Buhari Administration and the Nigerian Niger-Delta Region, 2015 – 2021

Abstract

This study examined the Buhari administrations response to the myriad of problems in the Niger Delta region. The role it played in stopping the volatile and insecurity of the region. The research also traced the history of the Region in Nigeria. A retrospect and review of the facts was made, in order that scholars would have an insight on perceptions as well as the strategic challenges the Buhari administration passed through in bringing peace to the region. The study relied on documentary data. The documentary data were sourced from newspapers, journal papers, internet sources and correspondence. The documentary was subjected to internal and external criticism for authentication, and then to textual and contextual analyses. It also complimented the secondary data with few primary data, from interviews. The research identified the reasons why the Niger Delta is considered most peaceful of all the regions in Nigeria.