FEDERAL CHARACTER PRINCIPLE AND ITS IMPLICATION ON MANPOWER UTILIZATION: AN ANALYSIS OF RECRUITMENT EXERCISE AT THE FEDERAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (FCDA) (#9771)

ABSTRACT
This research project examined the federal character principle and it’s implication on manpower utilization with emphasis on recruitment process at the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA). In view of the above, the researcher investigated how public recruitment is carried out and how the federal character principle is applied in all public organization. The research methodology used, consist of random sampling technique, both primary and secondary source of data collection were used. Questionnaires were administered to some of the staff of FCDA, hypothesis were formulated and tested with the use of Chi-square to asses the implication of federal character principle on manpower utilization with emphasis on recruitment process in their organization (FCDA). Finally recommendations were made on the way forward in actualizing an effective and useful application of the federal character principle in the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and the civil / public service at large.    TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE  CERTIFICATION  APPROVAL PAGE  DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGMENT  ABSTRACT  TABLE OF CONTENTS    CHAPTER ONE:  INTRODUCTION 1.1      BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.2      STATEMENT OF PROBLEM  1.3      OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY  1.4      SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.5      RESEARCH QUESTIONS  1.6      RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS  1.7      SCOPE OF THE STUDY  1.8      THEORETICAL FRAME WORK 1.9      DEFINITION OF TERMS            REFERENCE    CHAPTER TWO:  LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1    FEDERALISM AND THE FEDERAL STRUCTURE OF NIGERIA  2.2    THE FEDERAL CHARACTER PRINCIPLE 2.3.1 THE FEDERAL CHARACTER COMMISSION  2.3.2 COMPOSITION AND POWER OF THE COMMISSION  2.3.3 EXAMINATION OF THE POWERS OF THE COMMISSION  2.3.4 THE ENFORCEMENT POWER OF THE POWER OF THE COMMISSION  2.4    MANPOWER UTILIZATION  2.5    THE DEPARTMENT OF AN ORGANIZATION  2.6.0 DEPARTMENTAL ORGANIZATION IN NIGERIA  2.6.1 THE POLITICAL HEAD  2.6.2 THE MINISTRY’S SECRETARIAT AND THE ATTACHED OFFICES  2.6.3 THE ATTACHED OFFICES  2.6.4 FEATURES OF A GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT  2.7    AREA OF STUDY  2.7.1 THE CREATION  2.7.2 FCDA ORGANIGRAM  2.7.3 THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FEDERAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (FCDA)          REFERENCES
CHAPTERS:  RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1    INTRODUCTION  3.2    RESEARCH DESIGN  3.3    POPULATION OF THE STUDY  3.4    SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES  3.5    SOURCE OF DATA COLLECTION  3.6    INSTRUMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION 3.7    VALIDATION AND RELIABILITY OF INSTRUMENT  3.8    METHOD OF ANALYSIS         REFERENCES   CHAPTER FOUR:  DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 4.1    INTRODUCTION 4.2    SECTION A: PERSONAL DATA  4.3    SECTION B: QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES 4.4    TEST OF HYPOTHESIS    CHAPTER FIVE: 5.1    SUMMARY  5.2   CONCLUSION 5.3    RECOMMENDATION          BIBLIOGRAPHY          APPENDIX I LETTER OF RESPONDENTS          APPENDIX II QUESTIONNAIRE