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Governance In Nigeria Essay

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Governance and environmental inequality in
Nigeria: implications for conflict management strategies in the Niger Delta
NATHANIEL UMUKORO*
Department of Political Science, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria
This paper examines the role of governance in environmental inequality in the Niger Delta. Fair access to environmental resources could help to guarantee human security and mitigate violence.
Root causes of environmental inequality in Nigeria’s Niger Delta can be linked to government policies and laws such as the Land Use Act and the negative impacts of the activities of multinational oil corporations. Environmental inequality and its concomitant effects produce a trend to conflict in the Niger Delta.
Keywords: Governance; Environmental …show more content…

noted, the critical factors which are the causes of the conflicts in the Niger
Delta are poverty, unemployment, bad governance, environmental degradation and scarcity
[12]. Environmental degradation and scarcity breed conflict accelerating factors such as rising poverty and unemployment which are central to the frustration, discontent and anger that provoke violent agitations. Youths are denied the opportunity of decent living and deprived of productive sources of livelihood. The youths are jobless, idle, hungry, miserable and frustrated. They are effectively deprived of dignity. This makes them easy to mobilise.
The social discontent, frustration and anger have led to social vices, restiveness and violence [28]. Environmental protection would help to safeguard the rights of the citizens to a clean environment and ensure peaceful coexistence in the Niger Delta [29].
Effective institutional reform is the key to improving the condition of people in the
Niger Delta. This is because of the poor governance and corruption, which are related, distort socio-economic and political activities in societies. Institutional reforms and a sincere fight against corruption are the keys to ensuring sustainable peace in Nigeria. Law

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