Exploring Activities of Urban Based Town Unions and Community Development in the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the extent to which the activities of urban bused town union relate to community development in the Northern senatorial district of Cross River Stale. A sample of six hundred registered members of urban based town unions were used for the study. A purposive random sampling technique was adopted in selecting the respondents used for the study. A research instrument titled "Urban Based Town Union Activities and Community Development Questionnaire" (UBTUACDQ) was used for data collection. The data obtained were analyzed using Pearson's product moment correlation. The results of the analysis revealed that the activities of town unions in terms of youth vocational skills and adult literacy relates with community development in the Northern senatorial district of Cross River Stale. Based on the results, it was recommended that Community members and youths should be trained on vocational skills for empowerment and self-reliance. Also, community leaders and officers should create more awareness on the benefits of adult literacy programmes to members of the community. Furthermore, government should establish banks and other financial institutions in the rural communities to enable members have access to credit facilities to empower themselves. Finally, urban-based town unions should carryout enlightenment campaign on their developmental activities.