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    Impact of poverty reduction program of the kwara state government of nigeria on the beneficiaries
    (2013-03) Mustapha, Rafiu A.; Akande, Rashidat Sumbola; Jimoh, Sodiq Olaiwola
    Poverty reduction program and effort in Nigeria is as old as the country itself. In-spite of huge money the federal government, state government and local government expended on the program aimed at reducing the poverty rate in the country, poverty rate continue to increase. Hence, it is necessary to find out the impacts of the poverty reduction program on the poverty status of the beneficiaries. The study was empirically carried-out to assess the impact of poverty reduction program of the Kwara State government (Nigeria) on the beneficiaries employing Binary Logit Model (BLM). The study focused on the “KekeMaigida” (commercial tricycle) poverty reduction program and obtained data from 112 beneficiaries, using a structured questionnaire. Questionnaires were distributed randomly (probability sampling method) in major commercial tricycles terminals in Ilorin metropolis. The study used both descriptive and inferential approach for the analysis. It was found that there is negative significant impact between income after, wealth before and wealth after the scheme, and household size of the beneficiaries. Therefore, the study concluded that poverty reduction program of the Kwara State (Nigeria) has impact on the beneficiaries. Then, the study suggested that the state government should extend the poverty reduction program to cover more youth in the state so as to reduce the poverty rate.