Residents' Perception of the Effectiveness of Public Facilities and Services in Ogbomoso
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2016-06
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School of Environmental Technology (SET), Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria
Abstract
The study is focused on residents' perception of the effectiveness of public facilities and services in Ogbomoso South Local Government, Oyo State. The objectives of the study are to examine the socio-economic characteristics of residents in the area; assess the availability of public facilities and services and sponsored agencies as well as investigate factors that hindered the effective performance of public facilities and services in the study aea. Data were gathered through primary and secondary sources of information. The primary source involved reconnaisance survey together with oral interview from opinion leaders in the area. This is complemented with the administration of 362 questionnaires to respondents using simple random sampling technique to solicit information. The secondary source was through a review of related literature on the subject matter. Data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequency count, tables and percentages to explain the perception of residents on the availability of facilities and services and factors that hindered the effective performance of the same in the area. The results reveal adequate water supply provision, those that indicated problems of public parking space were 97.5%, no organised children play field (98.8%); no public toilets (72.1%); and no library (89.2%). Factors that hindered the effective performance of public facilities and services were vandalism (4.1%); inferior materials (12.4%); lack of maintenance (25.7%); no public participation (30.9%) and inadequate funds (26.8%). It is suggested that the government should provide adequate funds for the development of basic facilities and services, encourage public participation in facility and service provision as well as environmental sanitation and management in the area.
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Public Facilities, Services, Residents' Perception, Infrastructure
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Toyobo, A. E.; Bako, A.I. and Sulyman, A.O. (2016): Residents' Perception of the Effectiveness of Public Facilities and Services in Ogbomoso. Environmental Technology and Science Journal (ETSJ), 7 (1), 99-111. Published by the School of Environmental Technology (SET), Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria