**2.10 Recreation provisions**

Meeting the standard expectations suitable for providing recreational facilities is the focus here. Inadequate Provision: Issues confronting the provision of recreational facilities is funding, and it is a hindrance for the personnel to manage the recreation centres. The Director of Planning government agency (JMDB) (Informant 1) indicated that:

*"The provision, the available ones are not enough. A big city like Jos needs more recreational areas because sooner than later like immediately before the rainy season comes you start seeing events coming and most of the events. You will find out that they are not enough to contain all these".*

Considering the different activities like the passive and active recreation are lacking presently, with only one stadium and the new one is still under construction is a pathetic situation. Thus, compensation of the land has not been done, and the landowners are on the neck of the government to pay them, or they would take over their land.

The Wildlife Park and Zoo belonging to the state and federal governments respectively are being run by the governments and so the lackadaisical behaviour in managing the facilities. This is the reason private individuals having the interest to develop them and would make provision of all sorts of animal available. It is coupled with the fact that the existing facilities that government provided are grossly inadequate, and only the inherited ones over the years are available. Government has not deliberately made provision especially within the neighbourhoods and, with the pace of development.

The agency (JMDB) deliberately identified the areas to get space for the government to acquire, if not individuals may find it very difficult to acquire space in such areas. There has to be a budget because, largely, there is over-concentration of the facilities within the central areas to the detriment of the neighbourhood and, the available ones are not to the required standard. The Director of Planning government agency (JMDB) (Informant 1) indicated that:

*So, in most cases, there are difficulties that are associated with developing recreational facilities and most of which are issues of security and roads network, while some are the issues of the provision of electricity, and most especially in this modern poor or no internet facilities and insufficient network coverage. So some visitors will be scared of moving to such places. So, these are some of the difficulties associated with recreational facilities in certain areas.*

#### *2.10.1 Insecurity issue*

Insecurity is a serious issue in Greater Jos which hampered development of all sorts, hence affecting the provision of the recreational activities. The incessant tribal and farmers-herders attack marred recreational activates so seriously. The whole town need to be secured, where both young and old will be safe and have a sense of belonging to participate in activities that will rejuvenate their spirits. The unending killings in Jos scares-off investors and visitors that would like to go out to enjoy the recreational facilities. The crises led to the establishment of the Peace Building Agency. The Director of Sports government agency (PSMOS) (Informant 4) indicated that:

*"And also, another thing is that issue of insecurity in such areas. Sometimes the influx of visitors or beneficiaries will be low because they are scared of the area".*

A proposal to host international camping group age bracket of 18–25, recorded low patronage, reason that it was affected by the incessant ethnoreligious crises, which led to the stoppage of hosting the camp up till date.

#### **2.11 Need new technology**

The dynamic of the world goes with changes and taste, events also change, and so individuals recommend the elimination of the obsolete facilities in the system. Hence, the projection for an update for technological changes proposed for the next 5–10 years. Also, there is hope that as time goes by the system would be up and doing. The Director of Planning government agency (JMDB) (Informant 1) indicated that:

*"Well, as time goes on, some are not in good shape should be removed so that it would be part of the plan".*

There is the quest for new recreational facilities of all kinds as can be seen elsewhere like in the developed world. There is the need to advance a lot of facilities which the agencies are planning to achieve in a piecemeal, as well as developing gradually other facilitating services like water and land which are challenging issues. It would be easier to attract visitors from all walks of life to participate and patronise social, recreational facilities wherever it is located.

#### *2.11.1 The problem of compensation*

There was a plan for modern golf courses and recreational areas within the Greater Jos, but up till date, compensation has not been paid, and the company that was to carry on the work is still waiting for the conclusion of the deal. The previous government had agreed and signed MOU, but when the new government came on board, there is laxity to continue with the agreement and, so the project left hanging.

#### **2.12 Thematic and validity**

The thematic network (**Figure 1**) is the visual presentation of this variable which shows flow, connections and understanding of each of the attributes as presented in the text. **Table 2** focuses on the validation of the findings, more so that, the genuineness of any research is the validation of the main findings. It expresses the novelties and contributions to the body of knowledge in the research by considering the criteria of a qualitative approach. It substantially contributed to the study in assessing the plan for recreational facilities with elements of funding, government participation, Master Plan, policy implementation, promote tourism development, recreational provisions, stakeholder participation, vision established and visitor's response. By rating the provision of recreational facilities provisions, it tends to have the highest occurrence of 34 times contributory factor based on the number of appearances (grounded), while stakeholder's participation has the highest attributes in terms of linkages (density). It is worthy to note that other variables that do not make substantive contrition were deleted, while others of the same category were merged to make a significant effect.

*DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.105608 Corporate Social Responsibility: A Case of the Provision of Recreational Facilities*

#### **Figure 1.**

*Thematic network of plan for recreation.*


#### **Table 2.** *Validation of recreational plan data.*
