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| Title: | Rural-urban migration in Nigeria: implications for development and social order in the 21st Century |
| Authors: | Sule, Israel Dantata Adegboyega, Kamorudeen |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Periodical: | Ibadan journal of the social sciences (ISSN 1597-5207) |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 53-62 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Nigeria |
| Subjects: | rural-urban migration crime social problems government policy |
| Abstract: | The phenomenon of unregulated movement of people especially from rural to urban areas in Nigeria is on the increase. This movement is mostly made by the most viable and productive proportion of the population in the rural areas whose ages are between 16 and 35 years. The peculiar history of the emergence of modern cities in Nigeria, the capitalist political economy, government policies, provision of infrastructural facilities and the establishment of industries, largely contribute to the phenomenon. The migration of these people from rural to urban areas is not met with needs such as job opportunities, good infrastructural facilities and better living conditions. In order to cope with the challenges of life, people adopt illegal survival strategies that directly challenge and impact development strategies and social order. This paper reviews secondary and empirical documents that argue that the vices being witnessed cities in Nigeria cannot be isolated from the problem of unregulated rural-urban migration. The paper posits that there is the need for a paradigm shift in the country's development policies at the phase of formulation and planning, and for commitment to actively execute measures. The authors stress the need to adopt best practices that will engender viable management of both the rural and urban areas, in order to deal with the problem of security and order. Bibliogr., ref., sum. [Journal abstract] |