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RESEARCH JOURNAL OF MASS COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (RJMCIT )

E-ISSN 2545-529X
P-ISSN 2695-2475
VOL. 10 NO. 3 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/rjmcit.v10.no3.2024.pg16.31

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Information Sharing and Utilization among Traditional Rulers for Conflicts Management in Kalabari Kingdom, Rivers State

George, E. S., Tom-George, N. W. and George, R. O

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Abstract

This study investigated Information sharing and utilization among traditional rulers for conflicts management in Kalabari kingdom, Rivers State. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Four research questions guided the study and were formulated. The population of this study comprised of the entire 68 traditional rulers’ Kalabari kingdom. The sample size for the study was 30 respondents drawn from the population of the study. The instrument that was used for data collection was the researcher designed questionnaire titled: “Traditional Rulers’ and Conflict Management Questionnaire (TRCMQ)”. The result of the study was analysised using mean and standard deviation in analyzing the research questions. Findings from the study revealed that libraries do not provide current awareness services, organize seminars, organize conferences and organize symposia that help traditional rulers for conflicts management in Kalabari kingdom. Libraries in Kalabari kingdom do not organized special programmes such as peace education, information and knowledge, distributions of books on conflict management to traditional rulers in Kalabari kingdom and exhibition of information resources on conflict at the palace of the Amayanabo of Kalabari kingdom to enlighten traditional rulers on conflicts management in Kalabari kingdom, Rivers State. The possible challenges hindering libraries’ services on conflict management among traditional rulers from Kalabari kingdom Rivers State towards conflict management are deficiency of information, lack of financial resources to buy information resources on conflict management, poor knowledge on organizing peace education and misinformation on conflict management and that the strategies for enhancing the library services given to traditional rulers from Kalabari kingdom are that libraries should educate

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