METHODOLOGY
Research Design
Survey design was used for the study. According to Mgbachi and Obiukwu (2016) survey research design is one in which a group of phenomena, people or items is studied by collecting and analyzing data from only a few people or items considered to be representative of the entire group. Survey research design is most appropriate for this study because it allows the collection of large and small samples from a population in order to examine the distribution, incidence and interaction of educational and sociological phenomena. Survey also allows the collection of the original data and describes their conditions as they exist in their natural setting.
The area of the study was Oyi Local government area of Anambra State. Oyi is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is home to the Oyi people. The towns that make up the local government are Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Awkuzu, Ogbunike, Umunya and Nteje. The origin of Oyi people is the same for all the "OLU" sub group of the Eri-Awka Igbo. The Olus are the distinct river-side Igbo people of the lower Anambra plain (Anambra River Basin), encompassing the entire old Anambra Division of the 1920s to the 80s, parts of today's Awka North LGA of Anambra State and the excision of the former Uz0-Uwani LGA of now Enugu State. A number of Olu people also speak Igala language.
Population of the Study
Population for a study includes human, non-human, materials, objects, attributes etc of the variables being studied. For this study, population includes all staff of Oyi Local government area. They are estimated to be 314 according department of Research and Planning, Oyi LGA.
Sample size determination
For this study, out of the 314 the researcher deemed 30% of the population to be an adequate sample S1Ze. Applying the percentage formula resulted into an established sample of 95 respondents. This is expected to make it easier to get adequate and accurate information necessary for the research. Sample size was determined using percentages.
Sampling technique
Simple random sampling was used to select respondents for the study. This implies that the researcher randomly selected 95 staff of Oyi Local government area for the purpose of this research work. This became necessary because of accessibility and level of knowledge of these respondents to attend to the researcher questions.
Sources of data
Major source of data for this research work is the primary source of data collection. The
necessary information required to address the issues under discussion were sourced from primary sources. Primary data refers to information that is amassed or collected from the population. The relevance of primary data is that they often exhibit high degree of validity since they were initially collected from primary key stakeholders for the purpose of the research by the researcher himself/herself.
Method of Data Collection
To ensure that questionnaires are filled and returned promptly, the researcher distributed the instrument to the respondents on face to face basis. Respondents filled the instrument and handed them back to the researcher. Choice of face to face distribution of the instrument was to ensure that copies of the instrument are returned complete and in due time.
Method of data presentation and analysis
Simple percentages were used for data analysis. This means that data collected from the respondents were arranged in tables and presented using simple percentages.
Validity and Reliability of the Instrument
To ensure face validity of the instrument, draft of the questionnaire along with purpose for the study and research questions was forwarded to an expert in the field of Public Administration and the project supervisor. Their suggestions and corrections were effectively inserted in the final copy of the instrument.
In terms of reliability of the instrument, the researcher administered 10 copies of the questionnaire to staff of Enugu North Local government Area, Enugu. 10 copies of the instrument were divided into two equal halves and correlated using Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient. The result yielded 0.76 which was considered adequate for the study.
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