Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 01
First page : ( 124) Last page : ( 140)
Online ISSN : 2321-1784. Published online : 2018 January 1.

Niger Delta Crisis in Nigeria: The Possibilities of Sustainable Development in the Region Through Amnesty Programme

Aduma Aloy Tochukwu Ph.D¹

¹Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT)

Abstract

Niger Delta region of Nigeria is an area where crude oil which is the mainstay of Nigeria economy is being produced. In the process of producing crude, their environment has been violated, and the region has faced and is still facing neglect. Development is at low ebb in the region culminating in the frustrated locals resorting to militancy and engaging in armed struggle including vandalisation of oil pipelines, kidnapping of oil workers and expatriates, etc. As a way of restoring peace to the area, the federal government of Nigeria introduced an amnesty programme that was meant to reintegrate the disarmed restive youths into the society and clean up the environment in an attempt to bring forth sustainable development of the neglected area. To achieve sustainable development, there must be economic development, social development and environmental protection and stability. This is achievable only through integration and acknowledgement of economic, environmental and social concerns. Amnesty programme falls under social and economic concerns. This paper is of the view that sustainable development of the Niger Delta of Nigeria requires sustainability of Amnesty programme as part of fulfillment of the social and economic concerns without losing sight of environmental concern.

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Keywords

Sustainable Development, Amnesty, Reintegration, Occupation, Niger Delta.

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