URBAN-RURAL MIGRATIONAND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN IREPODUN LGA OF KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

Adebayo Ade

Abstract


This study investigated contributions of urban-rural migrants to development of Irepodun LGA of Keara State in Nigeria. Multistage sampling techniques were adopted to sample 180 urban-rural migrantsin 18 communities. The study revealed that most of the urban-rural migrants were males, within the agerange of 40-60, most of them were married and had one form of formal education or the other;had average household size of 5 persons. Most of them have spent 6-10years in the rural areaand their migration was mostly prompted by retirement and lineage responsibility. The operated socio-economic variablesof the migrants had significant influence on their contributions to the development of their communities. These include taking-up leadership positions, training of rural dwellers in handworks, and involvement in trading, agriculture, and education. Other contributions include health, religion, politics and security. It is recommended that community leaders should encourage their retired citizens to migrate home and offer their skills and knowledge to the development of their villages.


Keywords


Urban-rural migrant, socio-economic traits, rural development

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