Analysis of Government Involvement in Solving Housing Deficit in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examined the role of the government in solving the housing deficit in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Both primary and secondary data were utilized for this study. Therefore, a total number of 600 residential buildings were selected from the Falegan area of Ado-Ekiti, out of which 60 building was mapped randomly for respondents. In all, 60 questionnaires were administered among the residents of the study area out of which 50 of them were correctly filled and returned. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that 70% of the total residents were tenants while 30 percent of the total residents were landlords. Findings revealed that 82% of the total population agreed that making credit available for building construction projects will reduce the housing deficit while 18% disagreed. Hence there is a strong relationship between the availability of credit loans and the reduction of the housing deficit in the study area. The paper recommends that government should amend its housing policies to favor the reduction or elimination of the housing deficit in the country.