Sustainable infrastructure development is a panacea for improving the quality of people’s lives in the rural communities. Infrastructure needs to be sustainable, as this will prolong its durability and efficiency. In most rural area in Edo State, inadequate
infrastructure has resulted into rural /urban drift as an average rural dweller irrespective of age or sex desires opportunity to vacate the rural environment for city life. The trend portends negative signal for the already saturated urban environment, particularly in areas of housing, sanitation, crimes and food security. The deficits in the provision of basic infrastructures such as roads, town hall, market and electricity supply have affected the quality of life in the rural communities in Edo State. It is pertinent to develop the network of basic infrastructural facilities in the rural areas in order to reduce the gap between rural and urban areas. Development of rural areas is measured by the provision of durable infrastructures and economic opportunities made available to the people. This will result in achieved opportunities such as the establishment of new businesses, boosting of employment rate, ample growth opportunities, enhance risk adjusted financial returns to investors, an increase in the rate of youth and adults in formal education and non-formal education, and promoting environmental friendliness. This review further recommends that government should contact and encourage the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to assist the government in proffering solution to the problems of inadequate rural infrastructure, in order to pave way for development, hence provide enabling environment for the private sector participation. The partnership between private bodies and the government in order to develop the community is inevitable.