COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN RURAL ROADS MAINTENANCE IN UGEP TOWN IN YAKURR LOCAL GOVERNMENT CROSS RIVER STATE
Abstract
The study analyzes community participation in rural road maintenance in Ugep Urban in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. The specific objectives were to examine the level of involvement of communities in rural road maintenance, determine the factors that influenced community participation in rural roads maintenance with the view to recommending measures that increase community participation in rural road maintenance. A sample of 210 questionnaires was used for collecting data of which 174 were retrieved. The study revealed that there is a significant difference in the level of community participation in rural road maintenance among rural people in the study area. This was empirically proven in this study. It was further observed that 76, 09 percent of Ugep town population was actively involved in rural road maintenance, also the desire to ensure agricultural development was the major driving force behind the maintenance of roads in the study area. Finally, the major constraints to rural road maintenance in Ugep town were identified to include poor leadership, illiteracy, lack of funds/poverty and lack of awareness. The study recommended the more involvement of the citizens in the planning and execution of rural infrastructural facilities and other community
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