Impediments to Resettlement Scheme for the Loko Flood Disaster Victims in Song Local Government Area, Adamawa State, Nigeria

The study examined the socio-economic and political impediments to the planned resettlement scheme for the Loko flood disaster victims. A simple random sampling technique was employed to interview 280 household heads by administering to, each, a questionnaire schedule. Furthermore, purposeful interviews with the respondents, field observations, and existing documents formed part of the data generation sources. Data on the occupation of the respondents, their perception of the scheme, and involvement in decision making about the scheme, as well as funding, were collected for the study. Simple descriptive statistical techniques such as the mean, percentages as well as simple tabulations were adopted to analyse the data generated. The findings of the study show that the scheme has not been successful after 19 years of operation, owing to the governments’ failure to understand the victims’ needs, preferences, and hopes; inadequate funding and poor management of the scheme by the government.