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IIARD INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (IJGEM )

E-ISSN 2504-8821
P-ISSN 2695-1878
VOL. 10 NO. 8 2024
DOI: 10.56201/ijgem.v10.no8.2024.pg65.79

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Study On the Identification and Planning for Provision of Adequate Infrastructures in Girei Local Government Area, North-Eastern Part of Nigeria

Abubuakar Mohammed, Umar Ibrahim, Zainab Umar Sanda, Sulieman Umar Bello Gladys Y. Kwache & Isa Audu Ibrahim

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Abstract

The present research aimed at identification and planning for provision of adequate infrastructures in Girei Local Government area, North-eastern part of Nigeria. Primary data were obtained using well-structured questionnaires were distributed to the 90 respondents randomly selected. The data obtained were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis. The results revealed most of the respondents were males (65 %) with majority within the age of 15-29 (35.56%) having 72.22 % married and most of them (35.56%) lived in the area for 25-35 years accordingly. It was also assessed that schools are available in the area (60 %) but inadequate (61%) distributed about 2km from the residential areas. The areas has no access to adequate Portable Water (70 %), with available (70 %) and inadequate (70 %) health care centers, access to electricity was recorded (83.33%).The infrastructures were mostly (85 %) provided and maintained by government in the area. It is planned and proposed that 6 transformers, 33 boreholes, 11 primary and 2 secondary schools and 2 health centers should be provided respectively. It is therefore recommends that adequate provision of the identified infrastructure should be urgently make available in the by the government at all levels and should be also be supported by non-governmental organizations and philanthropist for wellbeing of human development in the area.

keywords:

Adequate, Girei, Infrastructure, Planning, Provision

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