Drivers of Land Accessibility: A Narration From Residents in Rural Border Communities of Nigeria

Gbenga John Oladehinde

Abstract


The study investigates the drivers of land accessibility in rural border communities of Nigeria with a case study of border communities of Ipokia and Yewa North Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria. The study adopted the use of multistage sampling techniques in the selection of 331 respondents from the study area. Data that were obtained through questionnaire administration were analysed using descriptive (frequency table, percentages, bar, and pie charts) and inferential (T-test, binary logistics regression) statistics. Through the use of binary logistics regression, the study discovers that traditional beliefs, social connection, availability of land, tenure practices, gender, purpose of land acquisition, financial condition, and cost of acquiring land were the significant drivers of land accessibility in rural border communities of the study area. The study recommends that the government and stakeholders in land administration and management should put more effort into reducing the effects of the drivers influencing land accessibility by formulating and implementing flexible policies that can encourage secure access to land in the study area.


Keywords


Drivers; Land; Accessibility; Rural; border Communities; Nigeria

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