PUBLIC RELATIONS, AS A TOOL FOR ERADICATING CULTISM IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (IMT) ENUGU

PUBLIC RELATIONS, AS A TOOL FOR ERADICATING CULTISM IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (IMT) ENUGU

ABSTRACT

Evaluation is a prelude to strategic action. Strategies once identified must be evaluated to determine whether it is serving the purpose. However, this topic is based on “The use of public relations as a tool for eradicating cultism in Nigerian tertiary institutions: A case study of institute of management and technology IMT, Enugu”. The main data-gathering instruments were questionnaire questions. Frequency and percentages were utilized in analysis of data. The major findings of the study were:

1. Cultism activities are spreading like wild in all the institutions in the country.
2. Immediate implementation of strategies has to be put in place to control the spread.
3. Government should assist school authority in fighting the war.
4. Identified cult members should be expelled from school without concession
5. Cultism is a crime to man and God. So, should be avoided.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE                                                                              1

INTRODUCTION                                                                            1

1. Background of study                                                   1
2. Statement of research problem                                 16
3. Objectives of study                                                     18
4. Significance of study                                                  19
5. Research question                                                      20
6. Research hypothesis                                                  21
7. Conceptual and operational definition                      22
8. Assumptions                                                                24
9. Limitation of the study                                                 24

CHAPTER TWO

REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

1. Sources of literature                                                    26
2. Literature review                                                          26
3. Summary of literature review                                               40

CHAPTER THREE

METHODOLOGY

1. Research method                                                        42
2. Research design                                                                   42
3. Research sample                                                        44
4. Measuring instrument                                                 45
5. Data collection                                                             45
6. Data analysis                                                               46
7. Expected results                                                                   47

CHAPTER FOUR

DATA ANALYSES AND RESULTS

1. Data analysis                                                               48
2. Results                                                                         48
3. Discussion                                                                             57

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY

REFERENCES                                                                     64

APPENDICES                                                                       66

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The study is on public relations as a veritable tool for eradicating cultism in Nigeria tertiary institutions having the institute of management and technology, IMT, Enugu as a case study. To say how public relations could achieve this feat, examining its history becomes inevitable. This is justified in George Santayama’s quotation when he said, “those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it”. As long as this study focuses on public relations as a tool for eradicating of secret cult in Nigerian tertiary institutions especially in IMT, it is then essential to examine the history of secret cult, their mode of operation, their aims and objectives, their method of recruitment and their names and headquarters in Nigeria. It is when all these facts about secret cult and public relations are being taken into consideration that solution to it could be recommended in IMT using public relations as its chief tool.

PUBLIC RELATIONS, AS A TOOL FOR ERADICATING CULTISM IN NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (IMT) ENUGU