Vol. 1 No. 2 (2023)
Articles

STRATEGIZING RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES IN BORNO AND YOBE STATES, NIGERIA, IN THE CONTEXT OF FORCED RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION

Bello Usman
Department of General Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu, Nigeria
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Abdulkarim Umar
Department of General Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu, Nigeria
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Idriss Yusuf
Department of General Studies, Federal Polytechnic, Damaturu, Nigeria
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Published 2023-07-28

Keywords

  • Cluster,
  • Development,
  • Insurgency,
  • Migrants,
  • Rural

How to Cite

Bello Usman, Abdulkarim Umar, & Idriss Yusuf. (2023). STRATEGIZING RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES IN BORNO AND YOBE STATES, NIGERIA, IN THE CONTEXT OF FORCED RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION. American Research Journal of Contemporary Issues, 1(2), 1-13. https://www.openjournals.ijaar.org/index.php/arjci/article/view/39

How to Cite

Bello Usman, Abdulkarim Umar, & Idriss Yusuf. (2023). STRATEGIZING RURAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES IN BORNO AND YOBE STATES, NIGERIA, IN THE CONTEXT OF FORCED RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION. American Research Journal of Contemporary Issues, 1(2), 1-13. https://www.openjournals.ijaar.org/index.php/arjci/article/view/39

Abstract

Although there seems to be no consensus among scholars with regard to a single definition of rural development, certain processes must be deeply involved in considering the phenomenon of rural development. These processes include increased agricultural productivity, the provision of health facilities and health care, the provision of water supply, markets, access roads, education, environmental sanitation, and equal access to facilities and programmes of government designed to benefit the population, particularly in the rural sector. This study examines the phenomenon of rural development with a special focus on north-eastern Nigeria, considering the fact that the area has been under Boko Haram insurgency for a considerable period. What kind of rural development can be possible in this situation? A substantial number of rural areas in the region, which are deeply saturated by the crisis, have almost diminished while part of the remaining population has migrated to other places, mostly in metropolitan and urban centers. As they move to urban areas, they mostly stay among the urban poor, where they overstretch the resources, which are generally grossly inadequate in such areas. In this connection, therefore, rural development should follow a population that has the characteristics of rural dwellers rather than focusing only on the area. Government institutions and projects in rural areas have become the subject of attacks in such volatile areas.

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