Evaluation of factors influencing access to residential land in Lokoja Metropolis, Kogi State, Nigeria

Abstract

Access to land is a function of physical, economic, social, institutional and contextual factors. Each of these factors affects accessibility to land differently thereby posing a difficulty in decision making to acquire land with ease. This study therefore, evaluates the effects of these factors as they influence access to residential lands in Lokoja metropolis, Kogi State, Nigeria. A sample size of 396 land owners was taken using systematic random sampling to pick the actual respondents. Structured questionnaires were administered on the respondents to elicit information on the various factors influencing access to residential lands in the study area. Binary logistic regression was employed to analyse the data obtained It was found that the strongest predictor of the factors influencing access to residential land was occupation of the people. The study therefore, recommended that governments in their efforts should create job opportunities to reduce the negative effects of the factors influencing access to residential lands in the study area.

Keywords: Residential Land, Land Access, Metropolis, Kogi State, Regression