Abstract
The provision of affordable housing in Nigeria has remained a mirage in spite of the huge deficit which is put at seventeen (17) million units required to bridge the gap, unfortunately, government’s effort in terms of policy, funding, direct construction and mortgage provisions has yielded next to nothing over the years as the gap keeps widening. It is as a result of this that government introduced the public private partnership (PPP) arrangement to cater for infrastructural deficit, housing inclusive. The methodology include the inductive method where stakeholder organizations such as Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA), Kaduna Geographic Information Systems (KADGIS), Kaduna Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA), Kaduna Roads Agency (KADRA), Kaduna Power Supply Company (KAPSCO), Kaduna State Water Corporation (KADSWAC), Kaduna State Development and Property Company Limited (KSDPC) and Ministry of Works, Housing and Transport (MOWH&T) were visited to ascertain their involvement in the housing effort of the state. The researchers also visited five (5) housing development sites to confirm the information from the side of the government. Results showed that seventeen (17) developers have been engaged by the state government through the ppp arrangement within the last two (2) years with an approximate size of 185.8 hectares of land shared among the developers at various locations within the metropolis who are developing various types of houses. The challenge of affordability of the houses to the poor and low income earners still remains a major problem as the average price of one bedroom semi detach is between N3 million and N4 Million, while a two bedroom semi detach is put at N6 million and a three bedroom ranges between N7.5 million and N8 million. To the poor, these prices are extremely high and unattainable. Therefore, house ownership for this category remains a tall dream. The study recommends the construction of the single room (studio) apartments and the sourcing of cheaper building materials to construct these houses so that the poor and the low income earners can afford them.
Highlights
The methodology adopted for this study include the inductive qualitative method were interviews were conducted with stake holders such as Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency (KADIPA), Kaduna Geographic Information Systems (KADGIS), KASUPDA, Kaduna Roads Agency (KADRA), Kaduna Power Supply Company (KAPSCO), Kaduna State Water Corporation (KADSWAC), Kaduna State Development and Property Company Limited (KSDPC) and MOWH&T as regards Kaduna State’s involvement
The ED added that KADIPA usually request the developers to send in their proposals which are usually vetted earlier, they are invited for oral discussion
The need for its provision cannot be over emphasized, more so that we have a huge deficit in our hands to deal with
Summary
The Nigerian housing deficit is put at 17 million units and there is no commensurate effort being made either by government or the private sector or both, towards the reduction of this deficit.The 1999 Nigerian constitution compels the Nigerian state in section sixteen (16) sub section one (1) under the fundamental objectives of state policy that the state should provide adequate shelter for all citizens.The United Nations human rights declaration (1948) declares in article 25(1) that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services...Housing is one of the basic needs of mankind, after food and clothing, in Nigeria, its provision has not been able to match the demand due to rapid population growth which we were not prepared for (Omolabi and Adebayo, 2017).Beside the population growth, there is the major problem of urban migration from the rural areas. The United Nations human rights declaration (1948) declares in article 25(1) that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services. Housing is one of the basic needs of mankind, after food and clothing, in Nigeria, its provision has not been able to match the demand due to rapid population growth which we were not prepared for (Omolabi and Adebayo, 2017). There is the major problem of urban migration from the rural areas. Most citizens migrate to the cities in search for white collar jobs, better opportunities and the need for an improved social life. As a result; the houses in the cities are inadequate in supply and where they are available, too expensive for the poor and low-income earners to acquire (Abeku et al.,2016)
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