Absolute Poverty Deterioration in Benue State: Rural People Oriented Coping Strategy/Deterioration de la Pauvrete Absolue Dans L'etat de Benue: La Population Rurale S'est Orientee Sur la Strategie D'adaptation (Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION Poverty is a detestable condition that has no racial, geographical, religious, political, ethnic and any other barrier poverty affects every aspect of human existence. It affects its victims socially, physically, mentally and psychologically. For instance, it limits the possibility of the poor from realizing their mental and physical potentials. It destroys aspirations, hope, happiness, self esteem, personal competence, tolerance of others, self-satisfaction, oneness to others and one's disposition to participate in community affairs (Dike, 2002).