Commercial Motorcycling and Poverty Reduction in Ushongo LGA

The book "Commercial Motorcycling and Poverty Reduction in Ushongo Local Government Area of Benue State"is an empirical research study that took a different view at poverty reduction efforts in Nigeria in general and Benue State in particular.Over the years successive Nigerian governments have evolved policy measures aimed at reducing poverty but the population of Nigerians living in poverty keeps increasing. There appear to be a positive relationship between poverty reduction efforts and poverty in Nigeria which is not a good development. Commercial motorcycling in Nigeria due to its accident-prone nature is seen as a non-desirable trade. However, this study makes use of Ushongo LGA which is a rural community given that poverty situation in Nigeria is worst in rural communities that lack even the very basic needs of life. Incidentally, the commercial motorcycling activity proved to be a veritable poverty reduction measure in this community.This finding surprisingly is in line with similar studies carried out in towns and cities in Nigeria and elsewhere.Thus,the findings of this study can help in redirecting the poverty reduction policies towards self-made efforts in Nigeria.