MAIN MARKET FOR JIMETA - YOLA
MAIN MARKET FOR JIMETA - YOLA
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Date
1988-08
Authors
LODIYA, KAIGAMA MAKMAN
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Abstract
Jimeta - Yola, as Gongola S t a t e ' s Administrative
Centre could not boast of main or central market of her
own, the one she has, is In a deplotable condition of
congestion, lack of f a c i l i t i e s , u t i l i t i e s and services.
The old market is a congested s i t e of 0.6 hectare by
the main crossroads in the middle of the high density
area of the town. With growth in population as the town
became the s t a t e 1 s Administrative Centre in 1976, a new
Jimeta main market whose s i t e measures 4 hectares was
constructed.
In 1964, the new Jimeta main market was burnt down
during maltatslne's r i o t , as such there was not viable
place to carry out economic a c t i v i t i e s . This resulted
in hike in prices of essential commodities, therefore an
adhoc s i t e was proposed in which the authority allocated
a piece of land to each individual trader, who would then
on h i s or her own put up a shed for himself or herself
regardless of the commodities he or she was to deal on.
The layout was hap-hazard because it was not planned,
the sheds are of varying shapes and outlook.
Throughout history, villages and towns have had
market squares, and s t r e e t s with a concentration of stores
and other r e t a i l f a c i l i t i e s . Such an area was called
'agora' in Greece; bazaew' in Turkey and 'Casbash' in
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Morocco, The shaped of today's shopping Centre "reflects
the intention to give maximum accessibility to private
Cars. This led to clusters of stores, surrounded by
parking that covers three to five times more ground than
the buildings. Recently, the advantages to pedestrian
c i r c u l a t i on within the Centre were discovered and the
'new' concept of smalls and courts is reminiscent of
the medieval market - places.
Research has shown that the present Jimeta market
is plunged into problems ranging from congestion due to
small size, poor t r a f f i c , network and parking, grossly
inadequate services, u t i l i t i e s and f a c i l i t i e s . The
Structural and drainage system conditions are so poor
t h a t there is a need for Main Market at the bare burnt
down s i t e . The Main Market befitting a s t a t e capital
on the basis of a bold and imaginative design geared
towards establishing a meaningfull coherent and stable
image of architectural space. Such market will have to
be efficient; convenient and a t t r a c t i v e . These are
based on the identified planning problems from the case
studies.
Description
A thesis submitted to the Post-Graduate School,
Ahmadu Bello University, in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for the award of Degree of masters of
Science in Architecture.
Keywords
MAIN, MARKET, JIMETA, YOLA