THE IMPACT OF OGBOMOSO EMIGTRANTS ON SOCIO-POLITICAL STRUCTURE OF OGBOMOSO COMMUNITY 1969-2010
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
According to oxford Advance Learners, Dictionary, Migration is the movement of large numbers of people from one place to another1. Which characterized
human existence from the time immemorial for food; shelter and security? However, There are two main perspectives of the theories of migration economic
and non economic determinants of migration. Firstly, migration is usually from low income areas with few job opportunities with the objectives of improving
the status and economic wellbeing of the migrants. Secondly, the non-economic factors aect
the decision to migrate such as means of co-villagers at
destination, ethnic compatibility and residual environmental factors at both origin and destination 2. This study therefore, attempt to study the different
migration patterns between 1969 when the migration became well noticed in Ogbomoso and year 2010 when their impact became highly appreciated.
