Olayinka TEJIDEEN|Khalid RAJI|Habib Abdullahi|Sunday AKOR
THE NEXUS BETWEEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ILORIN METROPOLIS
University of Ilorin|University of Ilorin|University of Ilorin|University of Ilorin
objectivethe current level infrastructural development nigeria heartbreaking onejourneying streets ilorin one see derelict state infrastructuresprevious studies indicated relevance infrastructure driving economic developmentthe study therefore sought determine relationship infrastructure system elements state railway system correlated level use latter indicator economic developmentthe study also determined relationship state hydroelectric power supply presence industries respectively community literacy level gender equality employment teachersmaterial methodsthe utilitarian theory employed explain area interestthe study adopted mixed method design utilizing questionnaire indepth interview data collectiona sample 262 respondents drawn population use purposive sampling techniquethe chi square statistical technique used test quantitative dataresultsstate railway transport system significantly associated level use people ilorin c 6 n250 85214 p05state hydroelectric power supply significantly associated presence industries ilorin metropolis c 6 n250 102865p05community literacy level significantly associated level gender equality employment teachers ilorin metropolis c 4 n250 84112p05the findings indepth interview corroborate resultsconclusionsthe three hypotheses tested revealed significant association variables studywith result mind recommended efforts made kwara state government strive rendering infrastructural facilities available inhabitants ilorin metropolis order achieve desired development