1.0 Introduction
Before introducing industrial conflict as an selective impact or performance of government parastatals,. We should first of all look into Marxist and conflict theory. this theory believe that the workers are always exploited and marginalized by employers. The they believe that employees should be challenge and of possible overthrown management when this is done, the capitalist arrangement should have being dismantled and there will be a classes society. They citizen will become cor owner of these industries and everybody will be equal.
Meanwhile conflict in this contest is inevitable in any organization, be it by implication, it healthy there performance of an organization therefore bring out the best on worker. Some measure of grievances are been raised to ensure that G.W atmosphere or some bad impressions are definitely corrected either it be management or employees. Grievant and dispute in an organization. That is labour ( worker and labour union in any work organization) however workers will always disturb management by telling them what they need to want. Industrials relation came as a result of conflict that exist between management and labour in an organization. Its mainly as wage payment and work condition.
Thus industrial conflict on the performance of government parastatals in Nigeria national petroleum corporation, NNPC, rives state should not be over looked because government regulation on the basis of their production in delivering. It objective is so scaptic and unbelievable. Government parastatals like ministry of petroleum, labour and employment, production had contributed deftly to effect of it’s performance not standing. Government portfolios and parastatals has seen here as the major actor of the economic, therefore proven it not workers able by introducing all manner of problems to those who find themselves non this categories of organization.
In river state NNPC (Nigeria National petroleum corporation) should not be put aside quickly. Sourcing from Onwuchekwa (2002) state it clearly that the effect of Nigeria National Petroleum corporation depends on the impact of the government parastatals, meaning that the efficiency and effectiveness in its performance lies on the hands of this so called potosios of the government.
Convict on this category stigslates from the attitude of governmental parastatals towards workers or labour of this corporation sometime makes it incapacitated to function effectively during to clashed of interest by worker or the officers of this parastatals.
These corporation is located in river state, south region or geo-positional zone of Nigeria. It’s main function is to regulates the act write of petroleum production and it’s utilization in Nigeria monitor and also control the in regularities of officer and government parastatals pertain on petroleum operations. It also serve as a body which collaborate bring all private and public petroleum dealers in Nigeria. Lastly Nigeria national petroleum corporation government activities of patron system in Nigeria.
According Omoubiko (2001) before attainment of independent , oil boom of 1980’s had the role aim of giving ways the Ngiera citizen the revellage to make an excess mney fom oil business while othe sector of the economy was generally left aside.
In this case the researcher will state it’s concern with latent problem or context, which the problem is produced thus, this problem is produced as a result of political power being held by a relatively small wealthy group of people sharing similar privilege background.
Now effort have been made to stop this industrial conflict on the pertromanc of government parastatals by bring the eyes to the knowledge of the effect of this in the counting. It does help in the effectiveness and smooth running of Nigeria national petroleum corporation (NNPC) and the performance process is also not straighten forward. These elates should try to allow this establishment independent to ensure that government programmes and policies are carried out and also to maintain place while minimum industrial conflict is reduced to barest level in Nigeria national petroleum corporation (NNPC).
1.1 Background Of The Study
It is pertinent to mention that, the discovery of oil in Nigeria a mass wealth for the counting at large. Precisely oil was formed in southern part of Nigeria called Oliribiri in current Bayelsa state which has seemed to hold out the promise of rapid development for the ethic minorities. This oil in Nigeria were discovered in the year in 1958 which gave an immediate boom of oil in Nigeria in the year 1980. this parenthesis heighten the rivers umpost welcome acknowledgment in the country disciple they were not compensated adequately by the government of Nigeria.
Perhaps this oil discovery in Niger came up with a lot of conflict in Delta state which some when region of the south started giving more oil well like Akwa ibom Imo state, delta bonny Abia and other ears which oil was formed. But we will never over emphasis that the presence of the transactional oil companies in joint venture with the Nigeria state?
The Nigeria national petroleum company instead produced enormous environmental dipolation and a crisis of forms of traditional live hood. oil has converted the Niger delta into what the European union called ecological night mare” this foundation of oil discovery in1958 substituted aemergy of other oil venture called NNPC Nigeria National petroleum corporation) and because of the challenger to shell for environmental compensation and the Nigeria state for direct control of their oil.
As that of soil boom of 1980 necessitated the assumption of strictly regulation by the Nigerian goverment ensuring the adequate control are placed by oil producing comaries in Nigeria by an established body called Nigeria national pertorleum corporation. Mush as being done by this so called NNPC due to government parastatals frustration and disbanded in area of their operation.
In Nigeria oil sector tidy more than 2 million barrels of oil are produced each day by the collaborated oil companies in Nigeria and their mount . this country a goat among the other oil producing state which definitely ranked her the 10 best and rich oil producing state. But in Africa they serve as the giant of Africa by ranking as the best oil state in Africa at large. By statement as the country of the world said that this has transit the necessary ideology inference on collusion that Nigeria in a figure piece of strike can be sub-class in the are of the oil boom towns.
Finial river state serves as the center piece of oil producing state in a country which is raised to misplace a the on Niger Delta most Nigeria citizens and otherwise believed that rives is the only area were oil is located ad produced no knowing fully well that some areas like Akwa Ibom and the rest are also oil producing areas in Nigeria with standing on the emphasis laid. River is not supported to be undermined when we are talking about NNPC or oil producing nation because it serves as a factor or mouth piece of oil development in Nigeria.
Its contribution in Nigeria has yielded a more than benefit or development in oil sector today in Nigeria government should endeavor to provide her with all necessary amenities to make the area controtable or conductive for citizens residing such cities like port Harcourt, Bayelsa, AkwIbom, Bonny and other to bring the promise of deviation principles to its fulfillment in such zone.
1.2 Statement of Problem
The term industrial conflict can be seen in an organization cause of conflict and dispute in an organization is as follows.
Condition of work hour of work shift or holiday. All these are work condition that lead to conflict in an organization of not properly handled by government parastatals in Nigerian national petroleum corporation in river state.
Remuneration: these has to do wish salaries, wages level and grade method of payment which actually can lead to conflict if the government parastatals fail to reward employees priestly well in a organization grievance and when emotional drum will being to surface reflecting on the behavior or attitude.
Safety: when safety measure of a worker is not guarantee or ensure on performing his duty then there is bound to be dispute between employer and employees in an organization .it here fore it possible for them not to produce a beastly working environment.
Social security when a worker is sick injure old age fringe benefit maturity, leaves are not assure conflict is bound to arise between group or more person in an organization.
Employee development and promotion when development and promotion process is not well follow up as constituted them there is problem in an organization.
Finally government parastatals should allow the employees to perform the duties in line with the statutory re commendation of the state without interference in its performance. Some of these industrial conflict in Nigeria national petroleum corporation are been called by government officers due to the fight of favoritism or nepotism.
As perhaps rive state NNPC should not be understated in this case because most of it’s performance depends on so called position elites not as an existing or established rules and regulation of the government.
Most officers in this category has final se it as a place where they can a mass wealth by so doing workers under this cooperation arise with conflict on the performance of the duties.
1.3 Aim and Objectives of the Study
The aim of the study is to investigate the Effect of Industry Conflict on the Performance of Government Prostates. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out as follows:
- To ascertain the factor that effect on the nature of industrial conflict on its performance in Nigeria national petroleum corporation in river state.
- To look into if there is any relationship between industrial conflict an. Its performance on government parastatals.
- To asses and verify the level of corporation between employees and government parastatals
- To review it’s pattern and style of operation of the Nigeria National petroleum corporation in river state.
1.4 Research Questions
The study came up with research questions so as to be able to ascertain the above stated objectives. The specific research questions for the study are stated below as follows:
- What are the major factors that effect on industrial conflict on the performance of government parastatals in NNPC rivers ate?
- Is there any relationship between industrial conflict and government parastatals performing?
- What are the collapse of or pitfalls of employees conflict in an industries?
1.5 Statement Of Hypothesis
In order to pursue the objective of this study, the following generalized statements have been designed to guide and aids in obtaining the result for the experiment to be conducted. For this work, the null hypothesis will be represented with H0 while the alternative hypothesis will be represented with hypothesis H1.
Hypothesis One
- H0: Low productivity is a result of organization’s or industrial conflict in the Nigeria National Petroleum corporation River State.
- H1: Low productivity is not as a result of organization’s conflict in the public sector NNPC.
Hypothesis Two
- H0: Performance government prostates has a relationship to poor management of Nigeria National petroleum corporation, Rivers State.
- H1: Performance of government prostates has no relationship to poor management of NNPC, Nigeria water/ Petroleum corporation.
1.6 Significance of the Study
This study is very significant because of will contribute positively to an existing material to academics in Nigeria. This will also overview the effected performance by the government prostates to industrial conflict stimulate further investigation or inquiry on effect of industrial conflict.
It will lead to resolving the issue of effectiveness and efficiency based on a democratized work force-workers have shown that work ethics is fully maintained and observed where there is motivation.
1.7 Scope of the Study
The study covers with Nigeria National petroleum corporation (NNPC) in River State. The study within its coverage exposes the effect of industrial conflict in the performances of government parastatals which has direct or indirect effect on the activities of such corporation in public sectors of an economy.
Infact, within it’s scope this work reported the factors responsible for such act in Nigeria then how and why it is so it also exposes on how to curb it.
1.8 Limitation Of The Study
In pre-determined objectives, there are always obstacles, setbacks that hinders the achievement of such goals and this work are not to be overemphasized against such constraints.
Vividly, he researcher faced with the problem of transportation fare because of it’s distance, in the course of writing this project. timeframe was another problem associated with the writing of this project work. Infact finally year programme were too short to look for more were affair to answer simple and direct questions because of tean that they may loose their jobs.
1.9 Definition Of Terms
- Clashes of interest
- Disagreement between two or more
- Grievances among set of people
- Arise of dispute
- Disobedience to duties
- Neligidents work
- Government interaction or influence.
