Abstract
AbstractConflict over oil exploitation and exploration by the multinational oil companies has manifested in different forms in the Niger Delta such as intra and inter-ethnic conflict. Distribution of oil wealth is characterised with marginalisation, bias, nepotism and alienation in the region. Most times, lack of recognition in oil wealth distribution led to ethnic conflict. The ethnic conflict in turn has affected family relations, identity and economy; it has led to a deep division among various ethnic groups in the region like the Urhobo, The Ijaw and the Itsekiri. In this study, Recognition Theory was used to examine the epistemology of ethnic conflict in the Niger Delta. This study was carried in Delta State. Purposive method of data collection was used to select one hundred and twenty eight participants such as traders, artisans, civil society members, civil servants, farmers, traditional figures, political office holders and opinion leaders. This study found that the ethnic conflict was a fall out ...
Highlights
The Niger Delta peacebuilding processes focused on amnesty, and disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR)
The article discusses the conclusion of the study and concluded that resolution of ethnic conflict is crucial to enduring peace in the Niger Delta region
Identity-recognition Participants in the in-depth interviews in the selected three communities for this study revealed the dangerous dimensions ethnic conflict have taken in the Niger Delta region
Summary
The Niger Delta peacebuilding processes focused on amnesty, and disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR). Socio-environmental problems pervaded the Niger Delta since discovery of oil in the region such as environmental degradation, marginalisation, resource control and different forms of conflict (Okolo, 2008). This study seeks to examine how imbalance in the distribution of oil wealth generated ethnic conflict in the Niger Delta. Okolo (2008) claims that competition over oil deposit promotes conflict in the Niger Delta. In the Niger Delta, ethnic conflict has had severe consequences on the inhabitants. It manifested in ethnic relations, family relations, urban settlement, regional economy and community development. While the second section provides a detailed examination of inter-ethnic conflict in the Niger Delta. The article discusses the conclusion of the study and concluded that resolution of ethnic conflict is crucial to enduring peace in the Niger Delta region
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