CHAPTER ONE - World Bank
ABBREVIATED RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLAN (ARAP) FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE AKURE-ILESHA ROAD
FINAL REPORT
SUBMITTED TO
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FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL ROADS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (FRDP)
ROAD SECTOR DEVELOPMENT TEAM (RSDT)
BY
SEEMS (NIG.) LTD
OCTOBER, 2012
The ARAP Basic Data/Information
|The ARAP Basic Data/Information |
|No. | Subject |Data |
|1. |Location |Akure-Ilesa Road (South West Region ) |
|2. |Road length |72km Road |
| |Extent of land-use/corridor of impact for the |10m from the centre of carriageway |
| |Road Rehabilitation activities (setback) | |
|3 |Extent of Land Take |None |
|3. |Nature of Civil Works |Rehabilitation |
|4 |Benefit of the Project |Improved well-being, comfortable rides with reduced hazards and accidents for users, |
| | |employment opportunities for stakeholder community members |
|5. |Type of Losses |Loss of business premise, Loss of Income from business premises & Loss of Permanent |
| | |Structures |
|6. |Vulnerable group |None |
|7. |Number of project affected persons (PAPs) |130 persons who own structures or trade within the setback of 10m from the centreline of|
| | |the carriageway and would only require mainly to "move-back". |
|8 |Utilities |One Transformer in Owena Owode and some electric poles before Owena Ijesa. However, no |
| | |land takes involved in the proposed project. |
|9 |Census Cut-Off Date |The established cut off-date to record the PAPs along the project corridor was November |
| | |18, 2012. The vendors along the corridor were adequately informed. However, in the event|
| | |of project delay for two years and above, then update of the socio-economic survey is |
| | |necessary |
|10 |Total No of PAPs |130 and are those who own structures on the setback at 10m from the centre of |
| | |carriageway and would only require mainly to "move-back" |
|11 |ARAP Implementation Cost |N7, 294, 407.13+ 10% contingency or if proposed work is delayed. |
|12 |Grievance Procedures for redressing issue by |The affected persons have been duly consulted and have agreed to give necessary support.|
| |PAPs |The responsibility for the move-back has been taken up by RSDT. A conflict resolution |
| | |mechanism has be designed which makes the judicial system as the last resort to redress |
| | |the issues if informal conciliation does not resolve the matter. |
Contents
TITLE PAGE i
The ARAP Basic Data/Information ii
Contents iii
List of Tables vi
List of Figures vii
List of Plates viii
List of Maps ix
List of Boxes x
List of Appendices xi
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS xii
DEFINITION OF KEY CONCEPTS xiii
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY xvi
CHAPTER ONE 1
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT 1
1.1 Background 1
1.2 Literature Review 1
1.3 Data Gathering 1
1.4 The Project Corridor 2
1.5 3
1.6 Availability of Right of Way (ROW) 9
1.7 Ecology of the Corridor 10
1.8 Geology, Soil and Topography 11
1.9 Land Cover and Land Use Types 11
CHAPTER TWO 12
POTENTIAL IMPACTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR 12
2.1 Introduction 12
2.2 Land acquisition along the corridors 12
2.3 Benefits of the Project 12
2.4 Negative Impact of the Project 12
2.5 Settlements along the Corridor 13
2.6 Project Affected Persons (PAPs) along the Corridor 14
2.7 Impact on Existing Social Networks 15
2.8 Impact on Utilities 15
CHAPTER THREE 16
OBJECTIVES 16
3.1 The Scope of the ARAP 16
3.2 Justification for the ARAP 16
3.3 Objectives of ARAP 16
3.4 Minimisation of Resettlement 17
CHAPTER FOUR 19
SOCIAL INFORMATION 19
4.1 Introduction 19
4.2 Census Cut-Off Date 19
4.3 Data Analysis and Interpretation 20
CHAPTER FIVE 25
EXISTING LEGAL FRAMEWORK 25
5.1 Introduction 25
5.2 Nigeria Land Use Act of 1978 and Resettlement Procedures 25
5.3 Town and Country Planning Regulations of 1986 26
5.4 World Bank Resettlement Guidelines 27
5.5 Land Use and Bank OP 4.12 – A Comparison 29
5.6 Project Compliance with World Bank Policy Objectives 29
CHAPTER SIX 30
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT AND RESPONSIBLITIES 30
6.1 Introduction 30
6.2 Institutional Arrangement 30
6.3 Strengthening Organizational Capability 32
CHAPTER SEVEN 33
ELIGIBILITY 33
7.1 Eligibility Criteria and Project Entitlement 33
7.2 People Eligible To Receive Entitlements Under the Project 33
7.3 Non-Eligible Affected Persons (APs) 34
7.4 Eligibility Matrix for the Resettlement Plan 34
CHAPTER EIGHT 35
INVENTORY, VALUATION OF AND COMPENSATION 35
8.1 Introduction 35
8.2 Summary of Valuation Process Relevant to the PAP 35
8.3 Notification 35
8.4 Valuation of Crops 36
8.5 Valuation of Affected Structures 36
CHAPTER NINE 37
RESETTLEMENT MEASURES 37
9.1 Modes of Restitution 37
9.2 Payment of Compensation 37
9.3 Income Restoration Strategy 38
CHAPTER TEN 39
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION 39
10.1 Public Participation and Consultation 39
10.1.1 The Stakeholders 39
10.1.2 Level of Stakeholder Engagement 39
10.1.3 Public participation and Consultation Strategies 39
CHAPTER ELEVEN 42
GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM 42
11.1 Grievances and Appeals Procedure 42
11.2 Management of Reported Grievances 43
11.3 Grievance Log 43
CHAPTER TWELVE 45
ARAP IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULES 45
12.1 Introduction 45
12.2 Plan Preparation 45
12.3 ARAP Disclosure 46
12.4 ROW Acquisition and Construction 46
12.5 Site Selection Consultations 46
12.6 Procedures for Delivery of Compensation 47
12.7 Monitoring and Evaluation 47
12.8 Updating Socio-Economic Survey and Appreciating Income Restoration Strategy 47
CHAPTER THIRTEEN 48
COSTS AND BUDGET 48
13.1 Budgeting and Financial Implications 48
13.2 Source of Budget and Cost Estimate 49
CHAPTER FOURTEEN 50
MONITORING AND EVALUATION 50
14.1 Introduction 50
14.2 Purpose of Monitoring and Evaluation 50
14.3 ARAP Monitoring Plan and Framework 50
14.4 Indicators to Monitor 51
14.5 Reporting 53
14.6 Staff and Monitoring 54
14.7 Internal Performance Monitoring 54
14.8 Category of Information Collected 54
14.9 Source of Information/Methods 54
14.10 Responsibility for Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting 55
14.11 Frequency of Reporting 55
14.12 Impact Monitoring 55
14.13 Completion Audit 56
14.14 Type of Information Collected 56
14.14.1 Source of Information 56
14.14.2 Responsibility for Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting 56
14.14.3 Frequency/Audience of Reporting 56
14.15 Impact evaluation 56
14.16 External monitoring 57
REFERENCES 58
APPENDICES 59
List of Tables
Table 1: Number of Project Affected Persons in Communities along the Road Project 13
Table 2: Categories of PAPs identified 14
Table 3: Distribution of PAPs by location and type of business 23
Table 4: Distribution of PAPs by type of structure used for business 23
Table 5: Land Use Act and World Bank OP 4.12 on Compensation 29
Table 6: Institutional Arrangement and Responsibilities for ARAP 30
Table 7: Entitlement and Compensation Matrix 36
Table 8: A Typical Reporting Format for Grievance Redress 44
Table 9: Major Component Tasks and Schedule for the ARAP Implementation 46
Table 10: Cost Implication for the ARAP implementation 49
Table 11: ARAP Monitoring Plan for Akure-Ilesa Road Rehabilitation Project 51
Table 12: Monitoring Indicators 53
Table 13: Information Milestone 54
List of Figures
Figure 1: Distribution of identified PAPs by location on the ROW 20
Figure 2: Distribution of PAPs by Age 21
Figure 3: Distribution of PAPs by Sex 21
Figure 4: Distribution of PAPs by Education 22
Figure 5: Distribution of PAPs by Daily turnover from Business 24
List of Plates
Plate 1: ROW Encroachment by Structures 5
Plate 2: ROW with Bush Regrowth Vegetation 6
Plate 3: Roadside Trading Activities along Akure-Ilesa Road 6
Plate 4: Some of the Few Road Signage Infrastructure
Plate 5: Accident Vehicle on Akure-Ilesa Road 7
Plate 6: Segments of Road Pavement Failure and Potholes along Akure-Ilesa Road 7
Plate 7: Common View of Shoulder Conditions along Akure-Ilesa Road 8
Plate 8: Common Alignment on Akure-Ilesa Road
Plate 9: Akure-Ilesa Road at Iwaraja 8
Plate 10: Akure-Ilesa Road at Ikere
Plate 11: Makeshift shops along the ROW 9
Plate 12: Telecommunication Masts and PHCN Transmission Line Crossing 9
Plate 13: Fallow / Bush Regrowth Vegetation Stand 10
Plate 14: Fallow / Bush Regrowth Vegetation Stand 10
Plate 15: Transformer located on the ROW in Owena-Ijesa 15
Plate 16: Akure community meeting
Plate 17: Owena community meeting 18
Plate 18: Owena Youth Forum meeting
Plate 19: Erinmo community meeting 18
Plate 20: Encroachment along the corridor of the road by petty traders in Owena-Owode 19
Plate 21: Encroachment (petty trading) along the ROW 22
Plate 22: Group discussions with PAPs in the affected communities 41
List of Maps
Map 1: Map of Part of Southwestern Nigeria Showing the Akure- Road Traversing Osun and Ondo States 3
Map 2: Map of Project Area Showing the Major Communities along Akure-Ilesa Road 4
Map 3: Satellite Image showing Akure - Ilesa (A122) Road (between red arrows) 14
List of Boxes
Box 1: ARAP Monitoring Framework 52
List of Appendices
Appendix 1: Safeguard Instruments Prepared for the Proposed Road Rehabilitation Works 59
Appendix 2: ARAP Preparation Methodology 60
Appendix 3: Summary of the outcome of the First Consultation 61
Appendix 4: Summary of the outcome of the Second Consultation with stakeholders 62
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ARAP Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan
BP Bank Policy
CBO Community Based Organization
CSO Community Support Organizations
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework
FGN Federal Government of Nigeria
FID Final Investment Decision
FMOW Federal Ministry of Works,
FMHUD Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
FRDP Federal Roads Development Project
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICSID Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
IDA International Development Association
IFC International Finance Corporation
LGA Local Government Area
LVO Land Valuation Office
MDG Millennium Development Goals
MIGA Multilateral Guarantee Agency
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
OP Operational Policies (of the World Bank)
PAP Project Affected Peoples
PGRO Project Grievance Resolution Officer
PIU Project Implementation Unit
PLO Project Liaison Officer
PMU Project Management Unit
WB World Bank
RAG Resettlement Advisory Group
RAP Resettlement Action Plan
RIB Resettlement Information Booklet
ROW Right of Way
RP Resettlement Plans
RPF Resettlement Policy Framework
RIC Resettlement Implementation Committee
RSDT Road Sector Development Team
TOR Terms of Reference
WB The World Bank
WHO World Health Organisation
GIS Geographic Information System
DEFINITION OF KEY CONCEPTS
Project Affected Population: Defined as those who stand to lose, as a result of the project, all or part of their physical and non-physical assets, such as right, title or interest in any house, land (including residential, agricultural and grazing land) or any other fixed or movable asset acquired or possessed, in full or in part, permanently or temporarily; or Business, occupation, work, place of residence or habitat adversely affected; or standards of living adversely affected.
Compensation Payment in cash or kind for an asset or a resource that is acquired by the project.
Cut-off-date Date of completion of the census and assets inventory of people affected by the project. People occupying the project area after the cut-off date are not eligible for compensation and/or assistance.
Physical Displacement Loss of shelter and assets resulting for the acquisition of land associated with the project that requires the affected people to move to another location.
Economic Displacement. Loss of income streams or livelihood resulting from the acquisition of land whether the affected people need or do not need to move to another location.
Encroachers mean those people who move into the project area after the cut-off date and are therefore not eligible for compensation or other rehabilitation measures provided by the project.
Entitlement Range of measures comprising compensation, income restoration, transfer assistance, income substitution, and relocation which are due to affected people, depending on the nature of their losses, to restore and improve their standard of living..
Land Expropriation: Process whereby a public authority, usually in return for compensation requires a person, household or community to relinquish rights to land it occupies or otherwise uses.
Income Restoration means the measures required to ensure that PAPs have the resources to at least restore, if not improve, their livelihoods.
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Property/Assets: Property or assets shall be defined in terms of ownership, size, use and classification. These shall be classified as personal structures, businesses, and public infrastructures and utilities, such as schools, hospitals, recreation spots, fisheries, parks, etc.
Land acquisition of land required by the project. Land acquisition may require the physical relocation of people but it may also affect the livelihoods of people who live, work, or otherwise depend on the land.
Involuntary Resettlement: Resettlement is involuntary when it occurs without the informed consent of the displaced persons or it they give their consent without having the power to refuse.
Resettlement Action Plan Planning document that describes what will be done to address the direct social and economic impacts associated with the involuntary taking of land.
strategy, objectives, entitlement, actions, responsibilities, monitoring and evaluation.
Vulnerable Groups: People who by virtue of gender, ethnicity, age, disability or economic disadvantage may be more adversely affected by resettlement than others and who may be limited in their ability to claim or take advantage of resettlement assistance and related development benefits.
LIST OF ARAP REPORT PREPARERS
|Name |Task |
|Prof. A.F. Oluwole |MD/CEO |
|Prof P. O. Ogunjuyigbe |Demography/Project Coordinator |
|Prof. (Mrs) O I Aina |Socio-Economic |
|Dr. Ambrose Akinlo |Socio-Economics/ Demography |
|Dr. Ayotunde Titilayo |Socio-Economics/ Demography |
|Gbenga Abe |Socio-Economics/ Demography |
|Ojewumi Titus |Socio-Economics/ Demography |
|Rotimi Akintunde |Field Assistant/Socio-Economics |
|Sesan Joshua |Field Assistant/Socio-Economics |
|Tunji Akande |Field Assistant/Socio-Economics |
|Oluwayomi Kehinde |Field Assistant/Socio-Economics |
|Adewunmi Jumoke |Field Assistant/Socio-Economics |
|Ramat Salaudeen |Field Assistant/Socio-Economics |
|RSV Ayo Fasuyan |Estate Survey |
|RSV Kelvin Nubor |Estate Survey |
|RSV Dapo Adewole |Estate Survey |
|RSV Daniel Taiwo |Estate Survey |
|Tope Falemu |Field Assistant/Estate Survey |
|Abiodun Soyoye |Field Assistant/Estate Survey |
|Shoroye Joseph |Field Assistant/Estate Survey |
|Owolabi Nurudeen |Agric-Crop Enumerator |
|Imoisili Emmanuel |Field Assistant/Agric-Crop Enumerator |
|Sanmiola Samuel |Field Assistant/Agric-Crop Enumerator |
|Surv. Saheed Olaniyi |Land Survey |
|Surv. Yusuff Afonja |Land Survey |
|Adeleke Kelvin |Land Survey/ Field Assistant |
|Fasuyan Abiodun |Land Survey/ Field Assistant |
|Debo Adewara |GIS |
Project Proponent:
Road Sector Development Team
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) through the Federal Ministry of works obtained The World Bank's support towards the Federal Roads Development Project (FRDP). Part of the proceeds was used for the preparation of Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan for Akure-Ilesa Road. In view of this, SEEMS Nigeria Limited was assigned a duty of preparing the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (ARAP) by the Federal Ministry of Works, Road Sector Development Team (RSDT).
Need for ARAP
The Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) prepared for the project in line with the provisions of the World Bank’s Policy on Involuntary Resettlement (OP 4.12) notes that when less than 200 persons and/or business will be affected; Abbreviated Resettlement Action plan needs to be prepared. An ARAP includes a census survey of displaced people and valuation of assets, description of compensation, consultations with affected people, institutional arrangements for implementation, grievance redress procedures, and a timetable and budget. This ARAP for the Akure-Ilesa road has been prepared consistent with the requirements of the project’s RPF.
Project Description
This project involves the rehabilitation of Akure-Ilesa road covering a distance of 72 kilometres and involving a setback of 10m from the centreline of the carriageway. The project will involve some civil works, vegetation (bush) clearing, earth (soil) movement, topographic levelling, and rehabilitation of road pavement. The road is designed in accordance with the relevant engineering standards and specification enumerated in the document ‘Engineering Design’ of the Akure-Ilesa Road Project prepared by the Federal Ministry of Works.
Project Location
The Akure-Ilesa road starts from the end of the dual carriage at Iwaraja Ilesa and terminates in Akure at the Akure-Ikere/Akure-Owo junction. The project corridor which has been in use for years traverses two states (Osun and Ondo), and 5 Local Government Areas – Akure South, Ifedore (Ondo State), Atakunmosa East, Atakunmosa West and Oriade (Osun State) LGAs and transecting or outlying about nine urban and rural settlements. The project corridor is now in state of disrepair. The road is a single carriageway from Akure and terminates at Iwaraja Junction. The road surface is asphalt concrete with some defects at some sections. Some segment of the road has poor riding surface, especially the portion from Ikeji-Arakeji junction up to the point of entry of Akure town. The pavement of this segment is characterized mainly with potholes, crocodile and transverse cracks, rutting and settlement.
Legal Framework for Land Acquisition
In Nigeria, Land Use Act of 1978, reviewed under Cap 202, 1990 has been the legal framework for land acquisition. A review of relevant World Bank operational policy (OP 4.12) addressing land acquisition and involuntary resettlement was carried out. This ARAP for the road project was aligned with the World Bank Operational Policy (OP 4.12) which indicates best practices for rehabilitation of livelihoods of people affected by the implementation of the project. Hence, where there are gaps between Land Use Act (1978) and the World Bank Policy (OP 4.12), in regard to compensation of PAPs, the World Bank Safeguard Policy shall take precedence.
Potential negative Impacts
The proposed project is not expected to have significant adverse social impacts. A census to identify those affected and eligible for assistance has been carried out. The survey carried out identified 130 people in total who are affected. These are people who own structures on the setback of 10m from the centreline of the carriageway and 99 of them will only need to be shifted back. Implementation of the ARAP will cost N7, 294,407.13. About 10% of this would be added to this sum to cover inflation and other contingencies in the event that the proposed work is delayed for more than two years.
Census Cut-Off Date
The cut off-date to receive assistance under the project is November 18, 2012. This date has been disseminated to vendors along the corridor. In the event of a delay in the project for more than two years, another socioeconomic survey and census will be carried out and on which basis this ARAP will be updated.
Grievance Redress Mechanism
A Grievance Redress Committee will be set up by FMW to address complaints from ARAP implementation. This committee will be directly under the RSDT-PIU and its members will include legal and accounts representatives of FMW, 2 or more representatives of the traditional authorities of project area of influence. The legal expert from the ministry shall be the secretary. The constitution of the grievance redress committee shall be effective from date of disclosure of the ARAP.
The timeline for implementation of the grievance resolutions shall be at most 15 days from the last day allowable for grievance and complaints submission following the end of ARAP disclosure.
The functions of the Grievance Redress Committee include:
• Provide support to PAPs on problems arising from loss of private properties and business area.
• Record the grievance of the PAPs, categorize and prioritize the grievances that need to be resolved by the committee; and
• Report to the aggrieved parties about the developments regarding their grievances and the decision of the project authorities.
The main objective of this procedure will be to provide a mechanism to mediate conflict and cut down on lengthy litigation, which often delays such infrastructural projects. It will also provide people who might have objections or concerns about their assistance, a public forum to raise their objections and through conflict resolution, address these issues adequately.
The committee will provide ample opportunity to redress complaints informally, in addition to the existing formal administrative and legal procedures. However, the major grievances that might require mitigation include:
• PAPs not listed;
• Losses not identified correctly;
• Inadequate assistance;
• Dispute about ownership;
• Delay in disbursement of assistance and improper distribution of assistance.
ARAP Coordination and Implementation
The major institutions that are involved in the Resettlement process are the Road Sector Development Team (RSDT), Federal Ministry of Works and the Resettlement Implementation Committee (RIC) in each project designated area. The institutional arrangement has pragmatically been designed to involve these ministries, agencies and departments and specific roles of each have been highlighted. The Table below outlines the ARAP implementation schedule.
Major Component Tasks and Schedule for the ARAP Implementation
|Activities |Dates |Comments |
|Consultation/Information to people affected |August- November 2011 |Done |
|Census and Socio-economic Survey |November, 2011 (The socio-economic survey |Done |
|(Preparation of ARAP, Consultation and Disclosure of ARAP, |was reviewed in June, 2012 when the ROW of | |
|Consultations with the PAPs towards compensation procedures & |5m originally proposed was used | |
|Notification of PAPs prior to the activities that will affect | | |
|them) | | |
|Analysis data and identification of impacts |February-March, 2012 |Done |
| |(Revalidated in June, 2012) | |
|Definition of assistance measures |November, 2011 |Done |
|Disclosure of ARAP |Expected to be come up in October, 2012 |On-going |
|ARAP Implementation- Relocation/assistance- Compensation and/or |November, 2012 - January, 2013 |To be executed |
|Supplementary assistance. | | |
|Rehabilitation/Civil Works - Commencement of project operations. |Any time from Jan. 2013 |To be executed |
Monitoring and evaluation
The implementation of the ARAP will be regularly supervised and monitored by the Monitoring and Evaluation/Environmental officer referred to as Safeguard Officer. The monitoring will be both internal and external and the Safeguards officer shall play a key role in reporting the progress of implementation as well as compliance to the project management unit and the World Bank.
A monitoring consultant will be appointed to examine compliance with the RPF in the process of consultation with PAPs, restoration of livelihood and the economic impact of project implementation. This will be done six months after the completion of the implementation of ARAP report.
CHAPTER ONE
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
1 Background
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Federal Ministry of Works (FMOW), has obtained financial assistance from the World Bank for the Federal Roads Development Project (FRDP). Part of the proceeds will be used for consultancy services of Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan for Akure-Ilesa Road. In view of this, SEEMS Nigeria Limited was assigned a duty of preparing the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (ARAP) by the Federal Ministry of Works (Road Sector Development Team (RSDT)).
The World Bank’s OP 4.12 (Involuntary Resettlement). OP 4.12 applies whenever land is acquired resulting displacement of people or in the loss of income, residence or access to resources, whether permanent or temporary This ARAP has been prepared consistent with the provisions of OP 4.12 and the Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) prepared for the project. Tasks
• Description of proposed projects
• Description of the social setting
• Review the relevant legislative and regulatory framework governing social quality, health and safety protection of property and land use at the national and local levels.
• Determination of project affected persons and eligibility
• Development of mitigation measures
• Institutional needs assessment/institutional responsibilities for resettlement
• Grievance redress mechanism
• Development of ARAP implementation process and schedule
2 Literature Review
A review of relevant literature and desktop research was carried out on the social environment of the project area and on national regulations on involuntary Resettlement. Materials reviewed include the RPF and screening report prepared for RSDT, articles, maps and photographs. The desk review examined past census reports specific to the study area, data available from State Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, and other organizations, reports and publications relating to land acquisition and compensation that bears relevance to the ARAP, Nigeria Land use Act, Nigeria’s National laws, World Bank Operational Policies, etc.
3 Data Gathering
A desk review was carried out to gather information on the demographic and social environment of the project area and on national regulations on involuntary resettlement. A spatial analysis of the features along the corridor was carried out with the aid of a Geographic Information System. The corridor passing through the selected communities was digitized together with the road shoulders and a multiple ring buffer of 10-meter interval from the centreline of the carriageway was created along the digitized road. These were then overlaid upon the high-resolution image of the communities. This enabled identification and physical count of the features that falls within each buffer ring categories. The fieldwork also included census and socio-economic survey of the project affected persons.
4 The Project Corridor
The project includes the rehabilitation of the Akure-Ilesa road, which covers a distance of about 72 kilometres. The road will be a single lane bituminous carriageway, with paved shoulders and strengthening the existing road from Akure-Ilesa by overlays/rehabilitation/reconstruction (including, in places replacing the existing bituminous pavement by cement concrete rigid pavement). Existing cross-drainage structures on the road are to be repaired/rehabilitated. New cross-drainage structures will be provided on the single-lane carriageway.
The project involves the rehabilitation of failed section of the road, provision of stone base, prime coat, asphalt overlay, re-instatement of shoulders, and construction of concrete lined drains & earth drains among others. The road is designed in accordance with all relevant engineering standards and specification enumerated in the document ‘Engineering Design’ of the Akure-Ilesa Road Project belonging to the Federal Ministry of Works.
The design speed required is 100Km/hr. The road and culverts shall be rehabilitated in accordance with the Federal Highways standards. The design standards upon which the road development shall be based are as follows:
|I |Design Speed |100km/hr |
|Ii |Type of Road |Single lane category |
|iii |Carriageway Width |8.0m |
|iv |Shoulder Width |2.5m |
|V |Drainage |2.5m |
|vi |Maximum Grade |5% |
|vii |Pavement |Laterite subbase, crushed stone base course, with thickness specified after determination|
| | |of the soil bearing capacity |
|viii |Surfacing |AC binder and wearing courses shall be used for pavement/Surfacing Design |
|ix |Design parameters |Curve radius, curve lengths, sight distances and other parameters shall correspond to the|
| | |100km/hr design speed |
In addition to strengthening the existing carriageway, the project would improve the geometric deficiencies including the improvement of any intersection encountered.
The Akure- Ilesha road is one of the major and shorter roads linking Federal Capital-Abuja and carrying the bulk of the commuter and goods. Development of this road would be a confidence reassurance measure to improve the movement of vehicles. The rehabilitation of the road is also considered necessary to accommodate the existing and projected traffic demand, improve the transportation infrastructure of the states and promote economic development in and around the project corridors. The proposed improvement, therefore aims at improving the riding quality, improving journey speed and reducing traffic. It is proposed to provide service roads, proper drainage, grade-separation, road furniture, utilities and amenities wherever required.
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Map 1.1 shows the two states in Southwest connected by the road and the two main towns (Akure and Ilesha) linked by the project corridor.
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Map 1: Map of Part of Southwestern Nigeria Showing the Akure- Road Traversing Osun and Ondo States
Map 1 illustrates the major communities along Akure-Ilesa Road Project. As portrayed, the road rehabilitation covers nine (9) major communities along the road network. These nine communities are (i) Akure, which is the capital of Ondo State (ii) Ilara Mokin (iii) Igbara Oke (iv) Owena Owode (v) Owena Ijesa (vi) Orita Reserve (vii) Ipetu Ijesa (viii) Erin Oke Ijesa, and (ix) Oke Ona. These communities are situated in two states of Ondo and Osun States both in Southwest Nigeria.
The project corridor traverses two states (Osun and Ondo). The road is a single carriageway from Akure and terminates at Iwaraja junction. The existing single lane in general was 7.30m wide and the width of the existing shoulders varied from 1.20 to 1.5m (of the required width of 2.75m) the condition of which is heavily vegetated (especially after FUTA at Akure), eroded or non-existent. Even though originally paved with asphaltic material, the condition of the roads ranged from fair to poor and has fallen below acceptable standards in places because of neglect and inadequate maintenance. Akure- road was generally fairly good with less frequent pavement distress features like potholes, cracks, ruts, edge failure and erosion (especially around Erinmo and Ilara Mokin with bad shoulders and loss of surfacing). The pavement of the existing Akure- road was mostly of naturally occurring lateritic materials stabilized with cement as sub-base course and crushed stone as base course. The surfacing is of hot-rolled asphaltic concrete. Some portions of the pavement have deteriorated; these will have to be rehabilitated along with the road. The Ondo State section was fairly good with less frequent pavement failures but shoulders over-grown by bush especially around FUTA gate in Akure.
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Map 2: Map of Project Area Showing the Major Communities along Akure-Ilesa Road
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Plate 1: ROW Encroachment by Structures
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Plate 2: ROW with Bush Regrowth Vegetation
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Plate 3: Roadside Trading Activities along Akure-Ilesa Road
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Plate 4: Some of the Few Road Signage Infrastructure Plate 5: Accident Vehicle on Akure-Ilesa Road
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Plate 6: Segments of Road Pavement Failure and Potholes along Akure-Ilesa Road
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Plate 7: Common View of Shoulder Conditions along Akure-Ilesa Road
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Plate 8: Common Alignment on Akure-Ilesa Road Plate 9: Akure-Ilesa Road at Iwaraja
6 Availability of Right of Way (ROW)
The road and culverts shall be rehabilitated in accordance with the Federal Highways standards. The design standards upon which the road development shall be based include Single lane carriageway with shoulder width of 2.75m. For Akure-Ilesa Road project, RSDT puts the setback at 10 metres from the centreline of carriageway on either side. However, some parts of the setback have been encroached on. Such encroachments include shops, make shift kiosks, movable and immovable structures used mostly for businesses and infrastructures such as billboard, transformer, electricity poles etc.
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Plate 10: Akure-Ilesa Road at Ikere Plate 11: Makeshift shops along the ROW
Jct Akure
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Plate 12: Telecommunication Masts and PHCN Transmission Line Crossing
The project affected persons (PAPs) who are mainly people trading along the right of way (ROW) of the road corridor and those with movable and immovable structures which intercept the ROW of the project, have unanimously expressed their willingness to co-operate with the government during the rehabilitation work by shifting and relocating their structures before the actual work starts. This commitment was made during the period of consultations with all stakeholders.
7 Ecology of the Corridor
The primary use of land in the communities along the proposed rehabilitation road is for agriculture. Most of the land area was cultivated to arable crops such as cassava, cocoyam, yam and vegetables. The lands were also cultivated to some deep-feeding tree crops such as oil palm and cashew trees and in a few upland places such as Owena areas there were Cocoa tree plantations. The main block of the Nigerian forest formation at low and medium altitude along this route is Lowland Rainforest. The high human population densities and their activities along the rehabilitation road have greatly transformed the complex structure and species richness of this route. Plant cover in the study area consisted predominantly of farmlands, fallow lands at various stages of regeneration and degraded remnant lowland tropical moist forests (freshwater swamp and dry-land rainforests). Plates 1.13 – 1.14 capture the some of the various vegetation forms encountered along the proposed rehabilitation road
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Plate 13: Fallow / Bush Regrowth Vegetation Stand
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Plate 14: Fallow / Bush Regrowth Vegetation Stand
8 Geology, Soil and Topography
The geology underlying the proposed Rehabilitation road is composed of Precambrian Basement Complex rocks. The subsurface layers, which are strongly dependent on the solid geology, vary from clay to sandy clay and clayey sand and basement bedrock beneath the segment underlain by basement complex rocks. The Akure-Ilesa road is underlain by four major soils. These soils which are derived from basement complex rocks comprise broad groups of poorly drained and well upland drained soils. The well-drained soils covered over 70% of the study area and have good potential to support arable crops.
9 Land Cover and Land Use Types
The predominant types of vegetation traversed along Akure-Ilesa road are secondary forest re-growth, with sparse population of various food crops. Major changes, which had occurred during the wet season sampling included denser thicket and taller canopy stature of the predominant vegetation types, greener colouration of the leaves for both planted crops and wild plants and the submergence of some low growing grasses in the lowland areas along the proposed rehabilitation road.
The primary use of land in the communities along the proposed rehabilitation road is for agriculture. Most of the land area was cultivated to arable crops such as cassava, cocoyam, yam and vegetables. The lands were also cultivated to some deep-feeding tree crops such as oil palm and cashew trees and in a few upland places such as Owena areas there were Cocoa tree plantations.
CHAPTER TWO
POTENTIAL IMPACTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR
1 Introduction
The potential impacts of the road rehabilitation were assessed and mitigation measures identified. The analysis conducted using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) reveals how many important features would be affected in the event of the proposed work.
The project is expected to have both positive and negative impacts. The positive impacts are reduction in passenger travel time, reduction in transportation cost. The negative impacts are minimal but include dust emissions during construction and increase in sexually transmitted disease as a result of influx of construction workers. The impact can be mitigated through compensation and stakeholder collaboration with the affected project communities. As it is currently designed, the project is not expected to have significant adverse social impacts. A census to identify those affected and eligible for assistance has been carried out on the 18th November, 2011.
2 Land acquisition along the corridors
Involuntary resettlement of people is not anticipated since the project involves only the rehabilitation of the existing road. RSDT is not planning any major road expansion works for the road corridors and acquisition will not extend beyond the required space in the setback. No structure shall be demolished. Although there are encroachments on the setbacks in some locations, especially in the three main settlements of Owena-Ijesa, Akure and Owena-Owode, the proposed rehabilitation will not interfere with any of the structures.
3 Benefits of the Project
The project is expected to improve the condition of living of the members of the various communities along the corridor. It will improve infrastructure in the region and make the area more attractive to outside investments. More tangible and immediate benefits will be increased employment opportunities directly related to project construction and operation. Indirect employment related to services, vendors, etc. will generate additional income-earning opportunities, especially for women and children during the construction period. The project will also assist to reduce congestion and the hazards of accidents associated with the corridor as it is at present.
4 Negative Impact of the Project
Since the project entails rehabilitation of existing road network, land acquisition is not anticipated). The impact zone of the road rehabilitation is 5m setback along the corridor from the shoulder. The project affected persons (PAPs) include mainly those whose makeshift kiosks and tables for petty trading intercept the ROW of the project. A census to identify those affected and eligible for compensation has been conducted and the potential negative impacts have been identified.
5 Settlements along the Corridor
There are about nine main (9) major settlements on either side of the Akure-Ilesa road. These communities include Akure, Ilara Mokin, Igbara Oke, Owena Owode, Owena Ijesa, Orita Reserve, Ipetu Ijesa, Erin Oke Ijesa and Oke Ona. These communities are situated in two states of Ondo and Osun States both in Southwest Nigeria.
There are 22 PAPs in Akure because of its size and population (the city is the Capital of Ondo state and attracts people from all parts of the state, including roadside artisans and traders). Owena-Ijesa and Owena-Owode however have the largest number of PAPs (93) because of the location of a major market (Owena Market) in the communities. As a result, there are many makeshift kiosks and some other movable items (e.g. Tables) that are too close to the highway and intercept the 10m from the centre of the carriageway. Most of the smaller settlements are setback from the road shoulders and not affected. The number of affected persons in each of the communities along the road project is presented in Table 1.
Table 1: Number of Project Affected Persons in Communities along the Road Project
|S/N |Community |No of PAPs |
|1 |Akure |22 |
|2 |Igbara Oke |4 |
|3 |Owena-Owode |35 |
|4 |Owena-Ijesa |58 |
|5 |Orita Reserve |9 |
|6 |Erin-Oke Ijesa |1 |
|7 |Ipetu Ijesa |1 |
|Total | |130 |
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Map 3: Satellite Image showing Akure - Ilesa (A122) Road (between red arrows)
6 Project Affected Persons (PAPs) along the Corridor
Project affected people (PAPs) are those who own the structures, land, trees and crops, and those who derive their income from these and other resources that will be affected or interrupted or displaced by the project. The different categories of PAPs identified are defined in Table 2.
Table 2: Categories of PAPs identified
|Type of Losses |Categories of Affected Persons |Comments |
|Loss of business premise |Shifting of vendors Stalls/shops/tables: |Present in the Setback |
|Loss of Income from business |Vendors that will shift backwards: |Present in the Setback |
|premises | | |
| |Vulnerable group |Absent from the Setback |
|Loss of commercial land |All types of affected persons |Absent from the Setback |
|Loss of Land and Property |entails compensation for land, houses, businesses and other |Absent from the Setback |
| |structures on that land, | |
|Loss of Permanent Structures |Tables with stand buried into the ground |Present in the Setback |
7 Impact on Existing Social Networks
No significant impacts are expected on existing social networks. The displacement of people is not expected to be carried out in a manner that that displaced people will lose close contact with each other.
8 Impact on Utilities
The utilities that could be affected in the course of work or constitute hindrance to project activities, are mainly billboards, telecommunication masts and one transformer in Owena-Owode. The affected utilities will be relocated by the client before the commencement of work, and where necessary, adequate compensation will be given to the affected people.
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Plate 15: Transformer located on the ROW in Owena-Ijesa
CHAPTER THREE
OBJECTIVES
1 The Scope of the ARAP
The ARAP addresses impacts from the rehabilitation of Akure-Ilesa road covering a distance of 72 kilometres. In general, the project will involve some civil works, vegetation (bush) clearing, earth (soil) movement, topographic levelling, alignment and re-alignment of road segments, creation of road pavement, coal tarring.
The proposed area of road rehabilitation and area of influence along the corridor is 5 metres setback from the existing road shoulders by the RSDT/Federal Ministry of Works. The setback measurement along the corridor serves as the area of impact zone by the project. The population most affected are vendors along this right of way (setback).
2 Justification for the ARAP
In accordance with the Environmental/Social screening and Scoping report prepared for the road, less than 200 persons will be affected, hence the need to prepare an Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan for the road in accordance with the World Bank’s OP 4.12.
Project Methodology
For the project, the following methodology was adopted:
• Harmonization of project schedule and scope with Road Sector Development Team
• Collection of relevant documents and literature materials
• Reconnaissance survey of the project site to scope and identify the magnitude of impacts along the right of way of the road project
• Staff organization and training of fieldworkers
• Public Consultation
• Data gathering and census to identify the population and the potential impacts (to determine the affected properties, structures, persons displaced, infrastructural facilities and economic trees)
• Analysis of social data and calculation of compensation
• Preparation of ARAP (identification of impacts, design mitigation and management plans and development of implementation process and schedule)
3 Objectives of ARAP
Among others, the ARAP aimed at achieving the following objectives:
• Identification of Project affected people (PAPs)and valuation of their assets
• Conducting a socio-economic survey to identify characteristics of people affected and their assets.
• Establish mitigation modalities to ensure entitlements to compensation/benefits at full replacement value.
• Design, monitor and evaluate sustainable income restoration mechanism.
• Consultation with the project affected persons about acceptable alternatives.
• Identifying measures for strengthening organizational capacity
• Describe institutional arrangements.
• Identify mechanisms for redressing and resolving all grievances
• Identify monitoring and evaluation methodologies.
• Provide a timetable and budget for the implementation of the ARAP.
4 Minimisation of Resettlement
The fundamental objective of a resettlement planning is to avoid resettlement whenever feasible, or, when resettlement is unavoidable, to minimize its extent and to explore all viable alternatives.
To minimise impacts the following have been taken into consideration:
❖ The RSDT project has greatly reduced and indeed eliminated resettlement by opting to only rehabilitate the damaged sections of the road and overlay with asphalt, working within the setback of 10 meters from the centreline of carriageway
❖ All traders/vendors along that corridor have agreed to move their wares and properties backward off the road setback in the course of work. Immovable Structures on the set back shall be avoided.
❖ The stakeholder communities have been communicated with and informed of the improvement and rehabilitation activities for the corridor
❖ The setback on corridor is generally agreed upon by the stakeholders to be 10m. Encroachment is illegal after the 18th November 2011. Nevertheless, in the event of work in such locations of contraventions, all affected properties are to be removed by their owners to give the required right of way for the project as agreed during the consultation exercise with stakeholders
❖ The members of the various communities and LGAs have shown their willingness to cooperate and support the successful execution of the project during consultations.
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Plate 16: Akure community meeting Plate 17: Owena community meeting
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Plate 18: Owena Youth Forum meeting Plate 19: Erinmo community meeting
CHAPTER FOUR
SOCIAL INFORMATION
1 Introduction
A socio-economic survey of the PAPs was conducted to determine their socio-economic conditions and how the project impact might affect them. The objective of the survey was to develop a socio-demographic profile of PAPs along the corridor; in addition, the photograph of every PAP was taken beside their business[1]. The following thematic socio-economic indicators were examined: location, gender, marital status, type of business, type of structure used for business, income category, education, and reported daily turnover from business. A total of 130 PAPs were identified and enumerated by the socio-economic team during the fieldwork (See a separate document, Census of Project Affected Persons ).
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Plate 20: Encroachment along the corridor of the road by petty traders in Owena-Owode
2 Census Cut-Off Date
The established cut off-date to record the PAPs along the project corridor is November 18, 2011. The vendors along the corridor have been duly informed of the cut-off date. However, if the project is delayed by two years the socio-economic survey will be updated.
3 Data Analysis and Interpretation
1 Analysis of persons Interviewed
Almost three-quarters (71%) of the PAPs are located in the two adjacent Owena communities—Owena-Ijesa (45%) and Owena-Owode (27%). Less than a fifth of the PAPs (17%) are located in Akure, the Ondo State capital while the few remaining PAPs are identified in Erin-Oke, Igbara-Oke and Ipetu-Ijesa. A little more than half of the PAPs (54%) are in Osun State while the remaining 46% are in Ondo State.
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Figure 1: Distribution of identified PAPs by location on the ROW
2 Analysis of Age of PAPs
An examination of the age distribution of the PAPs showed that 88% were below 60 years of age. Of these, a quarter (25%) was between ages 20-29, 40% were between ages 30-39, and 15% were aged 40-49 years while 8% and 6% respectively were aged 50-59 years and above 60 years respectively. There were no under-aged children identified as PAP in any of the communities, thus vulnerability due to being under-aged was ruled out. A few of the PAPs were above 60 years of age, but an assessment of their businesses show these are easily movable wares by the sides of the road, their means of livelihood would not be seriously disrupted as they have no physical structures (kiosks, wooden shops or cages).
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Figure 2: Distribution of PAPs by Age
3 Analysis of Sex Distribution of the identified PAPs
Most of the PAPs (70%) were females while 30% were males. This shows that about seven in ten of the PAPs were females and it provides some information on vulnerability by sex among the PAPs. Overall, women (mostly engaged in petty trading along the ROW) are going to be mostly affected by the project. However, as seen in plates 4.1 and 4.2, most of their businesses are easily movable and the disruption to their means of livelihood is expected to be minimal; therefore, they are not considered vulnerable.
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Figure 3: Distribution of PAPs by Sex
4 Analysis of Educational attainment of the identified PAPs
Examination of the educational level of the PAPs showed that overall, half of the PAPs (51%%) had at least secondary level schooling while about 22% had only primary level education. Only 12% had no formal education. Figure 4 below shows the educational attainment of identified PAPs by location along the ROW.
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Figure 4: Distribution of PAPs by Education
5 Types of businesses of identified PAPs
Analysis of the types of business activities engaged in by PAPs along the corridor showed that 57% of the PAPs were selling raw foodstuffs (including palm oil, yam and fruits), 10% owned boutiques and provision stores, 5% each were engine oil sellers and auto spare parts sellers respectively. About 9% operates food or beer restaurants. The rest are involved in a myriad of activities including sale of phone accessories, sale of honey, rugs/carpet, cement, etc.
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Plate 21: Encroachment (petty trading) along the ROW
Table 3: Distribution of PAPs by location and type of business
|Types of business |Akure |Erin-Oke |Igbara-Oke |
|Observed type of |Akure |Erin-Oke |
|Structure/Facility | | |
|Land Owners |Cash compensation based upon market value. |Recommends land-for-land compensation. Other compensation is |
| | |at replacement cost. |
|Land Tenants |Entitled to compensation based upon the |Are entitled to some form of compensation whatever the legal |
| |amount of rights they hold upon land. |recognition of their occupancy. |
|Land Users |Not entitled to compensation for land, |Entitled to compensation for crops, may be entitled to |
| |entitled to compensation for crops. |replacement land and income must be restored to pre-project |
| | |levels at least. |
|Owners of "Non-permanent" |Cash compensation based on market value. |Entitled to in-kind compensation or cash compensation at full |
|Buildings | |replacement cost including labour and relocation expenses, |
| | |prior to displacement. |
|Owners of "Permanent" |Cash Compensation is based on market value. |Entitled to in-kind compensation or cash compensation at full |
|buildings | |replacement cost including labour and relocation expenses, |
| | |prior to displacement. |
4 Project Compliance with World Bank Policy Objectives
Although the local legislation, including those regulating the right of way/setbacks belonging to the state does not require application of measures similar to those required by OP 4.12 to acquire land, RSDT has fulfilled the requirements of the Involuntary Resettlement Policy as follows:
• Census survey of all affected persons has been carried out with affected persons dully registered for appropriate compensations
• Consultations were held with the relevant stakeholders.
• Socioeconomic surveys of affected person along the corridors carried
• Compensation methods have been agreed with the affected persons
CHAPTER SIX
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT AND RESPONSIBLITIES
1 Introduction
The major institutions that are involved in the Resettlement process are the Road Sector Development Team (RSDT) – Federal Ministry of Works, Federal Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development, The World Bank and the Resettlement Implementation Committee (RIC) in each project designated area.
2 Institutional Arrangement
The roles and responsibilities of the institutions regarding Resettlement Implementation and Grievance redress are as presented in Table 6 below:
Table 6: Institutional Arrangement and Responsibilities for ARAP
|S/No |Stakeholders/Institutions |Responsibilities |
|1. |RSDT |Establishment of Resettlement Implementation Committee (RIC) |
| | |Ensuring that the project conforms to World Bank safeguard policies, including implementation|
| | |of the Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (ARAP), as required |
| | |Co-ordinate all policies, programmes and actions of all related agencies in the states. |
| | |Engaging the services of contractors and consultants to carry out preparation and |
| | |implementation of ARAP and subsequent engaging the service of external monitors for the ARAP |
| | |implementation |
| | |Approval of payments to consultants for ARAP activities carried out under the project |
| | |Cooperate through a Steering Committee that provides guidance to the technical aspects of all|
| | |project activities |
| | |Internal monitoring and evaluation of ARAP activities |
| | |Maintain and manage all funds effectively and efficiently for the sub-projects |
| | |Preparation of a detailed and well documented reports on ARAP implementation |
| | |Submission of Reports to FMOW and World Bank for review |
|2. |World Bank |Overall responsibility of ensuring that the OP 4.12 is complied with in the ARAP |
| | |Responsible for the final review, clearance and approval of the ARAP |
| | |Conduct regular supervision throughout the project implementation and monitor the progress of|
| | |the project construction |
| | |Recommend additional measures for strengthening the management framework and implementation |
| | |performance |
|3. |Monitoring and Evaluation |Ensure that there are sufficient resources (time, money and people) to supervise the |
| |Officer from the |implementation of compensation |
| |RSDT/Consulting Firm |Ensure that any changes during implementation process that have significant environmental or |
| | |social impact are communicated to the FMOW in time and advice on actions to be taken and |
| | |costs involved |
| | |Ensure that the PIU is sufficiently informed on monitoring results |
|4. |*Resettlement |Being responsible for guiding compensation and resettlement activities in project areas |
| |Implementation Committees |Form a survey team to carry out Detailed Measurement Survey (DMS) for affected PAPs and |
| |(RIC) |assets; finalize DMS and Entitlement forms for each PAPs |
| | |Checking the unit prices of compensation as used in RP, suggestions for adjusting the unit |
| | |prices in conformation with market prices/replacement costs (if required) to Project |
| | |Implementation Unit for approval |
| | |In co-ordination with RSDT/Consultant, organize meetings with PAPs communal authorities, |
| | |disseminate copies of Resettlement Information Booklet (RIB) and entitlement forms |
| | |Based on the policy and proposed process/mechanism in ARAP, the RIC prepare the detailed |
| | |implementation plan and together with RSDT/Consultant pay entitlements to PAPs and implement |
| | |for other activities in a timely manner |
| | |Settling the complaints and grievances raised by complainants and suggest solutions for the |
| | |outstanding issues to responsible institutions for improvement of the ARAP implementation. |
| | |Organize seminars to disseminate the ARAP report to relevant stakeholders, communities, etc. |
| | |Assisting local people in overcoming the difficulties during the implementation period. |
|5. |Project Affected Persons |Giving their own opinions and/or support on alternative project designs during focus group |
| |(PAPs) |discussion |
| | |Coordinating with the survey team in carefully checking and signing off their affected |
| | |properties and their entitlements |
| | |Participating in all phases of ARAP preparation and implementation |
|6. |Community Based NGO/Trade |Assist in resolving grievances of PAPs |
| |Union |Ensures that social values are not interfered with |
| | |Ensure community participation in mobilizing and sensitizing community members etc. |
| | |Oversee the development needs of the entire community |
| | |Oversee and coordinate/feedback on the consultation process of the project |
|7. |Ministry of Lands and |Invoke the physical planning and urban development law at the road |
| |Survey & Physical Planning |Ensuring that RSDT/FMOW meets with the requirements of resettlement as specified in the |
| |and Urban Development |report |
| | |Make appropriate recommendation and input in the resettlement process. |
| | |Ensuring that affected people are adequately compensated as stated in this report |
|8. |Ministry of Environment |Enforce all environmental legislations and policies |
| | |Coordinate and supervise environmental assessment studies |
| | |Ensure that impacts of physical development on the ecosystem are minimize |
| | |Preserve, conserve and restore to pre-impact status all ecological processes essential to the|
| | |preservation of biological diversity |
| | |Protect air, water, land, forest and wildlife within the states |
| | |Pollution control and environmental health in the states |
|9. |Local Government |Responsible for the appraisal of properties affected by the project |
| | |Engage and encourage carrying out comprehensive and practical awareness campaign for the |
| | |proposed project, amongst the various relevant grass roots interest groups |
| | |Appointing a suitable Desk Officer |
| | |Participating in sensitization of all communities |
| | |Participate in resolving grievances ; |
| | |Monitor implementation of sub-projects and activities of Operational Officers |
* To ensure a broad representation with the intent of minimizing any conflict, it is recommended that the Resettlement Implementation Committee (RIC) members be drawn from amongst the following: State Ministry of Environment, representative of affected Communities, PAPs represented by their Trade Association/Union leaders/CBOs, Physical Planning Department of Local Governments affected. The committee will be coordinated by the Safeguard Unit of RSDT. The committee should be answerable to the Resettlement Advisory Group (RAG) made up of Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development; Physical Planning and Rural Development; Ministry of Environment; FMOW; RSDT and affected State Representatives.
3 Strengthening Organizational Capability
Planning and coordination of the tasks of the various actors is crucial to the successful implementation of the ARAP. To achieve this, workshops and training will be organized with the stakeholders and other relevant government agencies, at project launch and at the commencement of the project.
The workshops will focus on the following:
• Taking stock of the legal framework for compensation - the OP 4.12 of the World Bank and other World Bank operational policies on environment and relevant Nigerian laws and policies relating to land acquisition and resettlement,
• institutional arrangements and mechanisms for payment of compensation
• Defining/ tasks and responsibilities of the RSDT, Federal Ministry of Environment, State and Local Governments and Project Affected Persons.
• Establishing a work plan
• Socio-economic survey report on the roads especially on the corridor,
• Compensation and supplementary assistance in the report,
• Implementation plan and adopt the implementation plan in the ARAP report.
It is the responsibility of Safeguard unit of RSDT to ensure that all identified members of the implementation team are trained prior to implementation of resettlement and compensation.
CHAPTER SEVEN
ELIGIBILITY
1 Eligibility Criteria and Project Entitlement
The following assumptions were made for valuing the assets for compensation, resettlement and relocation along the corridor of the road for rehabilitation.
• Compensation/assistance will be in line with the provisions of the RPF and the World Bank’s Policy on Involuntary Resettlement OP 4.12.
• Majority of the PAPs are squatters/encroachers on the ROW of an existing road
• That the PAPs have no legal right to be on the ROW of an existing road but lack of legal title does not disqualify people from receiving resettlement assistance.
• That no land acquisition will be required by the project.
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Affected persons in the project area will be entitled to various types of compensation that will help in the restoration of their livelihoods, at a minimum, to the pre-project standards. The World Bank Resettlement Policy/Guidelines require compensation for the lost assets and replacement costs to both titled and non-titled landholders and resettlement assistance for lost income and livelihoods. In this project, the absence of formal titles will not constitute a barrier to resettlement assistance and rehabilitation. Further, the principles adopted herein contain special measures and assistance for vulnerable affected persons, such as the aged, female traders, physically challenged persons and children. Persons affected by relocation and/or rehabilitation of structures/assets, Small Business Enterprises houses, etc. are entitled to a combination of compensation measures and resettlement assistance, depending on the nature of ownership rights of lost assets and scope of the impact, including social and economic vulnerability of the affected persons.
2 People Eligible To Receive Entitlements Under the Project
Only PAPs enumerated during the socioeconomic baseline and census survey shall be eligible for any form of compensation. No one will be eligible for benefits or compensation after the established the cut-of date.. Eligible people include those who suffered loss or damage to an asset, trade or loss of access to productive resources as a result of the project and are referred to as Project Affected Persons (PAPs). This term ‘Affected Persons’ refers to a collective unit of entitlement, and is used in this document to refer to individuals and businesses and any other group affected by the project (see Appendices 8 & 9). Generally, measures will be incorporated in Project design to minimize adverse impacts.
3 Non-Eligible Affected Persons (APs)
Any other person that lay claim to or occupy a property or plant any kind of crop on the ROW of the land after the cut-of date is not eligible for compensation. However, it may be possible that some Affected Persons may have been missed in the Census. Therefore, those who can demonstrate that they are eligible will also be eligible for benefits..
RSDT will consider various forms of evidence as proof of eligibility to cover:
• Affected persons with legal/formal legal rights, documented in the form of certificates of occupancy, tenancy agreements, rent receipts, building and planning permits, business operating licenses, utility bills among others. Unprocessed/unregistered formal legal documents will not bar eligibility and procedures for confirming authenticity of such documents will be established in the ARAP.
• Affected persons with no formal or recognized legal rights - Criteria for establishing non-formal, undocumented or unrecognised claims to eligibility shall be established paying particular attention to each situation and its peculiarities. Alternative means of proof of eligibility will include:
- Affidavit signed by landlords and tenants
- Witnessing or evidence by recognized trade union heads, traditional authority, customary heads, community elders, family heads and elders and the general community.
4 Eligibility Matrix for the Resettlement Plan
The vendors that are eligible for compensation and other project assistance include:
• Those vendors that are on the setback of 10 metres from the centreline of carriageway that will be displaced
• Vendors whose income will be affected
• Vendors who need to carry out reconstruction works outside the setback due to relocation of immovable structures
• Vendors whose properties are bulky (like metal containers, that requires crane to move it) and require finance for transportation.
CHAPTER EIGHT
INVENTORY, VALUATION OF AND COMPENSATION
1 Introduction
The assets to be affected by the road rehabilitation were valued in accordance with the RSDT Resettlement principles and World Bank operational policy on involuntary resettlement, OP 4.12 and in accordance to the provisions of the RPF. This valuation was conducted based on the current replacement value in Ondo and Osun states, the two concerned states.
Valuation of assets along the ROW was conducted at locations where rehabilitation work shall be carried out..
2 Summary of Valuation Process Relevant to the PAP
In accordance with the RPF, the Replacement Cost Method of valuation was used to defined entitlements. which include establishing the current gross replacement cost of the asset the age, condition and other factors such as structural obsolescence of the makeshift shops. The process for the valuation of assets was as follows:
• A detailed inventory of all persons, possessions, assets and stock requiring resettlement
• Recording of prevailing market value of impacts.
• Determining of compensation packages according to valuations.
• Allowing a reasonable time period prior to moving. PAPs may salvage any material without this being deducted from compensation entitlements.
3 Notification
All properties affected by the proposed civil works have been valued and assessed according to the procedures noted in the RPF..
All project affected persons have been carefully documented with their phone numbers. Owners of affected properties have been notified in several ways. These include one on one notification during the socio-economic survey, and also during consultation. However, before the commencement of resettlement and project assistance, all parties mentioned in this ARAP will be adequately notified.
RSDT will organize the presentation of this report to the various stakeholders, especially the project affected people. In addition, the report will be displayed at strategic public places including local government secretariat, government offices and selected community centres for review and possible comments. The comments will be incorporated in the final report that will be submitted to RSDT.
4 Valuation of Crops
5 Valuation of Affected Structures
None of the PAPs have legal title to land and are encroaching in the ROW. They will be allowed to shift backwards from the specified 10m distance from the centre of the road. Depending on the type of materials used for the construction of structures, rates have been considered for cost of labour and transportation allowances in the compensation to be paid.
Based on the Entitlement Matrix and Valuation procedures noted in the RPF, compensation valuation was done and the analyses of breakdown of the costing by categories are presented in Table 7 below:
Table 7: Entitlement and Compensation Matrix
|Impact Items |Categories of Compensation/Assistance |
| |Compensations |Shift back Assistance |Relocation Assistance |Income restoration |
|Owners of Sales Table |√ |√ |X | X |
|Persons selling on Open |√ |√ |√ | X |
|space/floor on the ROW | | | | |
|Persons selling under |√ |√ |√ | X |
|makeshift shades | | | | |
|Owners of wooden |√ |X |√ |√u |
|shops/stores | | | | |
CHAPTER NINE
RESETTLEMENT MEASURES
1 Modes of Restitution
All project affected persons have been carefully documented with their phone numbers. Names of eligible PAPs will be conspicuously displayed in affected areas and copies of the list will also be sent to the local government councils. The notification for payment will include locations where payments will be made, amount to be paid, the time and date of payment.
RSDT will organize the presentation of this report to the various stakeholders. In addition, the report will be displayed at strategic public places including local government secretariat, government offices and selected libraries for review and possible comments.
2 Payment of Compensation
In line with the World Bank operational policy on involuntary resettlement (OP 4.12) and the provisions of the RPF, RSDT will ensure that the living standards and conditions of the PAPs are restored to the status that is at the minimum commensurate to their pre-project status. List of all Vendors has been documented in the PAP register. In addition, every person affected by the project will be issued certificate for easy identification and possible compensation.
The RIC will verify the correctness of each PAP as stated in the register and ascertain that every certificate holder is correctly documented in the register. On completion of the PAP audit list, the RIC will be responsible for verification during payment of compensation. Payments will be made according to locations and adequate information will be made available to all affected persons before payment. Such information will include: dates and locations of payment; list of eligible people and amount; mode of payment; and location of payment
Owners of immovable Structures will be paid compensation that will be based on assessed values of their properties at replacement value.
Compensation to owners of structures will be based on the
• Cost of replacement of structure
• Affected business premises which will have to close shop or be relocated will be given compensation for loss of business time or assistance for transportation.
• Income loss per day of the construction operation estimated at 7 days
Payment will be made directly to the PAPs through the Banks. In the event that an individual is absent during payment, the compensation committee will immediately communicate a new date of payment to such PAP(s).
3 Income Restoration Strategy
One of the basic requirements of OP 4.12 is to assist project affected persons in improving their former living standards, income earning capacity, and production levels, or at least in restoring them back to the former status. Therefore, the affected people shall receive assistance in rehabilitation.
A participatory approach has been utilized in the development of the income generation programme in order to ensure that the ideas, wishes and needs of the stakeholders are included.
The programme will support training in income generating activities with commercial potential in the non-farm economic sectors. Potential rehabilitation measures could include any of the following:
• Assistance in starting a new business and/or strengthening a new one, in the form of management and marketing assistance, product design and prototype development,
• Assistance in finding new employment opportunities, including skill development through training for the new employment,
• Providing access to, and giving preference to affected people in, employment opportunities created by the project.
The remunerative involvement of stakeholders and in particular of the affected persons, in the construction programme has some benefits which include:
• The income accrue to them would produce a direct positive impact by injecting a financial stimulant into the local economy
• The direct involvement of the population in the project will develop a sense of belonging and strengthen their appreciation of the project
• It should prove that roads can effectively be maintained and cleaned with simple methods.
To remove some the fear of the affected communities, the construction contracts should include a clause instructing the contractor to utilise (sub-contract) from among the communities’ members in the work they are capable of carrying out. Compliance with this rule must be strictly enforced and should be closely monitored by PMU, who in case of contravention will take the necessary steps to correct the situation.
CHAPTER TEN
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
9.
1 Public Participation and Consultation
2 The Stakeholders
Stakeholders for the purpose of this project are defined as all those people and institutions that have interest in the successful planning and execution of the project. This includes those positively and negatively affected by the project. The key stakeholders identified include leaders in the communities, individual people who own properties that will be directly or indirectly affected and business owners, special interest groups such as CBOs, etc.
3 Level of Stakeholder Engagement
The extent of stakeholders’ involvement was based on the significance of the impacts which was considered relatively small impacts spread out over very few areas with concomitantly few stakeholders being affected. Details of engagement process with relevant stakeholders include the activities highlighted below:
• Reconnaissance visit to community on Wednesday, August 24, 2011
• Pre-test and further consultation visit to project area on October, 2011
• Survey of affected population and communities by SEEMS from Monday, November 14 to Friday, November 18, 2011 (revalidated in June, 2012)
Thus, these affected persons and communities leaders in these areas were consulted Mechanism for Consultation and Participation of Displaced Persons
Before the commencement of the study, meetings and consultations were held to afford PAPS the opportunity to contribute to both the design and implementation of the project activities and reduce the likelihood for conflicts between and among PAPs and the Project Implementation. Consultation process and outcome are important and seen as early and mandatory exercise as the best strategy to overcome the problems that may arise during project execution and as a means to achieve the overall scope of the activities of the project.
4 Public participation and Consultation Strategies
Based on the above, the public consultation which started with the reconnaissance level-survey was done at two levels, viz community level and project affected person’s level.
The consultation took place across the corridor in order to sample the opinion of the people on the project and their expectations from the proponent. The consultation process ensured that all those identified as stakeholders, especially the project affected persons were consulted.
During the subsequent field work that commenced on September 17, 2011, one-on-one meetings were held when the census of affected persons was carried out. Consultative meetings through FGDs, In-depth Interviews and questionnaire survey were conducted at various times at the Palaces of the traditional rulers between SEEMS socio-economic team, community leaders, different social groups and youth leaders of each community. Again, following a meeting at the RSDT office with an official of the World Bank, another round of consultations was held in August 2012 with stakeholders, specifically, PAPs to seek their opinions. As agreed at the Abuja meeting, a separate meeting was held with women to take their views into account. Appendix 4 summarises the outcome of these meetings. List of some individuals that participated in the various consultative meetings are presented as Appendices 3-7.
At the meetings, the overview of the proposed project and appreciation of ARAP and other related instruments were presented. Furthermore, the challenges that could impede the implementation of the project and the support needed from all parties to ensure effective project and successful implementation were also discussed with the stakeholders by the ARAP team. Opinions gathered through interaction with stakeholders along the proposed rehabilitation road indicate that the people are well disposed to the project. However, issues and concerns were expressed by them. Some of the issues raised and the way they were addressed at the meetings are highlighted in Appendix 3.
In general, interactions with the communities were positive and there was widespread appreciation of the consultation process undertaken. In terms of proposed road rehabilitation project, the communities were of the view that it would afford considerable potential for providing significant socio-economic benefits and community assistance projects. However, their priority was to ensure that compensations are paid.
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Plate 22: Group discussions with PAPs in the affected communities
CHAPTER ELEVEN
GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM
10.
1 Grievances and Appeals Procedure
The objective of a proposed mechanism for complaint is to respond to the complaints of the PAPs in a timely and transparent manner. The provision of the RPF on grievance and appeal procedures was incorporated and detailed as follow:
• An affordable accessible complaints mechanism is in place to enable people with claims against the process to make their complaints
• Accessible appeal mechanisms start at the local level. At the time the inventory and valuation is done, the signing officers include a local leader, a representative of those displaced, and a representative of the works engineer. This is the group that should hear any complaint, as it includes authorities familiar with the local social reality, and, in the person of the representative of those displaced, another person who has been through the process.
• At the first stage, PAPs will register their complaints and grievances to the grievance redress committee which will have to provide a written response to the PAPs, within fifteen (15) calendar days of receiving the complaint.
• If the PAPs are not satisfied with the decision of the DRC, the PAPs should present the case to the PIU of RSDT within fifteen calendar days of receiving the written response from the DRC authorities. The decision of the DRC should be sent to PAPs by no later than fifteen calendar days of receipt of the PAPs appeal.
• A record should be kept of a hearing concerning the complaint, as well as of the reasons for finding for or against the complainant.
• A copy of the record, signed by the three officials, should be sent to FRDP, as well as to the complainant.
• If there is an appeal from this first process, it should be submitted to an independent alternative dispute mechanism outside the ministries concerned.
• The resettlement experts recruited for the phase of road design should locate such an appeals mechanism within the Federal Ministry of Justice or through some outside agency known for its success at resolving local complaints and disputes.
It is expected that the concerned members of the grievance redress mechanism will undergo training/sensitization workshop recommended in this report. While the setting of grievance mechanism is necessary it is expected that the following measures, should be put in place to avoid or at least minimize cases of grievances:
• Careful designing of the works to be undertaken
• Establishing the cut-off date with careful marking of structures
• Identification through photography, inventorying, and
• Establishing current compensation at full market value
2 Management of Reported Grievances
A Grievance Redress Committee will be set up by FMW to address complaints from ARAP implementation. This committee will be directly under the RSDT-PIU and its members will include legal and accounts representatives of FMW, 2 or more representatives of the traditional authorities of project area of influence. The legal expert from the ministry shall be the secretary. The constitution of the grievance redress committee shall be effective from date of disclosure of the ARAP.
The timeline for implementation of the grievance resolutions shall be at most 15 days from the last day allowable for grievance and complaints submission following the end of ARAP disclosure.
The functions of the Grievance Redress Committee include:
• Provide support to PAPs on problems arising from loss of private properties and business area.
• Record the grievance of the PAPs, categorize and prioritize the grievances that need to be resolved by the committee; and
• Report to the aggrieved parties about the developments regarding their grievances and the decision of the project authorities.
The main objective of this procedure will be to provide a mechanism to mediate conflict and cut down on lengthy litigation, which often delays such infrastructural projects. It will also provide people who might have objections or concerns about their assistance, a public forum to raise their objections and through conflict resolution, address these issues adequately.
The committee will provide ample opportunity to redress complaints informally, in addition to the existing formal administrative and legal procedures. However, the major grievances that might require mitigation include:
• PAPs not listed;
• Losses not identified correctly;
• Inadequate assistance;
• Dispute about ownership;
Delay in disbursement of assistance and improper distribution of assistance.
3 Grievance Log
The compliant procedure shall be simple, open and transparent. There shall be simple complaint/grievance forms for use in recording and documenting complaints from complainants. In all cases, the grievance form shall contain the details about the complainant, the nature of complain, and records dates for the following events:
• date the complaint was reported;
• date the Grievance Log was uploaded onto the project database;
• date information on proposed corrective action sent to complainant (if appropriate)
• the date the complaint was closed out
• date response was sent to complainant.
The Project Liaison officer will ensure that each complaint has an individual reference number, and is appropriately tracked and recorded actions are completed
Table 8: A Typical Reporting Format for Grievance Redress
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CHAPTER TWELVE
ARAP IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULES
11.
1 Introduction
The implementation schedule for this ARAP covers the periods from the preparation of the ARAP to the conclusion of the proposed project and the time that the Corridor will be fully available to full use. The Implementation schedule defines the duration and timing of the key milestones and tasks.
It is important to note that the implementation of the project will be broken down into phases. This will start with the notification of the PAPs before their displacement and conclude with compensation and their resettlement. However, it should be mentioned that PAPs will need to be compensated in accordance with this ARAP and the resettlement policy framework that had been prepared before the commencement of any project activity is implemented. The schedule for the implementation of activities must be agreed to between the Resettlement Committee and the PAPs. These include the target dates for start and completion of all compensations before civil works for the proposed project starts.
The timing mechanism of these measures would ensure that no individual affected would be displaced (economically or physically) due to civil works activity before compensation is paid and resettlement sites with adequate facilities are prepared and provided to the individual or community affected.
2 Plan Preparation
Reconnaissance visit was made to the project area for consultative meetings with representatives from each of the affected Communities. The aim of the meeting was to highlight the objectives of the survey and enlist community support. A rapid field verification of existing conditions such as identifying the affected communities and their locations from proposed facility and other features was also conducted
Development of the formal ARAP was concluded in June, 2012 with socio-economic surveys in the field. Prior to the survey, RSDT had consultation with the relevant stakeholders of project areas to inform them of the project and its purpose and benefits. Public disclosure of the final document and restitution will be concluded in August, 2012 subsequent to review by World Bank authorities before the final investment decision. The major component tasks for the ARAP are outlined in Table 9
Table 9: Major Component Tasks and Schedule for the ARAP Implementation
|Activities |Dates |Comments |
|Consultation/Information to people affected |August- November 2011 |Done |
|Census and Socio-economic Survey |November, 2011 (The socio-economic survey was |Done |
|(Preparation of ARAP, Consultation and Disclosure of ARAP, Consultations|reviewed in June, 2012 when the ROW of 10m from| |
|with the PAPs towards compensation procedures & Notification of PAPs |the middle of the road was used | |
|prior to the activities that will affect them) | | |
|Analysis of data and identification of impacts |February-March, 2012 |Done |
| |(Revalidated in June, 2012) | |
|Definition of assistance measures |November, 2011 |Done |
|Disclosure of ARAP |Expected to be come up anytime from October, |Ongoing |
| |2012 | |
|ARAP Implementation-Relocation/assistance- Compensation and/or |November, 2012 – January, 2013 |To be executed |
|Supplementary assistance. | | |
|Rehabilitation/Civil Works - Commencement of project operations. |Any time from January, 2013 |To be executed |
|Follow-up Visit by Responsible Stakeholders/Agency - Commencement of |December 2012 - January 2013 |To be executed |
|project operations. | | |
|Income Restoration Assessment |December 2012 – January 2013 |To be executed |
3 ARAP Disclosure
This ARAP, in compliance with World Bank policies, will be publicly disclosed at the official website of RSDT and by making copies available at its office, relevant local government council, Ministry of Environment and other stakeholders and in World Bank InfoShop.
1 ROW Acquisition and Construction
The acquisition of properties (including appropriate assistance mechanisms) will be aligned with the construction schedule. It is envisaged that site work will commence before the end of year 2012 after payment of assistance and/or compensation. However, the commencement date of the schedule for the project is dependent on the final investment decision (FID). The project is expected to occur over one year period after commencement. Securing ROW for the various activities will be synchronised with the project construction.
3 Site Selection Consultations
While selecting a site for civil work for any activities, especially the camp site, the consultation embarked upon in the course of the preparation of this ARAP should be continued. The Implementation Committee should ensure that there are meetings with the PAPs to reach consensus for locations that have least adverse impact.
4 Procedures for Delivery of Compensation
The ARAP implementation committee will verify the correctness of each PAP as stated in the register and ascertain that every certificate holder is correctly documented in the register. On completion of the PAP audit list, the project director will setup a committee that will carry out payment and compensation. This team will consist of RSDT’s accountant, legal and a social safeguard expert, NGO, representatives of various local government trade unions/association. Payments will be made according to locations and adequate information will be made available to all affected persons before payment. Such information will include: dates and locations of payment; list of eligible people and amount; mode of payment; and location of payment. In summary, the procedure for delivery of compensation shall include:
• Full payment of compensation is carried out before possession of acquired sites
• Formally making offers to affected persons and allowing persons to accept or reject offer, offer a counter claim and seek redress under the grievance procedures established
• Implementation committee communicates the amount to be paid to the PAPs
• Cheques/Transfer to individual accounts shall be the preferred and first mode of payment; however, payment may be by banker’s draft where the amounts involved are “minimal”. RSDT shall make arrangements with nearest bank to effect payments by banker’s draft;
• Payments are made to the affected person personally in the presence of Land/Asset Valuation Committee from the local government and/or other independent witness of the affected person and leaders of the communities and local government
• Proper receipts issued and copies given to the affected person, the Finance Department of RSDT;
• Comprehensive reports on payment made submitted for review by RSDT Management
5 Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring and Evaluation activities will occur over the construction period and will continue for approximately six months following completion of the construction phase.
6 Updating Socio-Economic Survey and Appreciating Income Restoration Strategy
In the event that this ARAP is not executed within a period of two years, there will be need to update the socio-economic baseline information. Also as part of appreciating the benefits of the project, it is recommended that an update of the socio-economic survey be carried out benchmarking it on the one presented in this ARAP after five years of project implementation.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
COSTS AND BUDGET
12.
1 Budgeting and Financial Implications
Budget provisions are necessary for compensation and monitoring programmes, training, and employment of personnel which must be handled by RSDT. Costs to mitigate this problem or dislocate the affected persons had been estimated and shall be fully implemented as RSDT has the full responsibility of ensuring this. In the event of delays, a provision of 10% of total budget for contingencies and inflation that may result should be allowed and added to the current budget.
The lists of affected persons with the type, number and size of structures to be demolished have been compiled. RSDT will carry out the audit of all eligible PAPs during the implementation and make direct payments to all of them.
The financial implication was determined through proper determination of the entitlement of each PAP in conjunction with RSDT compiled for necessary approval. The total cost implication for the implementation of the ARAP is Four Million, Two Hundred and Thirty-Seven Thousand, Seven hundred Naira and Two kobo (N7,294,407.13). The breakdown is presented in Table 10. This however, excludes the monitoring implementation cost, consultancy and post implementation evaluation of the ARAP.
Twenty filling stations whose business will be interrupted for few days will also have to be compensated. A sum of 5,000 per day for a maximum of 10 days is therefore added to take of this disruption. Therefore, a sum of 1,000,000.00 is therefore budgeted for this purpose (see a separate document, Census of Project Affected Persons).
Table 10: Cost Implication for the ARAP implementation
|S/N |Item |No |Cost |Source of Fund & | Remarks |
| | | |(N) |Channel of | |
| | | | |Disbursement | |
|ii |Relocation |None |- |RSDT | |
|iii |Loss of Income |All |999,250.00 | |Cost of relocation & compensation for loss of|
| | | | | |income (7 days) |
|iii |Reconstruction |20 |1,000,000.00 |RSDT |Twenty filling stations will be affected |
| | | | | |during the road rehabilitation. Some costs |
| | | | | |will be incurred in making provision for |
| | | | | |alternative route to their facilities during |
| | | | | |this period (See a separate document, Census |
| | | | | |of Project Affected Persons). Also, some |
| | | | | |electric poles and a transformer at |
| | | | | |Owode-Owena will have to be repositioned. |
|iv |Community Social Needs | |2,500,000.00 |RSDT |Four communities water problem can be |
| | | | | |provided with boreholes (at a cost of |
| | | | | |N250,000.00 per one) and the community that |
| | | | | |requested for hospital may be assisted with |
| | | | | |the sum of 1,500.000.00 |
| |SUBTOTAL | |7,294,407.13 |RSDT | |
| |Implementation | | |RSDT |To be determined by RSDT |
| |Monitoring | | | | |
| |Consultancy | | |RSDT |To be determined by RSDT |
| |Post implementation | | |RSDT |To be determined by RSDT |
| |evaluation | | | | |
| |T O T A L |RSDT |Budgetary Provision for execution of the ARAP|
2 Source of Budget and Cost Estimate
A census and evaluation of the possible impacts have been carried out to be approved by the World Bank. The project has made the necessary budget provisions to ensure that the mitigation commitments, including compensation and the monitoring programs can be fully implemented. Full supplementary assistance will be provided by RSDT.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
MONITORING AND EVALUATION
13.
1 Introduction
A Monitoring and Evaluation procedures for the ARAP were designed to ensure effective community engagement which will engender the success of risks and impacts identification and management. These procedures, in line with the provisions of the RPF, include both internal track keeping and independent external monitoring. However, it must be stated the primary responsibility of monitoring rests with Ministry of Works. So the Environment and Social Safeguard Unit of RSDT will supervise to ensure a comprehensive monitoring of the project implementation.
2 Purpose of Monitoring and Evaluation
The purpose of resettlement monitoring for the proposed project include the following:
• Ensure that the ARAPs are implemented as designed and approved
• Ensure that the baseline information of all PAPs has been collected and that the valuation of assets lost or damaged, has been carried out within agreed timeframe.
• Confirm that eligible PAPs receive their compensation entitlements in full and provision made for resettlement and other rehabilitation entitlements in accordance with the provisions of the policy framework and the respective inventory and ARAP.
• Verify that funds for implementing the ARAPs are provided to the respective local level in a timely manner in amounts sufficient for their purposes and that such funds are used in accordance with the provisions of that ARAP
• Ensure the identification and signature /thumb printing of PAPs before and during receipt of compensation entitlement.
• Check that any grievances expressed by PAP are followed through and that, where necessary, appropriate corrective action is taken.
3 ARAP Monitoring Plan and Framework
The implementation of the ARAP will be regularly supervised and monitored by the Monitoring and Evaluation/Environmental officer in coordination with RSDT/ FMOW. The monitoring framework for the project shall consist of three components including:
• Performance monitoring by RSDT,
• Impact monitoring commissioned to specialized firms; and
• ARAP Completion Audit.
In keeping with World Bank requirements, and as noted in the RPF, on involuntary resettlement and to adequately report on the effectiveness of ARAP implementation, the following key indicators shall be monitored:
• Public consultation
• Grievance procedures in place and functioning
• Timely disbursement of compensation;
• Compensation disbursement to the correct parties;
• The physical progress of resettlement.
Table 11: ARAP Monitoring Plan for Akure-Ilesa Road Rehabilitation Project
|Activity |Type of Information |Source of Information |Responsibility |Frequency |
|Performance |Measurement of input and outcome |Quarterly narrative status and |RSDT ARAP team |Quarterly or as |
|Monitoring |indicators against proposed timeline |compensation disbursement reports | |required by management|
| |and budget, including compensation | | |team and World Bank |
| |disbursement | | | |
|Impact Monitoring|Tracking effectiveness of inputs |Annual quantitative and |RSDT ARAP team |Annual |
| |against baseline indicators. |qualitative surveys. | | |
| |Assessment of affected people’s |Regular public meetings and other | | |
| |satisfaction with inputs, processes |consultation with project affected| | |
| |and output |people | | |
| | |Review of grievance mechanism | | |
| | |outputs | | |
|Completion Audit |Measurement of output indicators such|External assessment report against|RSDT ARAP team |On completion of ARAP |
| |as productivity gains, livelihood |timeline and consultation with | |time-table |
| |restoration and development |affected persons | | |
Monitoring is an on-going activity to track project progress against planned tasks. It is essentially used to provide regular oversight of the implementation of an activity in terms of input delivery, work schedules, targeted outputs etc. through routine data gathering, analysis and reporting. This will enable RSDT to measure the extent to which the main objectives of the resettlement plan have been achieved. RSDT monitoring team will provide the ARAP management team with feedback on ARAP implementation and help ensure that adverse impacts on affected people are mitigated in a timely manner.
RSDT’s ARAP monitoring and evaluation activities will be supplemented and verified by monitoring efforts of an independent Panel of specialists specialized in resettlement issues.
4 Indicators to Monitor
Indicators will be created for affected people as a whole, for key stakeholders, and for special categories of affected groups such as women, aged and children. Key performance indicators for monitoring World Bank financed activities include:
• Input indicators include the resources in terms of people, equipment and materials that go into the ARAP. Examples of input indicators in the ARAP are the sources and amounts of funding for various ARAP activities.
• Output indicators concern the activities and services, which are produced with the inputs. Examples of output indicators in the ARAP include (i) a database for tracking individual compensation; and (ii) the payment of compensation for loss of assets.
• Process indicators represent the change in the quality and quantity of access and coverage of the activities and services. Examples of process indicators in the ARAP include:
i. The creation of grievance mechanisms;
ii. The establishment of stakeholder channels so that they can participate in ARAP implementation; and
iii. Information dissemination activities.
• Outcome indicators include the delivery of compensation and other mitigation to avoid economic and physical displacement caused by the Project. They measure whether compensation is paid and received, whether the affected populations who preferred cash compensation to in-kind resettlement assistance offered to them was able to use compensation payment for sustained income.
Box 1: ARAP Monitoring Framework
|Verify internal ARAP implementation reports by a field check of the following: |
|Payment of compensation including its levels and timing |
|Settlement of land/resource access claims |
|Preparation and adequacy of resettlement sites |
|Housing construction |
|Provision of employment, its adequacy and income levels |
|Adequacy of training and other developmental inputs |
|Rehabilitation of vulnerable groups |
|Infrastructure repair, relocation or replacement |
|Enterprise relocation, compensation and its adequacy |
|Transition allowances |
|Interview a random sample of affected people in open-ended discussion to assess their knowledge and concerns regarding the |
|resettlement process, their entitlements and rehabilitation measures. |
|Observe public consultations with affected people at the village or town level. |
|Observe the function of the resettlement operation at all levels to assess its effectiveness and compliance with the ARAP. |
|Check the type of grievance issues and the functioning of grievance redress mechanisms by reviewing the processing of appeals at |
|all levels and interviewing aggrieved affected people. |
|Survey the standards of living of the affected people (and of an unaffected control group where feasible) before and after |
|implementation of resettlement to assess whether the standards of living of the affected people have improved or been maintained. |
|Advise project management regarding necessary improvements in the implementation of the ARAP, if any |
Adapted from The World Bank Resettlement Source Book
5 Reporting
ARAP monitoring reports will be prepared in accordance with World Bank guidelines. Progress will be reported for the following tasks:
➢ Internal monitoring
➢ Expert monitoring
➢ Completion audit
➢ Compensation
RSDT will use a device such as a bar chart/Gantt chart or MS Project table to assess and present information on progress of time bound actions.
Table 12: Monitoring Indicators
|Subject |Indicator |Variable |
|Compensation, |Compensation and |Number of homesteads affected (buildings, land, trees, crops) |
|Re-establishment |reestablishment of |Number of owners compensated by type of loss |
|and |affected |Amount compensated by type and owner |
|Rehabilitation |owners/individuals |Number of replacement houses constructed |
| | |· Number of replacement businesses constructed |
|Social/ Demographic |Changes to homestead |Homestead size (births, deaths, migration in and out) |
| |structure |Age distribution |
| | |Gender distribution |
| | |Marital status |
| | |Relationship to homestead head |
| | |Status of “vulnerable” homesteads |
| |Population migration |Residential status of homestead members |
| | |Movement in and out of the homestead (place and residence of homestead members) |
| |Changes to access |Distance/travel time to nearest school, health centre, church, shop, village |
| | | |
| |Changes to educational |Literacy and educational attainment of homestead members |
| |status |School attendance rates (age, gender) |
| | |Number, type of educational establishments |
| |Changes to status of women|Participation in training programmes |
| | |Use of credit facilities |
| | |Participation in -related activities and enterprises |
| |Changes in social |Organizational membership of homestead members |
| |organization |Leadership positions held by homestead members |
| |Population influx |Growth in number and size of settlements, formal and informal |
| | |Growth in market areas |
|Consultation |Consultation programme |Number of local committees established |
| |operation |Number and dates of local committee meetings |
| | |Type of issues raised at local committees meetings |
| | |Involvement of local committees in development planning |
| | |Number of participating NGOs |
| |Dissemination |Number, position, staffing of Information Centres |
| | |Staffing, equipment, documentation of Information Centres |
| | |Activities of Information Centres |
| | |Number of people accessing Information Centres |
| | |Information requests, issues raised at Information Centres |
| |Grievances resolved |Number of grievances registered, by type |
| | |Number of grievances resolved |
| | |Number of cases referred to court |
|Training |Operation of training |Number of local committee members trained |
| | |Number of affected population trained in Project-related |
| |Programme |Training courses |
|Management |Staffing |Number of implementing agencies by function |
| | |Number of ministry officials available by function |
| | |Number of office and field equipment, by type |
| |Procedures in operation |Census and asset verification/quantification procedures in place |
| | |Effectiveness of compensation delivery system |
| | |Number of land transfers effected |
| | |Co-ordination between local community structures, THE and officials |
6 Staff and Monitoring
All aspects of Monitoring and Evaluation shall be supervised by the RSDT/ARAP management team and will provide high level evaluation of internal performance and impact monitoring and other reports. The management team will be supplemented by staff with appropriate skills to carry out:
• ARAP project resettlement requirements as defined by this ARAP;
• Gathering and presentation of monitoring indicators to be used;
• Design and implementation of basic techniques to be used for collecting information and feedback from project affected people; and
• Reporting requirements and formats.
7 Internal Performance Monitoring
Performance monitoring is an internal management function allowing RSDT to measure physical progress against milestone input, process, output and outcome indicators established in the ARAP.
9 Category of Information Collected
The information used in internal performance monitoring will include assessment of the milestones outlined in Table 13.
Table 13: Information Milestone
|Indicator |Milestone |
|Input |Socioeconomic survey of a focus groups to serve as baseline for subsequent monitoring |
| |Updated Census of affected persons |
| |Updated asset inventory |
| |Updated census of bus shelters |
|Output |Valuation and determination of compensation for affected assets conducted in accordance |
| |with relevant legislative frameworks |
| |Public meetings held: consultations with project affected persons (PAP), Groups and |
| |Associations |
|Outcome and Impact |Compensation payments disbursed: RSDT will conduct a field check to verify that |
| |compensation payments have been received by all affected persons; and will confirm levels |
| |and timing of payments. |
| |Grievance redress procedures in place and functioning: RSDT will check the type of |
| |grievance issues and the functioning/effectiveness of grievance redress mechanisms by |
| |reviewing the processing of appeals at all levels, the outcomes of grievances and PAP |
| |satisfaction with grievance procedures. As part of this, RSDT will interview aggrieved |
| |affected people. |
| |If chosen as a resettlement option, Shops and related infrastructure completed prior to |
| |the start of the rehabilitation. |
| |Monitoring and evaluation reports submitted. |
11 Source of Information/Methods
Performance monitoring of the ARAP is an internal management function that will be integrated into the overall project management to ensure that ARAP activities are synchronized with all project implementation activities. Various methods will be used to monitor progress against the milestones established in the ARAP, such as:
• Interviews of random sample of affected people, using open-ended discussions to assess their knowledge and concerns regarding the displacement, their entitlement and rehabilitation measures;
• Up-date of baseline survey within 18 months of displacement;
• Case studies of grievances.
Information will be collected and compiled in the quarterly narrative status and compensation disbursement reports.
12 Responsibility for Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting
The RSDT ARAP Management team supported by other departments will have primary responsibility for the implementation of all internal monitoring activities. Designated staff will collect relevant data in a standardized format.
13 Frequency of Reporting
Performance monitoring reports for the RSDT ARAP management team will be prepared at regular intervals (monthly), beginning with the commencement of any activities related to resettlement, including income restoration. These reports will summarize information that is collected and compiled in the quarterly narrative status and compensation disbursement reports and highlight key issues that have arisen. As a result of the monitoring of inputs, processes, outputs and outcomes of ARAP activities, project management will be advised of necessary improvements in the implementation of the ARAP.
14 Impact Monitoring
Impact monitoring gauges the effectiveness of the ARAP and its implementation in meeting the needs of the affected population. The purpose of impact monitoring is to provide the World Bank and/or RSDT with an assessment of the effects of resettlement:
• To verify internal performance monitoring, and
• To identify adjustments in the implementation of the ARAP as required.
In consultation with external and independent Panel of Specialists, RSDT will commission social and economic impact monitoring studies. These studies shall include Federal Ministry of Environment, States Ministry of Transport and the States Ministry of Environment. RSDT ARAP management team and the Panel shall review the outcome of studies. The results of impact studies as well as internal monitoring efforts shall be disclosed through the regular information outlets of RSDT and World Bank info-shop.
RSDT will include the affected persons in all phases of impact monitoring, including the identification and measurement of baseline indicators. One baseline has already been established through the preliminary socio-economic studies of the population and area affected by the project. Impact monitoring will also review consultation and grievance mechanism outputs such as the types of grievances identified and the outcomes.
15 Completion Audit
RSDT shall commission an external party to undertake an evaluation of ARAP’s physical inputs to ensure and assess whether the outcome of ARAP complies with the involuntary resettlement policy of the World Bank. The completion audit shall be undertaken after ARAP inputs. The audit shall verify that all physical inputs committed in the ARAP have been delivered and all services provided. It shall evaluate whether the mitigation measures prescribed in the ARAP have the desired effect. The completion audit should bring to closure RSDT’s liability for resettlement.
16 Type of Information Collected
In order to measure the project impact and to assess the effectiveness of project impact mitigation measures, RSDT will evaluate various categories of quantitative economic, public health and social indicators at the individual level as appropriate.
In addition to quantitative indicators, impact monitoring will be supplemented by the use of qualitative indicators to assess client satisfaction and the satisfaction of the affected people with the choices that they have made in re-establishing themselves. Tracking this data will allow RSDT to determine the following types of information:
• The extent to which quality of life and livelihood has been restored; and
• Whether Project Affected Persons have experienced any hardship as a result of the project.
17 Source of Information
Impact monitoring data will be collected at appropriate intervals through qualitative and quantitative surveys, and include a review of grievance mechanism outputs. RSDT intends to directly consult with the affected populations through regular public meetings.
18 Responsibility for Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting
RSDT ARAP team will have primary responsibility for the implementation of all internal monitoring activities. Designated staff will collect and review relevant data in a standardized format.
19 Frequency/Audience of Reporting
Impact monitoring data will be reported to the ARAP management team and relevant external agencies annually, or more frequently as required. Monitoring will extend beyond the completion of this ARAP’s physical inputs to ensure that income restoration and development initiates have been successful.
20 Impact evaluation
After one year after the expropriation has been completed and the assistance to the PAP has been paid, there will be an impact evaluation to assess whether the PAP have improved their living conditions in relation with the baseline socio-economic status collected during the socio-economic studies.
21 External monitoring
A suitably reputable non-governmental organisation (NGO) in the project area will be employed by the FMOW to serve as monitoring agency and to periodically carry out monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the ARAP. This NGO will, in addition to verifying the information in the internal supervision and monitoring reports, visit a sample of 10% of the PAPs in each of the concerned designated district six months after the ARAP has been implemented to:
• Determine whether the procedure for PAPs participation and delivery of compensation and other rehabilitation entitlements have been done in accordance with the Policy Framework and the respective ARAP.
• Assess if the ARAP objective or enhancement or at least restoration of living standards and income levels of PAPs have been met.
• Gather qualitative indicators of the social and economic impact of project implementation on the PAPs.
• Suggest modification in the implementation procedures of the ARAP to achieve the principles and objectives of this policy framework
The terms of reference for this task and selection of qualified NGO will be prepared by the RSDT/FMOW in collaboration with the World Bank at the beginning of project implementation stage.
REFERENCES
World Bank (2006): Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) for the Rural Access and Mobility Project (RAMP), Phase 1. World Bank 2006
Federal Republic of Nigeria Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) (2009): Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) for Nigeria Public Partnership (PPP) Project, Prepared by ERML, December
Gombe-Biu Abbreviated Resettlement Action Plan (ARAP) Draft Report, May, 2012
International Finance Corporation (IFC), Handbook for preparing a Resettlement Action Plan.
Land use Act (1978), Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Lagos State Government Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) (2009): Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) Towards the Preparation for LUTP II, Prepared by Multiple Development Services, June
Resettlement Policy Framework (RPF) (2008), for Rural Access and Mobility Project Phase 1, Kaduna State.
World Bank (2000), Resettlement and Rehabilitation Guidebook, Washington DC
World Bank (2001): Operational Policies: Involuntary Resettlement OP. 4.12 and Annex
APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Safeguard Instruments Prepared for the Proposed Road Rehabilitation Works
|S/N |Safeguard |Focus |Remarks |
| |Instrument | | |
|1 |Environmental and |Used as a practical tool during program formulation, design, implementation and monitoring. | |
| |Social Management |Describes the steps involved in identifying and mitigating the potential adverse |Triggered the |
| |Frameworks (ESMF) |environmental and social impacts of future investment activities. |ESIA/ESMP being |
| | |Provides guidance in cases where the screening results indicate that a separate |prepared pari |
| | |Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or an Environmental Management Plan is required. |passu with this |
| | | |ARAP |
|2 |Resettlement Policy|Provides the direction to all actors involved in sub-projects implementation, for the |Triggered this |
| |Framework (RPF) |identification of resettlement implications and measures to adopt to minimize or address |Standalone |
| | |resettlement issues created by each sub-project. |Abbreviated |
| | |Set out the policies, principles, institutional arrangements, schedules and indicative |Resettlement |
| | |budgets that will take care of any anticipated resettlements. The arrangements ensure that |Action Plan in |
| | |there is a systematic process (as against an hoc one) for the different stages of the |relation to the |
| | |implementation of a framework that assures participation of affected persons, involvement of|proposed road |
| | |relevant institutions and stakeholders, adherence to both World Bank and Government |rehabilitation |
| | |procedures and requirements, and outline compensation for affected persons. |works |
| | |Provides the framework within which Resettlement Action Plans/Abbreviated Resettlement | |
| | |Action Plans are developed when the project is certain of the locations and specific impacts| |
| | |of the sub-projects. | |
| | |Contains a screening /checklist for determining whether OP 4.12 is triggered or not it also | |
| | |provides procedures and guidelines to be followed when the policy is triggered. That is, | |
| | |contains a practical tool (e.g. screening checklist) to guide the preparation of | |
| | |Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs/ARAPs) for sub-projects during the implementation of the | |
| | |comprehensive programme. | |
|3 |Social assessment |Analyses the social issues and solicit stakeholders’ views for the design of the |Not prepared for |
| | |Bank-supported project. |the project |
| | |Helps make the project responsive to social development concerns, including seeking to | |
| | |enhance benefits for poor and vulnerable people while minimizing or mitigating risk and | |
| | |adverse impacts. | |
| | |Analyses distributional impacts of intended project benefits on different stakeholder | |
| | |groups, and identifies differences in assets and capabilities to access the project benefits| |
|4 |Environmental & |Screening – |Defined the level|
| |Social Screening & |First step in the initial assessment of the possible environmental impacts of the proposed |of impacts and |
| |Scoping |project. |thus this ARAP |
| | |The purpose of the environmental/social screening is to identify if the road rehabilitation |for the |
| | |project requires an ESIA through the elimination of irrelevant environmental issues and |resettlement |
| | |focusing on potentially significant issues at the planning and design stages. |issues |
| | |Scoping - | |
| | |Assist in identifying the Issues that are likely of most importance during the ESIA and | |
| | |eliminates those that are of little concern; | |
| | |Appropriate time and space boundaries of the ESIA study; | |
| | |Information necessary for decision-making; and, Significant effects and factors to be | |
| | |studied in detail | |
| | |Critical step in the preparation of an in determining the terms of reference (TOR) of the | |
| | |ESIA/ESMP. | |
|5 |Environmental and |Ensures sustainable development and/or to ensures compliance with local, regional and |Currently being |
| |Social Impact |international regulations relating to environmental protection and conservation. |prepared pari |
| |Assessment |Provides framework for gathering and documenting information and views on the environmental |passu with this |
| |(ESIA)/ESMP |consequences of activities so that the importance of the effects and the scope of enhancing,|ARAP |
| | |modifying and mitigating them can be properly evaluated | |
Appendix 2: ARAP Preparation Methodology
|S/N |Task |Activity |
|1 |Literature and |Receipt of the corridor design from RSDT for the corridor |
| |Policy/Legal Review | |
| | |Obtain and review maps covering the project corridor to better understand the project route. |
| | |Develop data gathering Instrument and Checklist in preparation for detailed field survey |
| | |Commence definitive field investigation |
|2 |Consultations |Continual Consultation |
|3 |Field Investigation |Field Investigation: |
| |and Data Collection | |
| | |Socioeconomic Survey of activities on the corridor |
| | |Census and of Affected properties and Businesses |
| | |Census of the project corridor in relation to number of various features identified such as the |
| | |affected structures, displaced persons, and infrastructural facilities affected. |
| | |Valuation |
| | |Data Entry |
| | |Data cleaning and quality check will be carried out on return from the field to ensure consistency |
| | |and elimination of errors before data entry commences. |
| | |Data entry and processing |
|4 |Analysis of Social |Assess data from the field instrument against the checklist. |
| |Data | |
| | |Evaluate the impact of the project on the environment |
| | |Calculation of compensation rates/values |
| | |Findings and Recommendations from analysis |
|5 |ARAP preparation |Identification of impacts |
| | |Design mitigation and management plans |
| | |Development of ARAP Implementation process and Schedule |
Appendix 3: Summary of the outcome of the First Consultation
| S/N |Issues Raised |Recommended Action |
|1 |That government should inform PAPs on time when the road project |That a workable time line be given to PAPs for early |
| |operation will take place to enable them remove their belongings |evacuation of belongings |
|2 |That the project authority should ensure that compensation |That the resettlement committee should ensure |
| |benefits reach the actual PAPs |transparency in dispensing compensation benefits |
|3 |That practical alternative in the form of by-pass be constructed |That contractor should show professional standards and|
| |where feasible to enable the people’s movement during project |social responsibility during road rehabilitation by |
| |operation phase |providing temporary access way so that communities and|
| | |commuters are not hindered from going about their |
| | |normal businesses |
| | |That contractor should put in place appropriate |
| | |safeguard measures and signal words to prevent public |
| | |intrusion into construction work areas |
|4 |That government should engage their youths in employment even as |RSDT/FMOW is happy to have everyone’s support as the |
| |casual labourers in the proposed road rehabilitation |project is for the common good of everyone especially |
| | |those that transverse the corridor. |
Appendix 4: Summary of the outcome of the Second Consultation with stakeholders
|Issue |Women |Men |Recommendations |
|Perception of |Road is too narrow and should be |State of road bad, cause of many |Expedite action on the project to |
|road project: |dualised, rather than expansion |accidents including within the town |douse the public pessimism about |
| |Too many accidents recorded on the road, |Did not trust that the current project |its implementation |
| |especially within the town (among |will lead to any expansion work on the |Install barricades on either side |
| |roadside traders) |road, claim that several consultations, |of the road at both Owena-Ijesa |
| |Government has made too many attempts to |road measurements, interview of people |and Owena-Owode to prevent display|
| |work on the road but work has never taken|had taken place about the road, but |of wares on the highway. |
| |off |nothing had really happened, pessimistic |Pay compensation directly to |
| |Wants government to speed up road |that current exercise is one of such vain|individual PAPs, not through |
| |construction work, first complete one |exercises by the government and its |community leaders |
| |side before moving to the other to |agencies | |
| |minimise adverse impact on the people. |Advised that PAPs should be directly | |
| |Market encroachment on the highway at |dealt with in case of any compensation, | |
| |Owena-Owode is dangerous to the |rather than through community, leaders as| |
| |community due to frequent accidents in |there had been reported allegations of | |
| |the market area which has claimed many |mismanagement in past dealings routed | |
| |lives. A few support relocation of market|through community leaders. | |
| |to a safer place as planned by the State |Suggest the construction of barricades on| |
| |government. Most women think relocation |both sides of the road at Owena-Ijesa, at| |
| |of the market is improper as travellers |the market area, to prevent display of | |
| |on the highway are their main patrons and|wares on the road during market days. | |
| |getting traders off the highway is | | |
| |tantamount to strangulating the town’s | | |
| |economy | | |
|Anticipated |Road expansion will benefit community as |If road is expanded, many more vehicles |Contractors should consider |
|benefits of |it will create better parking space for |currently seeking alternating routes will|engaging some locals as casual |
|project: |travellers and thus boost economic |return to the road thereby boosting the |workers during project execution |
| |activity of the communities |communities’ economies as a result of | |
| |It will reduce the spate of accidents in |increase in travellers traffic along the | |
| |the communities. |route. | |
| | |Create jobs for the youths during the | |
| | |construction work | |
|Anticipated |Displacement of people from their |Displacement of people from their |Temporary access way should be |
|problems during |roadside businesses and disruption of |roadside businesses and disruption of |provided during construction in |
|project |their economic activities |their economic activities |the communities |
|execution: | |Disruption of free movement of people and|Construction should be completed |
| | |vehicles during construction |in phases |
|Social needs: |Most of the communities lacks portable |Bad intra-town roads giving motorists a |Provide portable water through |
| |water |tough time every raining season |boreholes for Owena-Owode, |
| |There is no functional public hospital in|Epileptic electricity supply |Ipetu-Ijesa, Igbara Oke and Erin |
| |Owena-Ijesa, most people travel to the |Lack of a hospital |Oke |
| |neighbouring community of Owena-Owode for|No portable drinking water |Build a comprehensive health |
| |healthcare, but often have to lie about | |centre at Owena-Ijesa |
| |their state of origin[4] to be able to | |The issue of market relocation |
| |benefit from the cheap services rendered | |should be taken with the State |
| |at the hospital. The people in this | |government |
| |community specifically requested for a | | |
| |functional hospital. | | |
| |Owena Ijesa people also requested | | |
| |assistance on their new market that has | | |
| |been under for so many years. The | | |
| |participants wished for a speedy | | |
| |completion of the new market project, | | |
| |which some claim, has been abandoned. | | |
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[1] The photographs, linked to each identified PAP, were compiled into a separate document and forwarded with this report.
Any person who, as a result of the implementation of a project, loses the right to own, use, or otherwise benefit from a built structure, land (residential, agricultural, or pasture), annual or perennial crops and trees, or any other fixed or moveable asset, either in full or in part, permanently or temporarily.
The rate of compensation for lost assets (with regard to land and structures) must be calculated at full replacement cost, that is, the market value of the assets plus transaction costs.
[2] Owena-Ijesa is in Osun State while the neighbouring Owena-Owode is in Ondo State. The Ondo State government is reported to have provided the only General Hospital serving the two communities, but there are claims the hospital management discriminates against non-Ondo State indigenes as the services at the hospital is reportedly subsidized for Ondo State indigenes by their government.
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