Impact of Public-Private Partnership on Housing Development in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examines public-private partnership and housing development in the Calabar Municipal Local Government of Cross River State. The study objective is to determine the extent to which public-private partnership has affected housing development in Calabar.  The study methodology is quantitative; survey research design was used, and data for the study were generated from a primary source. The instrument of the primary data collection used was a questionnaire. Questionnaires were distributed to a sample of 384 respondents selected from the population of 304,119 of Calabar Municipal LGA. The stratified random sampling technique was used to draw a sample from the population. Data were analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistical tools and multiple Regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis. The test result revealed that the t-statistic of the independent variable stood at 4.229 with a p-value of 0.000. The p-value is less than 0.05, indicating that the relationship depicted in the model is significant at the 95% confidence level. This implies that there is a significant effect of public-private partnership on housing affordability in the Calabar Municipal local government. Also, the study revealed that the t-statistic of the independent variable stood at 7.362 with a p-value of 0.000. The p-value is less than 0.05, indicating that the relationship depicted in the model is significant at the 95% confidence level. This implies that there is a significant effect of public-private partnership on housing quality in the Calabar Municipal Local Government Area. The study recommends that the government should provide adequate counterpart funding and strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks guiding PPP housing projects to promote affordable and quality housing.