EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES USED BY LOCAL LEADERS IN RESOLVING CONFLICT IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Author:
Oluwafolakemi Ibukun Ogungbemi, Olajide Julius Filusi, and Jasper Chidi Ejikeme

Doi: 10.26480/ccsj.01.2025.05.10

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The study determined the communication strategies used in conflict resolution by local leaders in Ondo State, Nigeria. It identified the possible causes of conflict among rural farmers and examined the constraints to the effective participation of local leaders in conflict resolution. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 117 local leaders from 3 LGAs in Ondo State. A validated interview schedule was used to collect data from the respondents and analysed using percentages, means and standard deviation, Chi-square and Pearson Product Moment correlation analysis were used to test the hypothesis. Results showed that (68.2%) of the respondents indicated a moderate level of effectiveness of communication strategies used in conflict resolution. Also, competition for land ranked the highest (𝑥̅ =3.02) of all the possible causes of conflict. The result of correlation analysis showed that years of formal education (r = 0.231), and years of leadership experience (r=0.688) had positive and significant relationships with the effectiveness of the conflict resolution strategies both at p ≤ 0.01. The study concluded that the local leaders had a moderate level of effectiveness in using communication strategies in conflict resolution.

Pages 05-10
Year 2025
Issue 1
Volume 6