Nigeria's Niger Delta : militancy, amnesty, and the postamnesty environment / / Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

• Autore: Abidde Sabella Ogbobode
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 pages)
• Disciplina: 966.2
• Soggetto topico: Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects - Nigeria - Niger River Delta
• Soggetto geografico: Niger River Delta (Nigeria) Politics and government
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I SITUATING THE REPUBLIC AND THE CRISIS -- ; 1. Nigeria: The State and Its Institutions -- ; 2. Situating the Niger Delta Crisis, 2003-2015 -- ; 3. Underdevelopment and the Glaring Reality of the Niger Delta, 1999-2009 -- ; 4. The U.S. and EU's Foreign Policy in the Region -- ; pt. II THE AMNESTY AND POST-AMNESTY ENVIRONMENT -- ; 5. The Human, Economic, and Material Cost of the Conflict -- ; 6. Personalities and Their Motives: A Conversation with Henry Okah -- ; 7. The Presidential Amnesty Program -- ; 8. The Post-Amnesty Environment -- ; pt. III POLICY, POLICY STATEMENT, AND THE FUTURE -- ; 9. Sustainable or Fractured Peace -- ; 10. Nigeria and the Future of the Niger Delta -- ; 11. Policy Statements: Rethinking the Solutions.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. --
• Titolo autorizzato: Nigeria's Niger Delta
• ISBN: 1-4985-4293-X; 1-4985-4294-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792315103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: African governance and development.