me s t i cs u p p l ya r e a v a i l a b l ef o rt h e s ep u r p o s e sa n di ni n t e r p r e t i n ga n da p p l y i n gmi n i mu m v a l u e s(G u y Ho wa r d , 2 0 0 3) B a l a n c i n gt h ea v a i l a b i l i t yo f wa t e r wi t hd e ma n df o r wa t e r i sl i k e l yt ob e c o meama j o r e c o n o mi c a n d e n v i r o n me n t a li s s u e i n ma n y A f r i c a n c o u n t r i e s i n t h e f u t u r e ,a n d a c c o r d i n gt oF a l k e n ma r k : B yt h ey e a r 2 0 2 5 , 1. 1b i l l i o np e o p l e , r e p r e s e n t i n gt wo-t h i r d so f t h ep o p u l a t i o no ft h eA f r i c a nc o n t i n e n t , wi l l b el i v i n gi nc o n d i t i o n swi t hs e v e r ewa t e r s c a r c i t y .(F a l k e n ma r k , 1 9 9 1)T h ec e r t a i n t yo fi n c r e a s e dwa t e rd e ma n di nt h ef u t u r e c o n t r a s t swi t ht h eu n c e r t a i n t yo f c l i ma t i c a l l yi n d u c e dc h a n g e si nwa t e r s u p p l y. Wa t e rl o s s e so c c u ri na l ld i s t r i b u t i o nn e t wo r k s , e v e nn e w o n e s .P h y s i c a ll o s s e s ,
T h i sp a p e r a s s e s s e st h ec o n t r i b u t i o n so ft h eK u t e bp e o p l et ot h ... more T h i sp a p e r a s s e s s e st h ec o n t r i b u t i o n so ft h eK u t e bp e o p l et ot h er e v e n u eb a s eo ft h ef o r me r Wu k a r iF e d e r a t i o nd u r i n gp r e-c o l o n i a la n dc o l o n i a le r at h r o u g ht a x e si mp o s e db yC o l o n i a l ma s t e r s .C o l o n i a lt a x a t i o nwa sa ni mp o r t a n twe a p o nf o re s t a b l i s h i n gc o l o n i a lc o n t r o la n d b r i n g i n gt h ee c o n o myo fa l lc o l o n i z e dp e o p l eu n d e re f f e c t i v ef o r e i g nd o mi n a t i o n .T h ema i n s o u r c eo f d a t af o r t h i sp a p e r i st h es e c o n d a r ys o u r c e s. T h ep a p e r r e v e a l e dt h a t T h ea mo u n t o f t a xc h a r g e dp e r h e a dwa sb e t we e n2 s. o r 3 s. p e r h e a dp e r a n n u m p a i dt h r o u g ht h ev i l l a g ee l d e r s. I t i st h eo b j e c t o f t h eG o v e r n me n t t og r o u pt h e s ev i l l a g e st o g e t h e r u n d e r ac e n t r a l c h i e f , a n ds o t or a i s et h e m t ot h es o c i a l p l a n eo f t h emo r ec i v i l i z e dc o mmu n i t i e s. C r o p swe r ea l s ou s e dt op a y t a x e su n d e rb a r t e rs y s t e m o ft r a d e .T h ei mp a c to ft a x a t i o no na g r i c u l t u r ea mo n gt h eK u t e b s o c i e t ywa sc o n s p i c u o u s. T a xp a y me n t wa si mp o s e do nt h eK u t e bp e o p l ed u r i n gc o l o n i a l i s m a n dt h et a x e swe r ep a i di nB r i t i s hc u r r e n c y. C o n s e q u e n t l y , mo s t p e a s a n t swe r ef o r c e dt oe i t h e r s e l l t h e i r l a b o u r p o we r o r t h e i r l i v e s t o c ka n dg r a i n si no r d e r t og e t mo n e yt op a yt a x e s. T a x e s s e r v e da sme a n so fe x t r a c t i n gs u r p l u sf r o m t h ep e a s a n t s , t o o l sf o ri n t i mi d a t i o n , e x p l o i t a t i o n , i mp o v e r i s h me n t , h u n g e r a n df a mi n e , d i s i n t e g r a t i o no f f a mi l ya n dc o mmu n a l r e l a t i o n s. R e c e i p t s o f t a x e sp a i dwe r eg i v e no n l ywh e nt h ei n d i v i d u a l h a dp a i dt h ewh o l eo f h i st a x. R e c e i p t swe r e n o t g i v e nf o r i n s t a l me n t a l p a y me n t sa n ds o me t i me se v e nwh e nt h ef u l l p a y me n t swe r ema d e. K e y wo r d s : C o l o n i a l , K u t e b , T a x , T a k u m, U s s a , 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n A c c o r d i n gt o1 9 4 6c e n s u so ft r i b e si nWu k a r i F e d e r a t i o n , K u t e br a n k e ds e c o n d mo s t p o p u l a t e dt r i b ei nt h ewh o l eWu k a r i F e d e r a t i o n(T a b l e3). B yi mp l i c a t i o n s , i t me a n s t h eK u t e bp e o p l eh a sc o n t r i b u t e di mme n s e l yt ot h et o t a l r e v e n u eg e n e r a t e d(T a b l e1) .
h ev u l n e r a b l eo n e s , a l s ot h e r ei sn e e dt or e v i e wt h ec u r r e n t s t r ... more h ev u l n e r a b l eo n e s , a l s ot h e r ei sn e e dt or e v i e wt h ec u r r e n t s t r a t e g yo fd e a l i n gwi t ht h ei s s u eo fk i d n a p p i n ga n dh o s t a g et a k i n gi nNi g e r i a. I n p a r t i c u l a r , t h e r ei st h en e e dt oe x p l o r et h ee x t a n t l a wsa n dt h ee x t e n t t owh i c ht h e y a r eb e i n ge n f o r c e dwi t hav i e wt oe s t a b l i s h i n gt h e i r e f f i c a c y. K e y wo r d s : K i d n a p p i n g s , T a k u m, T a r a b a , i mp a c t s , s o c i o-e c o n o mi c 1. 0 I n t r o d u c t i o n : T a k u m h a v eh a dv e r yd i s t u r b i n gp h a s e si nh e r h i s t o r y. a n d i t r ya n dr o b b e r yh a v er e a c h e da l a r mi n gs t a g e st h a t i t s e e msh a r d l yp o s s i b l et o i ma g i n et h a t wes h a l l e v ee n j o ya n yp e a c ei nt h ea r e a .T a k u m a n di t se n v i r o n sh a s wi t n e s s e dr e c u r r i n gi n c i d e n t so fk i d n a p p i n g sa n da r me db a n d i t r y .I nmo r er e c e n t t i me s , c a s e so f a r me dr o b b e r i e sa n da b d u c t i o n sf o r r a n s o m h a v eb e c o meal u c r a t i v e b u s i n e s sa n dama j o rs e c u r i t yc h a l l e n g ei nt h ea r e a. A r me da t t a c k so nh i g h wa y s , v i l l a g e sa n dt o wn sh a v eb e e ni n t e n s i f i e dwi t hc o n s i d e r a b l el o s so f l i v e s , d e s t r u c t i o n o f p r o p e r t i e sa n dk i d n a p p i n go f p e o p l ei nc o mmu n i t i e si na n da r o u n dT a k u m L G A. A t p r e s e n t , t h ea f f e c t e dc o mmu n i t i e sa n da u t h o r i t i e sf e e la l i e n a t e da n dd i s s a t i s f i e d wi t ht h es t a t ea n dc a p a c i t yo fs e c u r i t yi n f r a s t r u c t u r e st od e f e n da n dp r o t e c tt h e p e o p l e. A s u q u o(2 0 0 9)n o t e dt h a tt h et e r m " k i d n a p p i n g "i sd i f f i c u l tt od e f i n ewi t h p r e c i s i o n , b e c a u s ei t v a r i e sf r o m S t a t et oS t a t ea n dj u r i s d i c t i o nt oj u r i s d i c t i o n. I t i s
T h e r ei sh a r d l ya n yNi g e r i a np o l i t i c i a nt h a twi l l wi l l i n g l yr e l ... more T h e r ei sh a r d l ya n yNi g e r i a np o l i t i c i a nt h a twi l l wi l l i n g l yr e l i n q u i s hp o we ra tt h e e x p i r a t i o no f h i sf i r s t t e n u r e. T h et r e n dn o wi nNi g e r i ai st h a t e v e r yp o l i t i c i a nwi l l l o b b y f o r s e c o n dt e r m. T os o me , a f t e r t h e i r t wot e r mso f f o u r y e a r se
Infrastructure growth and development has ever been an ongoing , though with high need of attenti... more Infrastructure growth and development has ever been an ongoing , though with high need of attention especially in developing economies like Nigeria. With the ever growing population, urbanisation menace, the need for creating environments for business growth and provision of a sustainable environment has called for the need and immediate attention to the state of infrastructure in Nigeria, most especially to the development of the economy and particularly the rural areas. Most infrastructures in Nigeria are said to be in poor state owing to various factors like poor maintenance culture, poor or inadequate funding and also neglects over a long period of time by government and its different agencies that are to provide and maintain the infrastructure. Data and information for this paper was sourced mainly secondary sources from journal articles, books, newspapers and internet and through interviews. Meeting the water infrastructure gap requires greater investment at the local, state, and federal levels. The federal government was instrumental in the development of water infrastructure such as building Kashimbilla MultiPurpose Dam in Takum Local Government Area and Mambilla Dam in Sadauna Local Government Area recently. .Water infrastructure demands, there is a need for meaningful State government investment. Today, the federal government dedicates far fewer resources to water infrastructure than it spends on a broad range of priorities, from research and development, to highways, Findings revealed that this scheme when fully implemented, there is a ready water consumption markets as the population of Jalingo has been on the increase since its creation in 1991.There is a great opportunity for this technology in Taraba State because it is an improve technology. This technology will provide an alternative to over dependence on water vendors (Mai ruwa) who hitherto has been the major supplier of water to residents of the metropolis.
Infrastructural facilities is an inevitable tool for socioeconomic development of any society and... more Infrastructural facilities is an inevitable tool for socioeconomic development of any society and the deficit of these essential facilities can create socioeconomic imbalance for rapid rural development. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of poor infrastructural facilities on socioeconomic development of the people of Ussa local government area of Taraba State, Nigeria. Data and information for this paper was sourced mainly secondary sources from journal articles, books, newspapers and internet and through interviews with residents and key informants. Findings from the study showed that Ussa Local Government area is indeed faced with inadequacies of infrastructural facilities, poor maintenance, no constant or monitory services, inappropriate techniques used in siting these infrastructural facilities and no institutional capacity to support these infrastructural facilities, breakdown of the few provided infrastructural facilities especially the electric poles. The few ones working are seen with long queue, no power supply, high electricity bills even when there is no power supply, the people trekked a long distance to access other healthcare facilities. The socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents showed their occupation as active farmers. They solely depend on rural infrastructural facilities such as; good roads, storage facilities, potable clean water. The condition of boreholes in the study area is very poor. The study recommended that the government should fully introduce the effective use of solar power for rural development. Solar cells could be used to provide well water, which would reduce the sufferings of rural communities, especially farmers amongst others.
Books by Araen Asanarimam Shinge
Contouring for Surveyors , 2023
Perimeter Surveying , 2023
Uploads
Papers by Araen Asanarimam Shinge
Books by Araen Asanarimam Shinge