Conflict Management In The Nigeria Local Government System (a Case Study Of Enugu State

The research is on Conflict Management in Local Government System in Enugu State.

One hundred and twenty senior staff and thirty-two political office holders were selected from four local government areas in Enugu State and were administered with questionnaires of elicit response from them.  Other source of materials used for this research included discussions, lectures, journals and textbooks.

Among the sources of conflict in their order of importance were non-payment of salaries and other staff claims and allowances, poor working conditions, etc.  Also discovered was that the prevailing strategies for conflict management where both inadequate and ineffective.  Further, ou general response to conflict situations varied from compromise to integration and dominance.

Based on the above findings, the recommended solutions included are prompt and regular payment of salaries and other staff claims, provision of adequate working materials, improvement of communication network between staff and management, training of official involved in conflict management with a view to acquiring effective conflict management skills, etc.

 

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