RADIO JINGLE CAMPAIGN AGAINST PIPELINE VANDALIZATION AND BUNKERY AMONGST PORT HARCOURT YOUTHS: A STUDY OF RADIO RIVERS II, 99.1FM

Abstract

The study examined the use of radio jingles in the campaign against pipeline vandalization and bunkery amongst Port Harcourt youths: A study of Radio Rivers II 99.1FM. The objectives of the  study were to ascertain the extent to which Port Harcourt youths are exposed to radio jingles on Radio Rivers II 99.1FM in the campaign against pipeline vandalization and bunkery, find out the frequency to which Radio Rivers II 99.1FM  carry out jingles in the campaign against pipeline vandalization and bunkery amongst Port Harcourt youths, examine the causes and effects of pipeline vandalization and bunkery amongst Port Harcourt youths and  to determine the level of effectiveness of jingles presented by Radio Rivers II 99.1FM in the campaign against pipeline vandalization and bunkery amongst youths in Port Harcourt. The study adopted Strain and Social Disorganization theories. It used the survey research design with the questionnaire as the instrument for data collection. The population of Port Harcourt youths was 680, 800 while the staff of Radio Rivers II 99.1FM was 102. The sample size is 400 which was determined using Taro Yamene’s formular as a guide. The multistage sampling technique was used and data were presented in tables and the questions were analyzed using four point likert scale criterion mean. The findings revealed amongst others that Port Harcourt youths were exposed to jingles on Radio Rivers II 99.1FM in the campaign against pipeline vandalization and Bunkery. It also indicated that Radio Rivers II 99.1FM carry out its jingles thrice a week. It also showed that poverty, unemployment, greed and absence of community surveillance helped to encouraged Port Harcourt youths to engage in pipeline vandalization and bunkery in the area. The study concluded that government, stakeholders, community leaders and youth bodies should  work together to end this menace in the Niger Delta states. It was however recommended that radio stations should help the federal and state governments to expedite their programmes and jingles to discourage the spread of the menace. The federal and state governments should employ youths to protect the oil facilities and provide jobs for the youths in order to have them gainfully employed.