Authors :
DAMINA, BULUS GYUK; UWAEZUOKE, IFEANYI CHRISTIAN; EMENARI, UDOCHUKWU SUNDAY; ABDULKARIM ABDULMUMIN MANGA
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 5 - May
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6626218
Abstract :
The importance of a land use plan cannot be
overemphasized hence its inclusion in the requirement
for the establishment and continuous accreditation of
any tertiary institution by the regulatory bodies in
Nigeria such as the National Board for Technical
Education, National University Commission, and
National Commission for Colleges Education. Pursuant
to this, the Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic
commissioned its department of Urban and Regional
Planning to prepare a land use plan as a guide for the
development of her permanent site. The beauty of any
plan is in its implementation and tertiary institutions are
seen as models in midwifing theory and practice and
should be above board in the implementation of its
development plans. Eleven years after its approval by
the Management of the institution, there are observed
deviations from the provisions of the plan, which
necessitate this research that seeks to determine the
extent of deviation. The paper relied on information and
spatial data from the Waziri Umaru Land Use Plan
2010, googleearth pro high resolution image and
coordinates obtained using differential Global
Positioning System to establish areas of deviation in the
implementation of the plan. Explanations for deviations
came through interview of the officials of the Physical
Planning Department (PPD) and the management of the
institution. Results revealed gross deviation from the
proposals where the sizes of lands proposed in the plan
where not complied with; change of location of proposals
without recourse to the plan, introduction of items that
were not initially captured in the plan among others.
Reasons for deviation included but not limited to the
following: poor understanding of the provisions of the
land use plan; non-recruitment of planners to help
interpret the land use by the PPD; and poor funding. A
review of the land use plan is recommended and
employment of planners in the PPD should be mandated
as ways of curbing future deviation and ensuring
sustainable development.
The importance of a land use plan cannot be
overemphasized hence its inclusion in the requirement
for the establishment and continuous accreditation of
any tertiary institution by the regulatory bodies in
Nigeria such as the National Board for Technical
Education, National University Commission, and
National Commission for Colleges Education. Pursuant
to this, the Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic
commissioned its department of Urban and Regional
Planning to prepare a land use plan as a guide for the
development of her permanent site. The beauty of any
plan is in its implementation and tertiary institutions are
seen as models in midwifing theory and practice and
should be above board in the implementation of its
development plans. Eleven years after its approval by
the Management of the institution, there are observed
deviations from the provisions of the plan, which
necessitate this research that seeks to determine the
extent of deviation. The paper relied on information and
spatial data from the Waziri Umaru Land Use Plan
2010, googleearth pro high resolution image and
coordinates obtained using differential Global
Positioning System to establish areas of deviation in the
implementation of the plan. Explanations for deviations
came through interview of the officials of the Physical
Planning Department (PPD) and the management of the
institution. Results revealed gross deviation from the
proposals where the sizes of lands proposed in the plan
where not complied with; change of location of proposals
without recourse to the plan, introduction of items that
were not initially captured in the plan among others.
Reasons for deviation included but not limited to the
following: poor understanding of the provisions of the
land use plan; non-recruitment of planners to help
interpret the land use by the PPD; and poor funding. A
review of the land use plan is recommended and
employment of planners in the PPD should be mandated
as ways of curbing future deviation and ensuring
sustainable development.
