Research Paper
Year: 2021 | Month: October | Volume: 8 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 383-390
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20211051
Housing Affordability among Civil Servants in Ekiti State, Nigeria
Sakariyau, Jamiu Kayode1, Uwaezuoke, Ngozi Ifeanyi2, Olaoye, Temitope Komolafe3, Sani Gambo Sani4
1Oyetunji Oyetunji Partnership, Estate Surveyors and Valuers, Real Estate Consultants, Suite B10, Danziyal Plaza, Opposite NNPC Mega Station, Central Area, Abuja, Nigeria.
2Department of Estate Management and Valuation, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
3Temitope Olaoye Consulting, Estate Surveyors and Valuers, Suite E3, Fatima Plaza, Wuye District, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria.
4Department of Estate Management, Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria.
Corresponding Author: Sakariyau, Jamiu Kayode
ABSTRACT
Housing has been acknowledged generally as a key human necessity. One of its problems may be claimed that it is not affordable for the ordinary Nigerian worker, whose earnings and wages are now strongly depressed and unable to fulfill their fundamental necessities. From the perspective of the above, this study studied the affordability of government workers in the State of Ekiti, Nigeria. Purposive method of sampling was used to sample two government agencies and parastatals. A total of One Hundred and Twenty Six (126) government officials were picked. 94 questionnaires were retrieved. The questionnaire was used to collect the information required and analysed by descriptive and medium item score statistics. The findings indicated that government employees in Ekiti State could, on average, afford to pay rental housing since most employees spend less than 30 per cent of their yearly salary on rentals, especially in the medium and high income categories. In the study, public and private engagements were proposed, leading to affordable and sustainable state housing delivery.
Keywords: Housing, Civil Servant, Affordable, Rent, Ekiti State.
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