RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY OF PENSION ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIAN

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RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHOD

            The design and methodology used is the desertive survey design and method, which makes room for suggestions and/or opinions and views in relation to functional-approach to pension administration in Nigeria Local government System.

AREA

            The area of the study is Ebonyi State of Nigeria with focus on functional approach to pension administration in Nigeria Local government System.

POPULATION

            The population for the study is multifaceted based on the service work. The entire staff in the service of Ebonyi state Local Government System, all pensioners who served and retired from the service equally the staff of pension board constitute the population of study. This is so because a sticking relationship between the retires cum those about to retire and the pension board will in no small measure ameliorate the much- talked about sufferings- associated with retirement. The population comprises of twenty (20) from each of the thirteen Local government areas and thirty sub- treasures, both of Ebonyi State.

            Therefore, from the two major sources: Local government areas has 20+13 = 260 and Zonal Sub-treasures has 35+3=105 __ totally three hundred and sixty five people.

SAMPLE SIZE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES

            Since it will be difficult and costly to sample the whose and different sources that made up the population, we used the purposive sampling technique to choose the sample size for the study, hence the thirteen Local governments in Ebonyi State namely: Abakaliki, Afikpo North, Afikpo South,Ebonyi, Ezza North, Ezza South, Ikwo, Ishielu Ivo,  izzi Ohaozara, Ohaukwu, and Onicha and the six pay points stationed at Abakaliki, Afikpo, Ohaozara, Onicha, Owutu Edda and Ishiagu respectively.

            Having selected the sample purposive sampling was used again to select Local Governments and sub-treasuries of which chuster sampling was used to divide the Local Governments and Sub treasuries into chuster to form sample units to whom questionnaires were administered.

            The useage of Local government and sub-treasuries is also result of the diverse nature of the target population. Retires no Longer go to the local government Headquarters but to the various sub-treasuries for the monthly pension allowance or as their problems might demand.

            The entire thirteen Local governments were sampled as one strata and because we do not have the population in those Local governments. We used quota sampling technique to administer equal number of questionnaires to each Local governments on the basis of assumption of equality of Local governments. Twenty questionnaires were administered to each Local government for case of analysis.

            Cluseter sampling was used in the second strata as sub-treasuries located in the three Zonal Headquarters of the state represents the chusters of the pensioners. Thirty-five questionnaires was administered to each of the three Zonal sub-treasuries.

Thus probability and non-probability sampling techniques were used.

            Finally the sample size for this study was three hundred (300)  people, and it was arrived at as indicated in the tables below. Table 1 (stratum) two hundred (200) respondents and tables2 (strutum2 ) one hundred (100) respondents making a total sample size of three hundred (300) people.

Samples Showing Respondents And Percentage to Questionnaire Administered To Local Government And Sub Treasuries Zones In Ebonyi State.

TABLE 1 STRATUM)

TABLE 2 (stratum2)

	Zone		Sub-treasury		No of questionnaires		Respondents		Percentage
Ebonyi		Abakaliki		35		35		35
Ebonyi central		Onicha		35		30		30
Ebonyi South		Afikpo
3		3		105		100		100%

METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION

            The sources of sources of data on this research work under review are based on both under review are secondary data.

(a)              primary sources of Data

This concern the data located from the original sources by the interviews, observations, questionnaires administration, etc.

The researcher interviewed the people, examined relevant documents administered questionnaires to the respondents who supplied the needed data used in the study. Thus, the raw and useful data come from this source.

(b)              secondary sources of Data

The secondary sources of data include previous materials or already existing works both published and unpublished. They include books, monographs, journals, periodical articles mimeographs seminar and workshop papers, internet material, newspapers, magazines obtained from libraries, institutions, individuals, etc.

METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS

            The simple percentage statistical method was used in testing the four hypothesis as: x= f/n x 100/1. where =f= frequency of responses holding the same view, n= total number of respondents served. Then the real answer.

3.7 Instrumentation

            The study used the survey method of data Collecting by means of interviews and questionnaires as wale as examination of documents and observation things on ground were used to generate data and information use to examine analyzed problems of pension administration  in Nigeria Local Government System. A study of Ebonyi State.

            The open-ended question Dichotomous question, and multiple-choice question formats of questionnaires were administered on the respondents. This structured were-used. Likent scare of measurement mostly used.

3.8 validity of investment

            a scale possesses validity when it claims to measure (Goode and Hart 1952).

Thus, when a careful attempt has been made to ensure that an instrument contains what it is supposed to contain by appling the theoretical and practical Knowledge in the field about what is being study, and by convicing oneself in common sense, that the items or questions in the instrument are logically reflective of what is being studied, then we can say that an instrument has been logically validated. In this study pilot study as well as the opinion and views of experts in the relevant fields to the study was according sought and used study because of their knowledge and experience in improving the validity of the issue or problem under investigation/study. Thus logical validation and pilot test were actually used for both validity and reliability of the study.

3.9 Reliability of instrument

            The measuring instrument is reliable when the results of measuring instrument are constent over time, dependable and Credible. According to Goode and Hart (1975):me cormic and tiffin (1975): and black and champion (1976): reliability is the ability of an instrument to produce the same consistent result over time when applied to the same sample. To ensure perfect reliability of the results of measuring instruments, the pilot test or study method or technique was used.