CHALLENGES OF POVERTY IN AN URBANIZING, IDAH KOGI STATE

JEGEDE, Joy A.

Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State.

E-mail: joyan4life@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

The alarming rate at which urban centres have grown over the past decades has had repercussions not only on the physical structure of the cities per se, but has posed daunting urban development challenges coupled with inadequate resources to manage the growth. This urbanization and its consequences thus pave way for poverty in the town (Idah). This paper is designed to examine the challenges of poverty with urbanization in Idah. Data were collected for this study using the survey research method. The result of the study revealed that the prevailing poverty in the area is due to natural and man-made factors. Amongst the recommendations made from this study is that the poverty rate can be checked through the re- orientation of the people towards entrepreneurial development.