Land Accessibility Characteristics among Migrants in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria
Gbenga John Oladehinde *
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State Nigeria
Kehinde Popoola
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State Nigeria
Afolabi Fatusin
Department of Geography and Planning Sciences, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
Gideon Adeyeni
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State Nigeria
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aim: The study investigated challenges of land accessibility among migrants in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria.
Methodology: Data were obtained through questionnaire administration on a Migrant household head. Multistage sampling technique was used for selection of 161 respondents for the study. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics while stepwise regression analysis was used to investigate the research hypothesis. The study established that the most important challenges of land accessibility among migrants in Yewa North Local Government Area were in the following descending order: High cost of land (15.5%), insecure tenure (11.9%), difficulty in land transaction (3.2%) and inability to transfer land among migrants (2.8%). Thus, non-availability of land and inability to use land was not a challenge for migrants. The study therefore recommended that sensitization programme should be conducted on land distribution and land management in the study area. Also Government should revisit the Land Use Act 1978 by putting migrants into consideration. This will facilitate land accessibility among migrants.
Keywords: Land, accessibility, migrants, informal, Ogun, Nigeria