ASSESSMENT OF THE CHANGES BROUGHT BY TEGINA–MAKERA ROAD TO RURAL DWELLER’S WELFARE.

M.O Akhadelor ; I.J.Musa; S Abubakar; and H, Mohammed

This study assesses of changes brought by Tegina-Makera road to rural dwellers welfare to the residential housing types, ownership and changes in farm sizes, involvement in secondary occupation and status of social infrastructures. The data were obtained through inventory survey, focus group discussion, oral interviews and administration of 150 copies of questionnaires to respondents in the survey villages of Tegina, Tashan Bala, Gada, Dogon Hawa, Kangon Inga, Manigi and Makera. These villages were selected based on their location along the road. The sampling technique adopted in this study is purposive sampling. The finding of is that construction and shortening of Tegina to Makera via Kontagora road from 238km to 120km had brought Tegina to Makera closer, thereby reducing the distance and cost between them. Also improvement in the housing types and construction materials from 23.3 percent to 70.7 percent; increment in farm land for 80 percent and occupational diversification for 46.5 percent of respondents are other welfare benefits attributable to the road. Tegina and Makera have the highest number of infrastructure while Dogon Hawa has the least infrastructure. Key recommendation is that government and non-governmental organisations should develop sustainable housing policy for rural dwellers who cannot afford to own modern housing types and provision of farming materials at a subsidized rate.

Key words: Changes, Communities, Road and Rural Development.