An Estimate of the Budgetary Allocation for Environmental Sanitation and Hygiene Practices for the Realisation of Vision 20, 2020 in Adamawa State, Nigeria
Dr. Olusegun Adegoke Adewusi

Abstract
The paper forecasts the estimate of budgetary allocation for environmental sanitation and hygiene practices for the realization of vision 20, 2020 in Adamawa State, Nigeria. It made use of secondary data obtained from Adamawa State Rural Water Supply and Environment Sanitation Agency, Yola and Federal Office of Statistics in Federal Government Secretariat, Yola. The two variables examined are budget for environmental sanitation and hygiene practices (response variable)and population size (explanatory variable). Secondary data on the two variables were obtained for the period (2002-2009) and were tested to determine the strength of linear relationship between the two, using covariance and correlation analysis. It was confirmed that the variables are positively related linearly. This enabled the researcher to conduct a regression analysis in order to forecast the budget for environment sanitation and hygiene practice for year 2020. The forecast reveals that budget for environmental sanitation and hygiene practices will grow on average by 8.1% between 2015 and 2020. This growth rate is higher than the official projected population growth rate of 3.2% per annum in Adamawa State; this will enable Adamawa State, government to realize vision 20, 2020. In order to perform this feat, it is recommended that Adamawa State, government should provide more facilities for an organized solid waste management and environmental sanitation.

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