EFFECT OF GOOD LEADERSHIP IN MAINTAINING PEACE AND HARMONY IN NIGERIA

The study aimed at evaluating the effect of good leadership in maintaining peace and harmony in organization using Orlu local government as a case study. The evaluation was done through the use of questionnaire and structured interview question, tailored towards: determining the effect of good leadership in maintaining peace and harmony on the performance of the organization; assessing the effect of the relationship between good leadership and peace and harmony in promoting maximization of the objectives of the organization examining whether three are leadership obstacles that hamper peace and harmony in Orlu local government; finding out if there are possible way of promoting peace and harmony in Orlu local government. The study employed survey research design in the work. The questionnaire was structured in five point scale in line with the objectives set out to be achieved in the study. The instrument was checked for reliability using test-re-test method. A sample size of 82 was selected from a total population of 103 and stratified random sampling was used to select the respondents. The data generated from the field survey were presented and analysed using quantitative method like frequency distribution tables and simple percentage (%). The test of hypothesis was performed using chi-square statistical test. The result arising from the primary data tested at 0.05 co-efficient interval and degree of freedom revealed that there is positive and significant relationship between good leadership and peace and harmony in Orlu local government. In view of the above, since it is people that make up organisation therefore, it has been recommended among others that all those things the people need to enable them perform at high level should be put in place for them.