INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN KADUNA STATE (A CASE STUDY OF KRPC STAFF MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE SOCIETY, KADUNA STATE).

ABSTRACT This research work embarked upon in order to find out the Internal and External Factors affecting the performance of Cooperative societies in (NNPC–KRPC Staff Multipurpose Cooperative Society, Kaduna state).In the study area, the following are the problems encountered: lack of cooperative knowledge, lack of patronage by members and poor managerial skill. It is the objective of the study to find out the factors responsible for poor performance of cooperative society under the study area and also to provide possible solution to the identified problems. In this study, data was gathered through primary source by using instruments like questionnaire and personal interview as instrument for data generation in obtaining a sample size of 40 respondents from the study area. The researcher notices that capital shortage and insufficiency of infrastructures seriously affect the operation of cooperative societies in the study area. There are numerous problems responsible for poor performance of societies in the study area. Therefore, more research need to be carried out to identify and solved such problems. It is the researchers hope that cooperative societies in the study area can overcome it present challenge, if government increases the number of cooperative institutions to trained potential cooperators, adequate infrastructures and funds should be made available.