Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Urban Housing in Nigeria: Evidence from Ogun State

Subject Areas : Urban Design

Eziyi O. Ibem ¹ , Egidario B. Aduwo ²

1 - Department of Architecture,College of Science and Technology Covenant University, Canaan Land,Ota, Ogun State,Nigeria
2 - Department of Architecture,College of Science and Technology Covenant University, Canaan Land,Ota, Ogun State,Nigeria

Received: 2012-11-09 Accepted : 2012-12-25 Published : 2012-04-01

Keywords: Public-Private-Partnerships, U, Ogun State,

Abstract :

There is a consensus among housing experts and policy makers that there are not enough resourcesfor government alone to address growing urban housing challenges in many developing countries. Consequently, aparadigm shift from government provision to partnerships between the public and private sectors is advocated. Thisstudy examined the prospects and challenges of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in housing provision in Ogun StateSouthwest Nigeria. Data were derived from the review of official records and interview enquires. Findings show thatPublic-Private Partnership in housing in the study area is based on the joint venture approach between governmentagencies and corporate commercial private property developers. So far, attention has been on the provision of housingfor high-income earners, while the challenges of insufficient numbers of housing units and housing affordability amonglow-income earners have not been addressed. The key challenges militating against Public-Private Partnership inhousing are inadequate supply of land by government and housing finance, high cost of building materials, graft as wellas the exclusion of low-income people from the PPPs. Given the huge housing supply deficit in Ogun State, it is arguedthat the future success of PPP is contingent upon addressing these challenges and the involvement of organizations thatrepresent low-income people in the institutional framework of the PPPs.