3.
4 Population of Study
The study population was drawn from amongst adult Nigerians, male and female, regardless of
ethnic, religious or party inclinations, provided he/she works and resides anywhere within the
two senatorial districts as identified in the table below:
S/ Niger-North Senatorial Population Niger-East Senatorial Population
District/LGA Size District/LGA
N Size
1 Akere-Wushishi 140,200 Dawaki-Chachanga 370,900
2 Madaka-Rafi 319,200 Kure-Shiroro 404,200
3 Kuki-Borgu 296,500 Gunu-Gurara 155,900
4 Guluma-Borgu 110,336 Sarkin-pawa-Munya 177,500
5 Bobi-Mariga 342,400 Tafa 143,900
Total 1,208,636 1,252,400
Source: Field Survey, 2024, https://citypopulation.de/en/nigeria/admin/niger
Sample Size and Sampling Technique
For the questionnaire, the simple random sampling method will be used to select a
sample of residents and stakeholders, based on their probability of being affected by
the operations of governance and development activities in the Niger-North and
Niger-East Senatorial Districts of Niger State.
The total population across the Local Government Areas (LGAs) was derived using
the National Population Commission's projections. The formula by Yamane (1967)
was applied to determine the sample size for the study, as follows:
Using Yamane formula;
N
n=
1+ N ¿ ¿
Where n is the sample size,
N is the population size, and e is the level of precision (margin of error).
For this study, the level of precision is set at 0.05 (5%), which is a common standard for social
science and management research.
With the total population size for Niger-North Senatorial District (1,208,636) and
Niger-East Senatorial District (1,252,400), the sample size is calculated as
follows:
2,461,036
n=
1+2,461,036 ¿ ¿
2,461,036
=398.84
6 , 15 3.59
Therefore, n = 399.
Approximately the total sample size for this study = 400
There are 10 wards in Ardo Kola Local Government Area. These are Alim Gora, Ardo Kola,
Iware, Jauro Yinu, Lamido Borno, Mayo Ranewo, Sarkin Dutse, Sunkani, Tau, and Zongon
Kombi. The sample size of the respondents in the various political wards was determined with
the Bowley population determination and allocation formula expressed as:
¿= ¿ n
N( )
Where:
ni = Sample size for a given ward
Ni = Population of the given ward
N = Total population of all wards
n = Total sample size (400 in this case)
Estimated Population for a Ward ¿ ( Census
Total Census Population )
Population of the LGA
×Total Sampled Selected
Table 3.1: Sampled LGA and Number of Questionnaire for Selected LGA
S/N Name of LGA Population Sample Name of LGA Population Sample
(Niger-North) Size Size (Niger-East) Size Size
1 Akere- 140,200 23 Dawaki- 370,900 60
Wushishi Chachanga
2 Madaka-Rafi 319,200 52 Kure-Shiroro 404,200 65
3 Kuki-Borgu 296,500 48 Gunu-Gurara 155,900 25
4 Guluma-Borgu 110,336 18 Sarkin-Pawa- 177,500 29
Munya
5 Bobi-Mariga 342,400 57 Tafa 143,900 23
Tota 1,208,636 198 1,252,400 202
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The total sample size of 400 respondents was proportionately distributed across the LGAs based
on their population sizes to ensure equitable representation.
