THE ATTITUDE OF NIGERIAN WORKERS TOWARDS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE (A CASE STUDY OF INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY I.M.T. ENUGU)
ABSTRACT
The primary intention of this research project work has been to examine the attitude of Nigeria workers towards property maintenance.
The data use was collected from the academic staff and non academic the sample size is (153) one hundred and fifty three and the non academic staff one hundred and ninety eight (198) and the total population was three hundred and fifty one (351). The research instrument used were questionnaire and oral interview. Data collected were analyzed and interpreted by percentage where as chi-square statistic was used to test various hypothesis.
The finding are itemized as follows
1.                 Attitude of Nigerian workers towards property maintained is negative.
2.                 Workers are not properly oriented as to property maintenance.
3.                 Lack of enhancement of effectiveness and efficiency of good management.
4.                 Property maintenance is not part of organization law and reforms by down for guiding the stay and employment of workers.
5.                 Bad governance.
Base on the finding the following are recommended:
1.                 Workers should be re-oriented about attitude towards property maintenance.
2.                 Break and pay rule will inculcate careful handling of property by workers.
3.                 Maintenance courtiers should be part and parcel of organization laws.
4.                 Good government should be impacted.
If Nigerian will another to there following recommended it is hoped that improvement in attitude of Nigeria workers towards property maintenance will not be negative in the future to come.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1Â Â Â Â Â Â BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Since the modern production plant are highly mechanized the maintenance of the production faculties must be considered.
The trend toward mechanized and automation has greatly increased the investment in capital good to obtain an adequate return on the investment a high level of utilization is required which mean such properties must be kept in operating coalition.
Recently, the expulsion of Golden Genera in Umumahia was tract to the inappropriate America that was in charge had earlier told the management that after 27 years a property check and maintenance should be apply from time to time but the attitude of Nigeria worker, a cognitive and nonchalant resulted to the expulsion of which the company is greatly affected.
On the Nigeria worker portray an inconsequential and nonchalant behaviour towards keeping of properties which has risen to wasteful organization practices, on the federal roads in various state one witness green leaves or green grasses which are kept as a result of car failure, damage indicating a warning to the up coming vehicle, the damage vehicle are later removed leaving behind those grasses are Passover by every other vehicle rusting the rooted grasses to the road; these are attribute of galloping seen on our express ways today;
Below is a diagram that show the national art theatre which has activities is now a is national art theatre edifice in shamble due to neglecting attitude; however a vivid illustration of Nigeria attitude towards property maintenance could be seen during the presidential his excess campaign speech; the president his excellency Olusegun Mathew Arewa Obasanjo in a television interview, he said that during his regime in 1976-79 as a military head of state of Nigeria shipment but when he came back after 20 years; he discovered that only one aircraft was functioning and none for shipment. Attitude to become rise over night gave room for inappropriate material usage, hurry and hasteful foundation placement etc.
