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Rural communities play a vital role in economic development of nations, particularly, the developing nations, where the source of food and other raw materials needed for production activities remains with rural communities. Given this laudable role, it is therefore expected that rural communities enjoy the presence of government through the provision and delivery of rural infrastructures. However, most rural communities in Nigeria have been deprived of these infrastructures as basic and essential facilities are grossly lacking and where available, are inadequate. As a result, rural communities have continued to experience preventable diseases and avoidable hardship. Based on this, the study examined the challenges of sustainable rural infrastructure delivery in Nigeria with specific focus on rural water, electricity, roads and health services in the northern senatorial district of Ondo state. Both primary and secondary methods were adopted to source the needed data. Interviews were conducted to elicit data from the residents of the communities. The study found that rural communities in Nigeria, particularly in Ondo State were severely challenged by inadequate infrastructure and hence the urgent need to address to infrastructure gaps.
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To Cite this Article: Alonge, O., Lawal, T., & Akindiyo, O. (2021). Addressing the Challenges of Sustainable Rural Infrastructure Delivery in Nigeria: Focus on Ondo North Senatorial District. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(2), 619-631.
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