CHAPTER 1----INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND
OF THE STUDY
The
formation and further development of the federal capital city has attracted the
influx of diverse ethnic groups to settle alongside with the indigenous people
of Abuja. This development has resulted in the urbanization of the Abuja city. Abuja
is the capital city of Nigeria located within the Federal Capital Territory. The
city was developed in the 1980s but was formed in 1991.
Abuja city
host the federal government as the sit of power of the presidency and is the administrative
and political headquarters of the country. Abuja" was in the earlier 20th
century after a nearby town now called Suleja. The indigenous inhabitants of
Abuja are the Gbagyi (Gwari) as the major language, Bassa, Gwandara, Gade,
Ganagana, Koro etc. Consquently the urbanization of the city leads to drain on
basic amenities as water, housing, land use, social amenities etc. and thereby
requires expansions on infrastructures and basic amenities.
Massive rehabilitation and expansion
of urban infrastructure is required to meet the needs of the city growth and changes. (Abiodun, O. 1985). This development however, affects
the initial structure and landscape of the indigenous people. The study seeks
to proffer an assessment of the impact of Physical development on the
indigenous people of Abuja municipal council.
1.2
STATEMENT
OF THE PROBLEM
The
rapid growth of the population in urban city exact significant pressure on city
infrastructure and existing basic amenities. Therefore plan for the expansion
of amenities and infrastructure is imperatives such as housing, good road
network, Water, health facilities, schools. Physical developments bring changes
in structure and city landscape and also affect the social economic and social
life of the indigenous people. Collaboration
and partnership is required between private developers and government to ensure
compliance with government city development plans. Physical development on flood
prone areas and non-compliance to physical development regulations could lead
to flooding, damage to properties and public infrastructure. Also inappropriate
construction could destroy the environment, infrastructure, threaten human
lives, means of livelihoods as well as loss of land areas. It believed that
General environmental problems are as a result of developmental processes and
therefore affects sustainable development. The problem confronting the study is
the assessment of the impact of Physical development on the indigenous people
of Abuja municipal council.
1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The
fundamental objective of the study is to proffer an assessment of the impact of Physical development
on the indigenous people of Abuja municipal council.
The
specific objectives of the study include;
1 To determine the nature and relevance of
physical development in Abuja municipal council.
2 To determine the nature of the
indigenous people of Abuja municipal council.
3 To determine the impact of Physical development on
the indigenous people of Abuja municipal council.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1 What is the nature and relevance
of physical development in Abuja municipal council?
2 What is the nature of
the indigenous people of Abuja municipal council?
3What is the impact of Physical development on
the indigenous people of Abuja municipal council?
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The study intends to draw the
attention of stakeholders on urban development on the need to align physical
development in urban city to have positive impact on the development of the indigenous
people.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The
study focuses on the appraisal of the impact of Physical development on the indigenous people of
Abuja municipal council.