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1 SOKOTO JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (Formerly Journal of Social Science and Administration) Vol 2: No. 1, 2012 i

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3 SOKOTO JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (Formerly Journal of Social Science and Administration) Vol 2: No. 1, 2012 A Bi-annual Publication of The Faculty of Social Sciences, Sokoto P.M.B Sokoto-Nigeria iii

4 The Faculty of Social Sciences, Sokoto P.M.B Sokoto-Nigeria Faculty of Social Sciences,, Sokoto 2012 ISSN: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any form or by any means, electronically, mechanical, magnetic, chemical, thermal, manual or otherwise without the prior consent in written of the Faculty of Social Sciences,, Sokoto. iv

5 ABOUT THE JOURNAL The Sokoto Journal of Social Sciences (SJSS) is a bi-annual academic journal published in June and December by the Faculty of Social Sciences,, Sokoto. The journal publishes original research papers and review articles, all of which are referred. The papers range across the entire realm of the field of Social Sciences and Humanities. Dr. I. S. Ogundiya Editor In Chief v

6 CONTENTS About the Jounral List of the Tables List of Figures Editorial Board v viii ix x INFLATIONARY TREND, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA: THE LINKS 1 1 Oyinbo, O., 1 Rekwot, G.Z., 1 Owolabi, J.O. and 2 Hassan, O.S. 1 Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. 2 Department of Agricultural Education College of Education (Technology), Kabba, Kogi State, Nigeria. ETHNO RELIGIOUS CONFLICTS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA: THE THREAT OF THE BOKO HARAM SECT 12 Obagbinoko Clement Odiri Department Of Political Science Delta State University Abraka, Nigeria klemobas@yahoo.co.uk IMPACT OF THE NATIONAL POVERTY ERADICATION PROGRAMME (NAPEP) ON RURAL LIVELIHOOD IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA 26 O. Ebenehi 1, N.M. Saddiq 1, O. Oyinbo 1, A. A. Muhammad 2 and J. O. Ichi 3 1 Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, 2 Department of Agronomy 3 Department of Agricultural Engineering Institute for Agricultural Research/Faculty of Agriculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria Corresponding Author: saddiqnuhu@gmail.com TRENDS IN VEGETATION COVER OVER NIGER-BENUE TROUGH FROM USING 1-KM SPOT NDVI DATA 37 Nathaniel Bayode ENIOLORUNDA Geography Department, Faculty of Social Sciences,, Sokoto. nathyk100@udusok.edu.ng & nathyk100@gmail.com (+234(0) ) and Olalekan Mumin BELLO Geography Department, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Umaru Musa Yar Adua University, Katsina. bello@yahoo.com (+234(0) ) CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME (CPS) AND THE PLIGHT OF NIGERIAN WORKERS 50 *Shehu Dan Hassan Dogon-daji, Ph.D. and Mustapha Mukhtar, Ph. D. Department of Economics, BUK. *Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences,, Sokoto. danhassandaji@yahoo.com, danhassandaji@gmail.com EVALUATING THE VIABILITY OF RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL RESEARCH 62 Sani, Ibrahim Sani is a staff of Department of Political Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo Univesity, Sokoto; and could be reached via ibraheemsanii@gmail.com, I.Sani@sms.ed.ac.uk, and ibraheemsanii@yahoo.com and on mobile: , +44 (0) and vi

7 CHANNELS AND INSTITUTIONS OF INFORMAL LAND DELIVERY IN THE URBANIZING FRINGES OF BENIN CITY 73 Agheyisi E. Justin Department of Geography and Regional Planning University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, DOMESTIC INVESTMENT AND OTHER COMPLEMENTARY DETERMINANTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA A TIME SERIES ANALYSIS 89 Yusuf Umar Dantama*PhD Department of Economics, Sokoto PMB 2346, Sokoto Tel: yusuf_dantama@yahoo.ca and Usman A. Usman** Department of Economics Sokoto Tel: PMB 2346, Sokoto U.usmana84@yahoo.com INFORMAL CROSS-BORDER ACTIVITIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF BORDER REGIONS: A STUDY OF ILLELA-BIRNIN-N KONNI BORDERLANDS OF NIGERIA AND NIGER REPUBLIC 101 Abubakar Liman Department of Political Science Federal University, Dutsin-ma Katsina State. aliman@fudutsinma.edu.ng abuliman211@gmail.com TEMPORAL ASSESSMENT OF LINKAGE BETWEEN INFRASTRUCTURAL PROVISIONS AND TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS IN OWERRI METROPOLIS, SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA 122 John D. Njoku Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning Federal University of Technology PMB 1526 Owerri, Nigeria dr_jdnjoku@yahoo.com SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO 136 Ahmed Abubakar Magaji Department of Sociology,, Sokoto ahmed_magaji@yahoo.com LEADERSHIP ASSASSINATION AND MOVEMENT SURVIVAL: THE OGONI AND ISLAMIC MOVEMENTS IN NIGERIA 148 John Agbonifo, PhD Lecturer, Department of Political Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria agbonifo1@gmail.com. and Iro Aghedo * Lecturer, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria iroaghedo@yahoo.com. Author s Guidelines 172 vii

8 LIST OF TABLES Descriptive statistics of Inflationary Trend, Agricultural Productivity and Economic Growth ( ). 6 Result of Augmented Dickey Fuller Test 7 VAR Lag Order Selection Result 7 Result of Pairwise Granger Causality Test 8 Tabular representation of selected Boko Haram Violent Attacks in Nigeria between 2011 and Socio-economic characteristics of participants and non participants of NAPEP 32 Results of DDE showing the impact of NAPEP on the mean income of the respondents in the study area 33 Results of DDE showing the impact of NAPEP on the standard of living of the respondents 34 Annual rainfall and NDVI values for some selected locations 43 Channels of Land Delivery for Residential Use in Four Informal Settlements 79 Role of Community Development Associations (CDAs) in Land Matters 84 Summary of ADFGLS Statonarity Test 94 The Result of Optimal Lag Selection to be included in the Johansen Cointegration Test will show number of Cointegration vectors. 95 Result of Johansen Test for Cointegration Vectors 96 Summary of Granger Causality Test for Short Run Relationship 97 Land use and Land cover Change in Owerri, Summary of the changes on the infrastructural class of Owerri, Descriptive Statistics 125 Correlation matrix (r) of the LU/LC classes 129 Respondents view on whether they engaged in Substance abuse? 139 Most common substance abused and gender difference of the respondents 140 Frequency of Substance Abuse by the Respondents 141 Reasons for Substance Abuse 142 Where Students Mostly Source their Drugs from 142 Problems of Substance Abuse 143 Ogoni Contentious Action, Protest events and targets 161 Some Attacks carried out by Boko Haram 167 viii

9 LIST OF FIGURES Map of Nigeria showing Niger-Benue Trough 40 Slope Map of Niger-Benue Trough 42 Histogram of Slope Coefficient showing normal distribution 42 Reclassified Slope CoefficientMap 43 NDVI Profiles at Ilorin North-west (a), Adiele (b), Mashegu/Mokwa (c) and Kachia (d) 44 Rainfall trends at Ilorin (Kwara) (a), Lokoja (Kogi State) (b), Minna (Niger State) (c) and Kaduna (d) rain stations 45 A Map of Imo State, showing Owerri as the study area 125 Means plot of built up against bare surface LU and LC classes 129 Means plots of built up against Cultivation 130 Means plots of built up against forest vegetation 130 Means plots of built up against water body 131 Means plots of maximum temperature for 1986 against maximum temperature of Means plots of maximum temperature for 2000 against maximum temperature of Means plots of maximum temperature for 1986 against maximum temperature of Coverage of LU and LC classes during the study period 133 Annual variations in maximum temperature of Owerri and environs 133 ix

10 EDITORIAL BOARD Dr. I. S. Ogundiya Department of Political Science Editor In Chief Dr. Yahaya T. Baba Department of Political Science Journal Secretary Dr. Ibrahim M. Dankani Department of Geography Business Editor Prof. Shehu Sidi Department of Modern European Editor Languages Dr. Tukur Garba Department of Economics Editor Dr. Sheikh D. Abubakar Department of Geography Editor Dr. Bilkisu Sai du Faculty of Law Editor Dr. Usman. Ahmed Karofi Department of Sociology Editor Consulting Editors: Prof. A.A.B. Agbaje Prof. D. O. Ogbonna Prof. S. Nkom Dr. Haruna Dhilakwa Prof. A. S. Mikailu Prof. Adeola Adenikinju Prof. W.A. Fawole Department of Political Science, University of Ibadan Department of Geography, Kogi State University, Anyingba Department of Sociology, A. B.U. Zaria Department of Political Science University of Maiduguri Department of Management Studies, UDU, Sokoto Department of Economics, University of Ibadan Department of International Relations, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife x

Academic Status. Reader

Academic Status. Reader Dr. L.A. Akinbile NAME: Luqman Abiodun Akinbile Academic and Professional Qualifications B.Sc (Hons.)Ibadan; M.Sc, Ph.D (Agricultural Extension) Ibadan. Contact: Email: la.akinbile@mail.ui.edu.ng Academic