THE RELEVANCE OF POPULATION CENSUS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS IN NIGHERIA. (A CASE STUDY OF ORUMBA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN ANAMBRA STATE)
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THE
RELEVANCE OF POPULATION CENSUS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL
AREAS IN NIGHERIA. (A CASE
STUDY
OF ORUMBA NORTH
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT
IN
ANAMBRA
STATE)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE
PAGE i
APPROVAL
PAGE ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv
TABLE
OF CONTENTS vi
ABSTRACT ix
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
INTRODUCTION 1
1.1
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1
1.2
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 5
1.3
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 7
1.4
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 8
1.5
RESEARCH QUESTIONS 9
1.6
SCOPE OF THE STUDY 10
CHAPTER TWO
2.0
LITERATURE REVIEW 12
2.1 POPULATION ISSUES 12
2.2 POPULATION. DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT IN
RURAL AREAS 16
2.3
CONTRIBUTION OF POPULATION TO ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL ARES. 18
CHAPTER THREE
3.0
METHODOLOGY 20
3.1
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE STUDY 20
3.2
DESIGN OF THE STUDY 21
3.3
AREA OF THE STUDY 21
3.4
POPULATION OF THE STUDY 22
3.5
SAMPLE OF THE STUDY 23
3.6
INSTRUMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION 25
3.7
VALIDATION OF THE INSTRUMENT 25
3.8
DISTRIBUTION AND RETRIEVAL OF THE
INSTRUMENT 25
3.9
METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS 26
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 28
4.1
FINDINGS 33
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 34
5.1
RECOMMENDTIONS 35
5.2 CONCLUSION 37
5.3 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 39
5.4 SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER RESEARCH 40
REFERENCE 41
APPENDIX A 44
APPENDIX B 45
QUESTIONNAIRE 46
ABSTRACT
THE
PROJECT IS ON THE RELEVANCE OF POPULATION CENSUS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF
RURAL AREAS IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF ORUMBA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF
ANAMBRA STATE) THE ZONE COMPRISES OF 16 RURAL COMMUNITIES NAMELY; AJALLI,
UFUMA, NDIKE, NDIOWU, OMOGHO, OKO, AMAOKPALA, AWA, AMAETITI, AWGBU, NDIUKWUENU,
NDIOKOLO, OKPEZE, NDIOKPALAEZE, NANKA AND NDIOKPALAEKE THESE FORMED THE AREA OF
THE STUDY:
IN
THIS RESEARCH WORK, A SAMPLE POPULATION WAS SELECTED AND ADMINISTERED WITH
QUESTIONNAIRE AND THEIR RESPONSES WERE ANALYSED USING PERCENTAGE METHOD, AFTER
THE ANALYSIS, THE RESEARCHER FIND OUT THAT ADEQUATE POPULATION CENSUS DATA IS
THUS A SINE QUA NON FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS AND ALSO ADEQUATE
POPULATION CENSUS DATA WILL HELP IN EFFECTIVE PLANNING OF THESE RURAL AREA IN
ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR STANDARD OF LIVING. THE RESEARCHER IS OF THE VIEW THAT
POPULATION DATA REQUIRED IN PLANNING PROCESS SHOULD BE PLAN BY THE GOVERNMENT
WHICH INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT SITUATIONS BASED ON THE FINDINGS, YOUTHS WERE
ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE ON THE SOCIETY’S DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNMENT SHOULD
USE SKILLED PROFESSIONALS IN CENSUS DATA TO ERADICATE UNRELIABLE CENSUS DATE,
WITH THIS REGARD, SOME CONCLUSION WAS DRAWN AND RECOMMENDATION WERE MADE
BEARING IN MIND THAT RURAL AREAS WERE FACED WITH HIGH POPULATION BECAUSE OF
HIGH BIRTH RATE
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
At the center of every planning exercise
is a population and there is no meaningful development planning activities
without population census.
Population census in the work of the United Nation
Organization (U.N.O) is the total process of collection compiling, evaluating
analyzing and publishing or disseminating demographic economic and social data
pertaining as a specific time to all persons in a country or in well delimited
parts of the country. Usually done in every then years.
This
definition implies that population census is purely a statistical exercise.
Population of a country or other areas
is the total number of people who live in it. Population changes as a result of
migration.
The
word “Natural Increase” is the different between births and death. In Nigeria
now, it is the poorest country in the third world, they have more birthrate
than death especially in their rural areas, so their population increase unless
a net loss resulting from migration and
effort at self reliant growth must
proceed at a very rapid pace if the welfare of Nigerians especially rural areas to be improved.
Yet, the basic ingredients for planning
for development is that population and its composition according to age, six and
residence among others remain largely
unknown. Available estimates of the total population in the country in
each state and also in local government areas are mere guess.
The 1991 census places the population of
Nigeria
to be about 120 million people. This dramatically increased over the year for a
multitude of reasons. Most of which are
social political and economic. One of the decisions to bring governance closer
to the people was through the creation and recreation of states and local
governances. They also lack economic and social amenities such as roads, pipe
borne water. The rural communities are
poorly and economically down therefore referred to as economically
underdeveloped.
Adequately planning is thus very
important for the development of the rural area. Planning is define as “attempt
to guide and control the process of changes”. (Brass 1990:430 relies heavily on
census data. Currently, lack of population census data in sufficient quantity
and quality has been generally accepted as one of the major factor militating
against efficient and efficient planning
and administration of development plan in Nigeria and some other rural areas.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Successive Nigeria government during both
colonial and post colonial periods understood the importance of accurate
population census as the basic tool for good development planning in a country.
An accurate and adequate knowledge of the population characteristics and
trends of a country are therefore, a
sine qua non for meaningful development in the country. This is so, because
development which involves optimum utilization of the nation’s human and
natural resources to improve the conditions of living cannot take place without
planning.
Lack
of population census data in sufficient quality and quality has been generally
accepted as one of major factor militating against efficient planning and
administration of development plan in Nigeria and also in rural areas.
The importance of population census in
rural development derives from the fact that a population census provides he
main ingredient for planning. The basic population data required in planning
processes should be plan by the government which include employment situation
and sex. In every planning exercise, is a population and there is no meaningful
development without planning, Government is responsible for the planning of
rural economic development and this is because efficient and effective planning
will help the government to aim towards improving the standard of living of the
rural dwellers. Another central problem, is data on socio economic variable.
(a) Employment situation: this is one of the major problem of population in
rural areas.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
As a researcher, I hope to study why
people are having this problem of population in rural area. And if there will
be possible way by which these condition can be drastically be reduced.
Furthermore, the purpose of this study is fund out the relevance of population
census to rural development and I can now narrow down the question to general
and specific issues on what can be accomplished by the study. The purpose of my
study is based on this: -
a)
Employment
Situation: There should be industries, workshop should be
organized and it effect by helping people to adjust to the rapid economic
growth in the rural areas.
b)
Accurate and reliable census data,
which is the major reason for population census.
1.4 SIGNIFICANT OF THE STUDY
Practically,
the result of this study will be useful to researcher. The study may arouse
criticism and stimulate further researcher on the topic and also contribute to
further knowledge and understanding of administrating considering the
socio-economic and population data.
Lack of population data in quantity and
quality has been generally accepted as one of the factor militating against
efficient planning. For instance education, employment should be provide for
the rural people so that it can help in decreasing the sex and age of the rural
areas because lack of unemployment can cause increase in population.
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTION
1. How
relevance is population census to economic development of rural areas?
2. What
caliber of people are needed in population census?
3. Do the
personnel undergoes training exercise?
4. Of
what relevance is occupational distribution on agricultural zone to economic
development of Orumba North L.G.?
5. Is
educational background a pre-requisite for economic development of rural areas?
6. Is it
advisable to use skillful professionals in population census?
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The scope of this study is the relevance
of population census to economic development of rural areas in Nigeria. This
work did not touch on other area except the one mentioned above. This work
covers Orumba North local government only and the local government comprises of
16 rural communities. This work has demanded visiting population information
and management due to lack of fund, the researcher was forced to limit for
questionnaire and some research was made.
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