THE NEED FOR STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Ika local government areas under study have a long history, although it cannot be trued specifically to definite period as it date back to ancient times.  The area understudy have passed through a lot of stages right from the pre-colonial period when the area was under the ruler ship of the monarch (Obi) to the colonial period when it become known as Ika district council.  This status was maintained until the country heard her independence from Britain of 1st October, 1960.  it became known as Ika local government area, following the scrapping of the district councils. The area was to remain as Ika local government area until 1991 except for the administration it witnessed during the second republic when the rampant creation exercise created as new local government area form it which was then call “Agbarawu local government area”. It is important to note the (1991) census exercise estimate the population of Ika people as one hundred and twenty nine thousand, nine hundred and thirty five (129,935).

Ika south local government tress with its administration head quarter at Agbor consists of two clans namely:-

1.  - Agbor clan

2. -  Abaro clan

It is located in the northern part of Delta-State geographically. The area are affected by (2) major climatic condition prevalent in the Nigerian federation the rainy season and the dry season.