The study examines the socio-economic and political impediments to the planned resettlement scheme for Loko flood disaster victims. A simple random sampling technique was employed to interview 280 household heads by administering to each a questionnaire schedule. Furthermore, purposeful interviews with the respondents, field observations and existing documents formed part of the source of data. Data on the occupation of the respondents, their perception of the scheme, and involvement in decision making about the scheme, as well as funding were collected. The findings of the study show that the scheme has not been successful after 19 years of operation, owing to governments' failure to understand the victims' needs, preferences and hopes; inadequate funding and poor management of the scheme by the government.
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