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Assessment of the Impacts of Neglected Public Utilities in Bida, Niger State

Gabriel Abiodun Opeyemi TPL Ojo Kayode Ayobami Ph.D

Abstract

The aftermath of societal variables in-term of population growth, urbanization and rapid economic development has contributed to rapid expansion in supply and demand of public utilities and service in commensurate with the strata of the populace in both developed and developing nations of the World thus calls for a pragmatic approach to assess the impacts of Neglected Public Utilities in Bida. Therefore, it is highly imperative to thoroughly understand the public utilities provided and the community perception, risk associated and the state of existing utilities in Bida as the study area so as to develop a sustainable paradigm that shall be environmentally friendly and economically beneficial to the resident. A qualitative methodology that centred on in-depth interview of stakeholders through snowballing Technique was adopted to authenticate the state of the condition of the existing public utilities. Finding revealed open and carefree dumping on the utilities, dilapidated condition, overstressed, theft and vandalization and abandonment that resulted in potential security risk to the environment, health hazards, livelihood loss and economic vulnerability that urgently required immediate solution and synergy. Conclusively to avert the consequences of poor performance of the public utility’s services in Bida calls for the combined elements of human capital, prompt governmental efforts, and change in attitudinal behaviour, proper sanitation sensitization and monitoring are strongly recommended towards elongated the life span of the utilities, safe and healthy environment.

Keywords

Utilities; Abandonment; Population Growth; Impact; Attitudinal Behaviour

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