CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Religious socialism is the belief that Christianity
stands for a structure of society which will enable men, women, old and young
to live and work together in unity as brethren, and that competition is not a
universal law. Thus, religious/Christianity has proved to be a bed-rock and a
tool for peaceful co-existence, through her preaching against coup-detat,
tribalism, ethnocentrism, sectionalism corruption as. Well as initiating
religious dialogue for an understanding of one another’s faith; and by
organizing conferences and workshops to enlighten the people to reduce their
socio-economic and political tension.
The missionaries therefore utilized education as an
effective tool for evangelizing Ezza-North Local Government Area of Ebonyi
state. This was the effort that was very much responsible for the local
government area’s manpower development. Christianity via education has
therefore enlightened the generality of the Ezza-North society, Christens and
non-Christians alike. Establishment of primary secondary school and church and
health centers in the area are developed beyond expectation.
Religion according to Durkheim (1997) is a unified system
of beliefs and practices relative to sacked things, uniting into a single moral
community all those who adhere to those beliefs and practices. This shows that
mangers of religious group share common concern about the unknown and
unexplainable things in the world. That is, man is in atmosphere of uncertainty,
insecurity and incompletion and is led to attribute things that cannot be
supernatural things.
The history of Christianity and its influence upon human
societies, according to Abiola (1974) the Portuguese made their first contacts
with Benin,
the capital of the present Edo state in 1485. Those
various contacts were made for various purposes viz: to meet the demands of the
better trade on the Gold Coast, to study the political system of government of
the kingdom and most importantly of all, to spread Christianity to the land not
yet acquired by most power. From the beginning Christian religious has gone
hand in hand with biblical teaching. The principle of parental responsibilities
for youth the motivating power of love, the necessity of literacy, the unity of
all truth in God and other principles basic to Christian education have
biblical sources.
By and large, the study of religious shows that religious
has been used as instrument for social changes. The reformation era of Amos,
Micah and Isaiah reminds the Jews of their religious obligations for the
socio-political and economic lives of their communities. For a society to
experience dynamic and real charges in its political order, such a society must
have come into contacts with Christian religious, the Apostle were accused of
turning the world upside down (Act 17.6) this was made possible by their
teaching and preaching acquired through contact with Jesus Christ himself the
founder of the Christian religious.
Milton J. Yinger produced a functional definition of
religious. He defined religious as a system of beliefs and practices by means
of which a group of people struggles with the ultimate problems of human life.
It is the refusal to capitulate to death, to give up in the face frustration,
to allow hostility to tear apart one’s human association (in Sharf 1970.32).
According to him, religious is a resistance against death, frustration,
hostility, suffering, anxiety, despair and hatred. According to Sharfs view
entails the conclusion that religious is a constant factor in human life.
Thomas F. O. Dea (1966. p. 27) asserts that religious is
a central element in culture. Religion performs the same functions which other
aspects of culture perform. A consideration of religion as a core element in
culture summarizes the human significance of religions. The content of religion
may be either in harmony or in conflict with existing situations or
transformations which are in progress in society.
According to Milford
E. Spiro define religions as an institution which consists of culturally
patterned interactions with culturally postulated supernatural beings. In his
view religion is an aspect of social groups and a component part of their
cultural heritage. As a result “Religious feature are acquired by means of
enculturation.
Thus, religion is a major source and concern of the
values of culture.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Influence of religious
practicing on the political growth as the researcher has early stated that
religion has been used as an instrument for social change in any given society
or nation. Religion has a place in the lives of every nation, Nigeria
included. Therefore irrespective of the faith or denomination, religion when
truly practiced in its truest form and spirit, has been and remains sacred. The
researches also pointed out that it plays a vital role in purposeful
leadership, community building, social juristic, law and order peace – making,
reconciliation, spirit of forgiveness and the healing of wounds, be they family
or personal and political in Ezza – North Local Government Area Ebonyi State.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The main aim of this study
or research work is to investigate the influence of religious practice on the
political growth in Ezza – North Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. To be
précised, the study equally finds fit the target of achieving the following
objectives.
(1) Does religion practice influence
political growth in Ezza-North Local Government Area of Ebonyi state.
(2) To what extend does religion influence
the political activities in Ezza-North.
(3) What are effects of religion on political growth.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
STUDY.
This research will lead to a
greater understanding of the key roll religion player political development in
Ezza-North local Government Area of Ebonyi State. It will also help or he helps
to present and others in their political activities.
1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY.
The study of influence of religious practice on the
political growth is delimited to Umuezeokoha Community Oriuzor Community,
Umuogharu Community, Oshiegbe Community and Ndieguzu Community in Ezza-North
local Government Area of Ebonyi state.
1.6 RESEARCH QUESTION
1. Does influence of religious practice,
on political growth exist?
2. Does influence of religious practice on
politics promote political development or growth in Ezza-North local government
Area of Ebonyi State?
3. Does influence of religious practice
affects politician positively in their day-to-day activities?
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE
This literature review is meant to affect many areas as
agenda the research topic under consideration. It is quite obvious, that many
writers has written on the issue of influence of religion on political growth
or development. Some writers, has really expressed their ideas or view on this
issue, without pointing out principal things that promotes influence of
religion on the political growth or development in society.
Religion is an important part of our lives, from birth to
death, and commands immense influence is our national politics. Of course there
are voices that argue against mixing politics and religion, and others who
share the view that polities and religion are inextricable. Chuba Okadigbo was
once quoted as saying. “Religion being a matter of individual and faith, must
be left where it is such that our clerics can take care of our souls and
religious persuasions, while elected civilians take care of the business of
government”.
In this research work, the literature review will be made
under the following bus – headings – (1) what religion is all about
(2) What the concept politics is.
(3) Influence of religion on politics.
2.1 THE CONCEPT POLITICS
Religion is such a sensitive issue in Nigeria that
one has to tread carefully in discussions to avoid flaring erosion, accusations
of taking side or risk being misinterpreted. However, in search of peace,
security and prosperity for our country, we must not shy away or get
discouraged from exploring truth, for it is the responsibilities of intellectuals
to speak the truth and to expose lies.
S. Durkheim (1915) saw “religion as a unified system of
beliefs and practices relative to sacred things that is to say, things set
apart and forbidden-beliefs and practices which unite into one simple moral
community called a church, all those who adhere to them”. Therefore, on this
note “sacred” means holy and it is used in dear being the character of the
supernatural beings such as good and divinities. It is in this since that the
church talks about a sacred or Holy God and in African Traditional Religion
talks about sacred or holy divinities, for the church, the church building,
musical instruments, pews, pulpit regalia, cups wine and bread are sacred
things. These cannot be used for ordinary purpose because they have been
dedicated to God and they become his properties.
According to Milton J. (1970) “religion is a resistance
against death, frustration hostility suffering, anxiety and hatred. It
therefore entails that religion is a constant factor in human life, through
religious behaviour man more from anxiety to confidence. It is a major source
and corner of the values of culture. It is on this point that one can maintain
that, cultural, religion is a part of a total of prescription and prescription
that safeguard interaction of man in all human society.
Herbert Spencer (1964) is of the view that “religious
beliefs and practices were mistakes and illusions. Religion originated from the
people experiences of slop, dream, trances death and environmental objects”.
According to Thomas F. O
(1878) asserts that religion is a central element in culture. Religion performs
the same social functions which other aspects of culture perform. A
consideration of religion as a core element in culture summarizes the human
significance of religion. The content of religion may be either in harmony or
in conflict with the existing situations or transformations which are in
progress in society.
He out rightly outlines certain characteristics and functions
of religion. Religion invests history with aim, purpose and form. Religion is a
symbolic transformation of experience. Religion is an instrument for a deface.
It provides beliefs and attitudes which help to defend the people against
vexing, doubts, anxieties and aggression. These may be generated within
individual or societies but they are seen as having been victoriously defeated
by supernatural beings. Religion gives a sense of direction as it makes the
people perceive, feel, think act, perform and behave in specifically designed
ways.
2.2 WHAT IS POLITICS
You need to understand how the word “politic” came into
use among the individual and communities across Nigeria in particular and the whole
world in general. The word “polities” came out two Greek words Polis which means
“city” and “teche” which means an art, a skill or a method. The Greek are the
people whose country is Greece,
a country in Europe close to North
Africa. At the time the word “politics” was coined by the Greeks,
the people of Greece
did not have a central government as they have today.
Their country was made up of City States for instance Corinth and Athens which Saint Paul visited and
where he preached the good news of Jesus Christ. Each city was independent and
had its government and soldiers. These critics had to go war against each other
as it happened ever in Nigeria.
So, the idea of politics was limited to the curatorial area of each city
separately. That was the situation in which the word “politics was made. It
then implies, that the word “politics” meant, at that time, the art of
governing a city.
Adekunle A. (1976) Stated that the term polities is
applied in common parlance to the affairs of politics parties and politicians,
party conventions and electioning and of voting and manicuring for partisan
advantage”.
Bisi Taiwo (1978) is of the view that “today the word
politics is an elastic one. To some authorities, politics is concerned with the
ordinary day-to-day activities of community in which we are all personally
involved. To other including professor Fasswell, politics has been equated with
the study of power or the study of influence and influential for this research
work, politics can simply be defined in three ways.
First, it attempts to discover the general principles,
formation and functioning of government. Second, it is concerned with peoples,
with the way in which they make decisions and the way in which they reach
decisions. Third, it is that part of social science which treats the foundation
of the state and the principle of government:
governmental social and economic programmers, international co-operation and a
wide range of other matters that are of urgent concern to public officials and
private citizens.
2.3 INFLUENCE OF RELIGION ON
POLITCS
Religion is an element of
culture and polities is also an element of culture. Both are cultural factor
which in interact and perpetrate both
the Urban and the rural people. They get at the grassroots of societies and grasp
both the young and the old men and women, the rich and the poor, the literate
and the illiterate, the ruled and rulers. The individuals are both a member of
a religion and a member of a political party. Where he is not a member of a
political party he is certainly a citizen and he is interested in the mainence
of law and order, peace and security, salability and good government.
For these reasons, he is indirectly affected by politics
and cannot ignore political activities. If he pretends to ignore polities, he
will at least, be interested in complaining that political actors are doing
badly and that government is failing to provide such social amenities that he
would like to enjoy. Religious consciousness and political consciousness are
two related issues in mind. For him, religion and politics cannot be separated
from each other and from his personal opinion, feeling and behaviour. It is in
this sense that religion and politics cannot be separated in the life of
individuals and in the structure of societies. Religion permeates culture and
mediates social structure.
According to Roland (1968) “the very rise of political
sociology has led to the neglect of the religious factor in party affiliation
and voting behaviour, as well as made pressure group formation, quite
impossible”. Even in non-political activities, human beings strive to attain
certain values, namely, dignity, honour, prestige, respect, power, money,
property, satisfaction, happiness right, privileges duties, peace, security,
stability freedom of will etc. These values are necessary to every person, but
they are often score: their supplies are often far short of the demand for
them. In some cases, the process of obtaining them could be long and difficult.
If every person is permitted to search for these values by using his own
personal means, there will be too much tension and a planned, organized
co-coordinated, directed, controlled and managed society will be completely
impossible.
Therefore to achieve these values through the approved
means, religion has a role to play. If provides moral restraints for the
individuals. It is in this sense that there can be loyalty and patriotism in
politics. This means that religious beliefs and practices help to socialize the
individuals, who will substantially, abide by the political laws of society. In
this respect the bible says to the individuals that: “that let every person be
subject to the governing authorities for there is no authority except from God,
and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore he who resists the
authorities resists what God has appointed and those who resist will incuse
judgment. For rulers are not terror to good conduct but to bad (Romans 13:1-3).
A cordial relationship between religion and politics
becomes evident when political authorities find that religion can be an effective
tool in the administration of society. For examples, mass literacy, youth
mobilization, the cooling of tensions, appealing for co-operation in assisting
political agencies are those duties that religion can be called upon to assist
political authorities at various levels. But, this cordiality in their
relationship may not be permanent because religion sees itself as having to
perform a prophetic role fearlessly to call the political authorities to order
on the authority of God.
However, recent studies in political sociology show that
religion still pervasive and powerful in polities. Religion today influences
party political affiliation, voting behaviour, pressure group – foundations and
external relations (Usman, 1987). The fact therefore, is true of a “democratic”
country like Nigeria
which in spite of its secular status as state, that is separation of politics
and religion, yet the authority of God is invoked in the preamble to our 1979
constitution. Also, religion is taught in all state schools including
universities. Religious festivals both for Christens and Muslims are observed
as national holidays. Chaplains, i.e. religious functionaries, are employed to
serve in the nation armed forces and in institution of high learning. Oaths are
administered in Courts of Law through the use of the Bible and the Quran or any
sacred object. Police officials who take oath of office end with “so help me
God our National Anthem and Pledge of allegiance, all bear the name of God.
Besides, there is strong emphasis on the respect for
constituted authority i.e, for the government in the Christian Bible. St. Paul urges religious
groups operating within a state, as follows: “let very soul be subjected unto
the higher power for there is no power but of God the powers that be are
ordained of God. Whosever, therefore resisted the power of God (Romans 131-2).
It is therefore required of religious people to be loyal
to and to co-operate with those in authority. And it is the place of those in
authority to guarantee religious liberty in the land. In this way religion
legitimizes political authority. In summary, though we talk about Nigeria as a
democratic and secular state, yet we find there are may areas of co-operation
between polities (government) and religion in Ezza-North Local Government Area
of Ebonyi State.
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 RESEARCH METHOD
This chapter discusses the method employed by the
researcher in caring out the study. It is discussed order the following
sub-head rigs; design of the study, area of the study, population of the study,
sample and sampling technique, instrument for data collection, validation of
the instrument method of data collection and method of data analysis.
3.1 DESIGN OF THE STUDY
This design can be referred
to as descriptive survey. This design, according to Maduasum (1999), is one in
which data are collected from a relatively large number of people or items
considered to be reprehensive of the whole population of group. He asserted
also that descriptive survey is concerned with description of events as they
are Area of the Study.
The area of the study is Ezza-North Local Government Area
of Ebonyi State. The Local Government consists of parents, party ward –
delegates, teachers, state party ward delegates, counselors, tradition rulers
Rev. father/pastors, and youth leaders.
3.2 POPULATION OF THE STUDY
The population of this study
comprised of all party ward delegates, state party delegates, counselor,
traditional rulers, headmaster/mistress, principals of secondary schools, Rev.
father/pastors and youth leaders from Umuezokoha community, Ndegazu community,
Umuoghara community, Oshiegbe community Oriuzor community and Oharugo
community.
The population is three hundred (300) persons muezeokoha
community has fifty person, Umuohara community has fifty person, Ndieuazu
community has fifty persons, Oshiegbe community has fifty persons, Ohanugo
community has fifty and Oriuzor community has fifty persons.
3.3 SAMPLE AND SAMPLING
TECHNIQUE
The population was sampled
using simple random technique. The total number of the population was (300)
three hundred fifty person was drawn from each of the six communities which
constitutes Ezza-North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The researcher
deemed it fit to use 30% the size, which represent 30% of the target
population.
3.4 INSTRUMENT FOR DATA
COLLECTION
Instrument for data
collection in this study was a structured questionnaire adopted by the
researcher as well as personal or oral interview. However there were strutted
as to elicit the relevant information needed for the study. Consequently, the
questionnaire has both content and faces validity as it was structured with
different opinion to answer the question which will help in carrying out the
research with the help of the project supervisor.
Furthermore, as regards the administration of the
questionnaire, the researcher employed the used of hand delivery method, in
fact, all 300 copies of the questionnaires distributed came back successfully
and greatly filled.
3.5 VALIDATION OF THE INSTRUMENT
The draft was first
presented to the project supervisor who made necessary correction as regard the
language content and sentence structure. The instrument was also presented to
two senior lectures in the department of arts and social science education and
other two lectures in measurement and evaluation at Ikwo College of Education
Abakaliki.
These lectures retted each items in term of sentence
structure and adequacy of the instrument. Based on their comment and
suggestions, some of the original items was dropped. Therefore the view and
suggestion of these experts were incorporated in the final questionnaire.
3.6 METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS
The data collected were
analyzed by the research, through the use of mean and frequency distribution
table. Frequency destruction table were developed while mean computed. The mean
were calculated thus:
Where x = mean
Z = sum of
F = frequency
N = total number of score
A cut – off point of 2.5 was used as the decision rule. A
mean score up to 2.5 was regarded as positive, while mean score below 2.5 were
considered negative. This cut – off of 2.5 was obtained by adding the sum of
the normal rating value divided by the number of rating items.
For example
Strongly Agreed (SA) = 4 point
Agreed (A) ________ __________ 3
point
Strongly Disagreed (SD) _______ 2 point
Disagreed (D) _________ 1 point
Then mean (grand) x = 10/4 = 2.5
The decision rule is that which is equal or greater then
2.5 was accepted as after affecting the variable under investigation. Any means
that was less than 2.5 was rejected or did not affect the variable under
investigation.
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
This chapter involves the
actual presentation of data obtained from the field through the use of
questionnaire and interviews based on the three research questions that guided
that study.
4.1 RESEARCH QUESTION
Does Influence of Religious Practice on Politics Exist?
|
S/N
|
QUESTION
|
TOTAL
|
YES
|
%
|
NO
|
%
|
|
1
|
Does influence of
religious practice on politics exist
|
300
|
210
|
90
|
90
|
10
|
|
2
|
Is there any possible
means to avoid influence of religious practice on politics
|
300
|
120
|
40
|
180
|
60
|
|
3
|
Does religion and politics
co-exist
|
300
|
198
|
66
|
102
|
34
|
From the above table it is revealed that
in item one, 240 respondents, which represents 90% were of the opinion that
influence of religious practices on politics really exist, while 90 respondents
which represents 10% in item in the table, item, 120 respondents which
represents 40% are of the view that there is possible to avoid influence of
religious practice on politics, while 180 respondents, which representing 60%
disagreed with them.
In these are tables, item 3, 198 respondents which
represents 66% are of the view that religion and politics co-exist in the
society, while 102 respondents, representing 34% disagreed with them.
4.2 RESEARCH QUESTION 2
Does influence of religion
promote politics development or growth in Ezza – North Local
Government Area
Ebonyi State?
|
S/N
|
QUESTION
|
TOTAL
|
YES
|
%
|
NO
|
%
|
|
1
|
Does influence of
religious created any practical awareness in the youths of Ezza – North Local
Government Area.
|
300
|
200
|
66.7
|
100
|
33.3
|
|
2
|
Does religious
practice hinders political activities in Ezza – North L.G.A
|
300
|
60
|
20
|
240
|
80
|
This summary of the data analysis presented in table 2
above revealed that the respondents in item 2 of that table 60 respondents
which represents 20% are of the opinion that religious practices hires
political activities in Ezza – North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State
while 240 respondents, which represents 80% disagreed with them.
In the item of the table 200 respondents, representing
66.7% are of the view that influence of religion has created political awareness
in youths of Ezza – North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, while 100
respondents, which represents 33.3% are of different opinion.
4.3 RESEARCH QUESTION 3 –
TABLE
Does influence of religious practices enhance politician
in their political activities in Ezza – North Local Government Area of Ebonyi
State.
|
S/N
|
QUESTION
|
TOTAL
|
YES
|
%
|
NO
|
%
|
|
1
|
Does influence of
religion affects politician positively in their day-to-day activities
|
300
|
250
|
83.3
|
50
|
16.7
|
|
2
|
Does religious
influence assist to reduce breakdown of law and order in the political system
in Ezza - North L.G.A
|
300
|
180
|
60
|
120
|
40
|
The summary of data analysis presented in table 3 above,
250 respondents in item (1) one which represents 83.3% are of the opinion that
influence of religion affect politician positively in their day-to-day
activities, while 50 respondents, which represents 16.7% unanimously disagreed
with them.
From item 2 in the above table, 180 respondents, which
represents 60% are of the view that religious influence assists to reduce
breakdown of law and order in the political system in Ezza – North Local
Government Area of Ebonyi State; while 120 respondents which represents 40% are
of different view with them.
4.4 SUMMARY OF FINDING
From the data analysis based
on the research work or study on the influence of religious practices on
political growth in Ezza – North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State the
following findings was observed:-
(1) It was revealed that, religion is an
element of culture and politics is also an element of culture. Hence, both
religion and culture are factors which interact and penetrate both the urban
and the rural people. They get at the grassroots of societies and both grasp
both the young and the old, men and women the rich and the poor, the literate
and the illiterate, the ruled and rulers. The individual are both a member of a
political party and a member of religion.
(2) That a cordial relationship between
religion and politics become evident when political authorities find that
religion can be an effective tool in the administrator of societies. For
example, mass literacy youths mobilization, the cooling of tensions, appealing
for co-operation in assisting political agencies are those duties that religion
can be called upon to assist political authorities at various levels.
(3) That if the authorities understand that,
role of religion, the prophetic role will be in invited and their opinion will
be bought for seeking solution for the problem they have defined in their
prophetic criticism-constructive critism. This will help to strengthen and even
to improve the relationship between religious authorities and political
authorities in Ezza – North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
(4) That Nigeria is a democratic and also
secular state, yet, it was revealed that there are many areas of co-operation
between politics (government) and religion in the country – Nigeria.
(5) That with the growth of industrial
civilization, democratic governments and the emergency of pluralistic
societies, religion is no longer the undisputed source, soul are goal of human
political activities.
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 DISCUSSIONS OF FINDINGS,
EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATION AND SUMMARY
5.1 CONCLUSION
The research focused on the influence of religious prating
on the political growth of Ezza – North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
Three hundred respondents comprising all party ward delegates, state part
delegates, counselor, tradition rulers headmaster/Headmistress, prim pals of
secondary schools Rev. Pr. Pastors and youth leaders from the Communities in
the Ezza-North; were interviewed by Using the Questionnaires.
The researcher discovered that influence of religion
practicing on the political growth of has created a lot of positive impact of
the political development in Ezza- North Local Government in gonad.
It was discovered that actually religion and politics
co-exist. That there is possible means to avoid influence of religious practice
on polities that the influences of religious practice on polities exist.
5.2 SUMMARY
The study was focused on the
influence of religious practices on political on the growth in Ezza-North Local
Government Area of Ebonyi State, for successful research work to be carried
out, three purposes were formulated to guide the study thus
(1) Does influence of religion practices on politics exist.
(2) Does influence of religious practice
affects politician positively in their day-to-day political activities.
3. Does influence of religious practice
promote political development or growth in Ezza-North Local Government Area of
Ebonyi State.
Three research questions were also formulated to guide
the research work. The research question include-:
(1) Does influence of religious practice on
politics exist.
(2) Does influence of religion promote
political growth or development in Ezza-North Local Government Area of Ebonyi
State
(3) Dose influence of religious practice
enhances politicians in their political activities in Ezza-North Local
Government Area of Ebonyi State.
The design employed in the study was descriptive survey.
The population of the study was three (300) hundred person or respondents. Dime
to the population size the researcher deemed it fit to use 3% of the total population.
Data collection was through structured questionnaires.
Data was analyzed on individual items using means frequency and standard
deviation.
5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS
Based on the researcher work or study on the influence of
religious practices on political growth or development in Ezza-North Local
Government Area of Ebonyi State. The following recommendations were made.
- That based on the finding the positive social charges
which Christianity or religions practices has brought into society, it is recommended
that the teaching of Christian religion be made compulsory for Christian
students up to senior secondary school level of Nigeria educational system.
- That religion being an important part of lives from birth
to death and commands immense influence in our national politics its is
therefore recommended that government at all level should organize seminars and
workshops aimed at enlightening the masses on the positives associated to
religious practice as it affect our lives.
- That it is recommended that religious people should be
loyal to and to cooperate with those in authority. And that it is place of
those in authority to guarantee religious liberty in the (and. In the way
religion legitimize political authority.
- That government should strongly maintain what is
documented in the Nigeria
constitution, which state that “government shall not establish i.e. adopt any
religion as a state religion.
5.4 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The limitation of the research work were as follows:-
1. It was discovered that man hardly
succeeds in an act. Hence things have got so repulsive that some even take
their answers and so did not give true opinions on the items providing extreme
difficulty for researcher to elicited information from such respondents.
2. In most cases, distance disposition of
the respondents and materials made the work pose much trouble in appropriate
cover of research scope. This was again aggravated by lack of financial
assistance as it proves essential commodity in a research engagement.
3. Reluctance and inability to fill in a
appropriately by the respondents were also militating against the research
though in spite of all set backs, the research kept a look on success which was
the research target.
4. Limited time available to the influenced
the finding
5.5 SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER
STUDIES
Based on the finding and
limitation of the study other researchers should address the following areas,
which demands for further research work to be carried out.
1. The singular fact that the want of
knowledge is insatiable, makes no researcher work complete in self therefore
the researcher is suggesting that more study be undertaken to the influence of
religious practices on political growth in Ezza-North Local Government Area of
Ebonyi State.
2. It is also suggested that this type of
research work should be carried out in other states, federal, private and other
schools of higher learning involving larger population. Thus, a study involving
the entire country will enhance to promote effective and cordial relationships
between politics are religion.
3. Further research on this study will at
long run reduce religious conflicts in Nigerians and its implications on
Socio-economic in National system of government.
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