Politics of Amnesty and Conflict Management in Nigeria's Niger Delta

Osah Goodnews

doi:10.12816/0041853

Article Details

Politics of Amnesty and Conflict Management in Nigeria's Niger Delta

Authors:

Osah Goodnews

Publisher:

Regent Business School

Main Topics:

Management

Journal:

Journal of Research and Development 2016 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.1-11

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

109829

Frequency:

Monthly

pISSN:

23113278

DOI:

10.12816/0041853

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Keywords:

Abstract:

 This work examines the Government’s Amnesty Programme and other strategies adopted in theNiger Delta since 1958 as a conflict management mechanism to tackle the conflict in the regionand how to sustain the amnesty-induced peace. The causes of failure of previous strategies werehighlighted as lesson for implementers of the peace building programmes. No one knows towhich extent the Government is sincere in addressing issues of security and socio-economicreconstruction in the region. Findings revealed that there is no legal framework on which thecurrent amnesty and peace building programme is hinged instead the mode of implementationhas been tied to key political and militant leaders with no clearly established institutions onwhich it is embedded. The study recommended that stakeholders should collaborate to tackle thequestion of massive socio-economic reconstruction, and confront the challenge of environmentaldespoliation, poverty and unemployment head on with a ‘Marshall-type’ intervention.

Article Details

Politics of Amnesty and Conflict Management in Nigeria's Niger Delta

Authors:

Osah Goodnews

Publisher:

Regent Business School

Main Topics:

Management

Journal:

Journal of Research and Development 2016 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.1-11

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

109829

Frequency:

Monthly

pISSN:

23113278

DOI:

10.12816/0041853

Descriptors:

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT

SOCIAL CONFLICT

AMNESTY

NIGER RIVER

NIGERIA

Conflict

Amnesty

Management

Peace Building

Niger Delta

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Osah Goodnews

Publisher: Regent Business School

Main Topics: Management

Journal: Journal of Research and Development 2016 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.1-11

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2016

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 109829

Frequency: Monthly

pISSN: 23113278

DOI: 10.12816/0041853

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Osah Goodnews

Publisher:

Regent Business School

Main Topics:

Management

Journal:

Journal of Research and Development 2016 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.1-11

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

109829

Frequency:

Monthly

pISSN:

23113278

DOI:

10.12816/0041853