Critical success factors of public-private partnership model for affordable housing provision in Nigeria

Abstract

The success of any public-private partnership (PPP) project in a country depends on the maturity of the country's critical success factors (CSF) in making PPP projects successful. Therefore, it is necessary to measure the model for identification of public-private partnership problem of provision of affordable housing; and determine the measurement model for the determination of critical success factors for public-private partnership of affordable housing. Although, several researches have been conducted on PPP housing provision, however, they do not yield any positive results as they ended-up providing housing for the high income people leaving the majority of about 80% of the low income people living in slums and unhealthy environment. Consequently, past studies have not dwelled on the use of critical success factor of PPP for affordable housing in Nigeria. As such, the aim of this study firstly, to determine the problem of PPP and the critical success factor of PPP for affordable housing provision in Abuja, Nigeria. Secondly, this study also evaluated the relationship between the CSFs of PPP, the problem of PPP in providing affordable housing in Nigeria and finally, develop a model of CSF for the success of PPP in providing affordable housing in Abuja, Nigeria. The methodology used in this study was through discussions with six experts in the field to bring to the fore the critical success factors of public-private partnership PPP. A questionnaire was prepared based on literature review and the outcome of the experts’ views. A total of 350 questionnaires were distributed to the participants of PPP in Abuja, out of which 256 were returned. Consequently, the data gathered were analyzed using partial least square analysis (PLS). The findings revealed the major problems of PPP, which included skill and acquisition, institutional, financial, legal framework, as well as politics. It was further determined that adequate legal framework, effective procurement process, sound financial package, project economic viability, judicial government control, and strong private sector were the critical success factors of PPP for affordable housing provision in Abuja, Nigeria. It was also found that critical success factors (CSF) has a significant relationship with the problems of public-private partnership (PPP) and therefore, CSF of PPP has provided the solution to PPP problems of affordable housing provision. However, the partial least square (PLS) analysis established the CSF of PPP model for affordable housing to low income group in Abuja, Nigeria. The findings has provided answers to PPP to focus on the provision of affordable housing for low-income people in Abuja, Nigeria and recommends that this model should have total support from the government to address this long-time problem.