Abstract: This paper examines the factors that prevent Public Private Partnership (PPP) from being a veritable means of housing provision in Bauchi, Nigeria judging from the fact that PPP has been in practice in Nigeria since early year 2000. To achieve the objectives of this paper, relevant information was obtained from both primary and secondary sources. Public sector assistance in the supply of land, Strong and competent private sector organizations for community mobilization and mediatory functions, entrenchment of the principle of popular participation, The presence of favourable macro-level economic, political and socio cultural climates, The availability of potentials for cost recovery and the margin of profit for private sector partners and The identification of shared objectives in the PPPs were identified as the six factors that affect the success of PPP in housing provision in the study area. 54 questionnaires were administered to the staff of State Housing and Property Development Corporations, Federal Housing Authority, Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, Real Estate Developers in Bauchi state, Private Sector-owned Primary Mortgage Institutions, State Government-owned Primary Mortgage Institutions while 50 questionnaires were properly filled and returned . The data collected were analysed and the result shows that the presence of a favourable macro - level economic, political and social, cultural climates, Public sector assistance in the supply of land and Strong and competent third sector organizations for community mobilization and mandatory functions are the three main factors that are strongly preventing PPP from being a veritable vehicle for housing provision in Bauchi, Nigeria.
Keywords: housing, public private partnership, land, property.
Title: Public Private Partnership as a Veritable Means of Housing Provision in Bauchi, Nigeria
Author: Ilekoin Olutoba ayodele, Anosike Dominion
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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