Baseline Study of Private Sector Organizations in Benue State

Abstract

This research is a baseline study of Private Sector Organizations in Benue State aimed at ascertaining the extent to which the service needs of private sector organizations in Benue state are provided in order to encourage the initiation and sustenance of private economic efforts in the State. A sample of 300 respondent organizations from the 23 Local Government areas of the state was taken. It is concluded that the private sector organizations engaged in marketing activities were most surveyed followed by agricultural and clinical organizations. Most of the organizations major needs preference was electricity, finance, water, security, government policies, information, roads and refuse collection. In the service needs of the private sector; water, finance and security are mainly provided by management and electricity is provided by both management and government. The private sector organizations are generally dissatisfied with the current provision of services by the service providers in Benue State. It is suggested that training and development is the major means of improving their capacity to seek for efficient and effective provision from the service providers. It is therefore recommended that the rural areas should be improved collectively through the provision of infrastructural facilities, police stations, private sector incubation centres, sitting of bank branches, organizing trade fairs, cultural and traditional values reorientation, needs assessment, strategic development, good governance, tax policy and school curriculum development.