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NIGERIAS NIGER DELTA: African Governance and Development

Autor Sabella Ogbobode Abidde
en Limba Engleză Hardback – mar 2017
The problems and challenges of the Niger Delta predate Nigeria as a Republic. The resultant violence can be traced to 1966, when the late Isaac Boro and his colleagues attempted to secede from Nigeria due, in large part, to the underdevelopment of the region. Historical reality aside, since 1970 oil has displaced agriculture as Nigeria's primary revenue earner and it has, for the last four decades, been the nation's breadbasket. But in spite of this, the Niger Delta remains vastly underdeveloped and has been given the least federal presence. These deficiencies led to high unemployment, social dislocations, youth restiveness, and extralegalities. It was these realities that bred disaffection with the government and the multinational oil companies and eventually, to violent militancy. Between 2003 and 2009, it also led to low intensity conflict between militant youths and the Nigerian government. In the summer of 2009, however, the Nigerian government extended an offer of presidential pardon (amnesty) to the militants. The amnesty program was intended to bring peace and quiet to the region. However, this has not been the case. In spite of the financial and political resources that have been expended, the region continues on the path of volatility. This book looks at the issue of nationhood, the cause and cost of the crisis, past approaches and current efforts at solving the crisis. In addition, it offers a tenable solution to the decades-old crisis. Furthermore, the case is made that unless there is a fundamental restructuring of the Nigerian state and its governing structure and institutions, the problems of the region-and the larger problems that makes the country such a difficult to place to live in and govern, is likely to continue.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781498542937
ISBN-10: 149854293X
Pagini: 224
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield
Seria African Governance and Development


Cuprins

List of Maps List of Tables List of Abbreviations Foreword, Olayiwola Abegunrin Acknowledgements Introduction PART ONE: Situating the Republic and the Crisis Chapter 1: Nigeria: A State, Its People and Institutions Chapter 2: Situating the Niger Delta Crisis, 2003-2015 Chapter 3: Underdevelopment and the Glaring Reality of the Niger Delta Chapter 4: The US and EU¿s Policy toward the Region PART TWO: The Amnesty and Post-amnesty Environment Chapter 5: The Human, Financial, and Material Cost of the Conflict Chapter 6: Challenging the State: Conversation with Henry Okah Chapter 7: The Presidential Amnesty Program Chapter 8: The Post-Amnesty Environment PART THREE: Policy, Policy Statement and the Future Chapter 9: Sustainable or Fractured Peace Chapter 10: Nigeria and the Future of the Niger Delta Chapter 11: Policy Statements: Rethinking the Solutions Chapter 12: Epilogue: Enters a New (Buhari) Administration Bibliography Index About the Author

Descriere

This book examines the factors contributing to the Niger Delta crisis and explains why, in spite of the billions of dollars devoted to the presidential amnesty program, peace has eluded the region. It argues that the economic development of the region, and the fundamental restructuring of the country, is central to securing peace and for the prevention of the collapse of the state.