Public Housing Provision and User Satisfaction in Ondo State Nigeria

This study investigates activities of Ondo State Property Development Corporation in Nigeria. It focuses on three selected study housing estate within 20 kilometres radius of Akure the Ondo State capital city. The major roads through the selected estates were loop or linear. In the methodology adopted, point of reference was chosen for loop road and going clockwise along it and its adjoining streets every tenth was selected for the survey. The linear road point of references was also selected and was gone through in sequential order. Research questions were administered to elicit data on satisfaction of some services and facilities. The relative satisfaction Index was used as a barometer for measuring satisfaction. The findings are that there was a high rate of satisfaction with factors such as proximity to religion centre and adequate size of the living room while the high rate of dissatisfaction in the recreation, nearness to health facilities and availability of children play area. This study recommended improvement of quality housing environment that encompass high maintenance culture and mobilization of private sector for capital investment by government machinery.