Abstract
The paper re-examines the problem of violent conflict in the Niger/Delta region which threatens the mono-economy and corporate existence of Nigeria. It seeks to navigate beyond the common causes of the problem to include a frequently excluded cause, which is, the social-egoism of the groups that constitute the major stakeholders in the conflict. The paper, therefore, argues that the pursuit of group’s interests devoid of concomitant consideration for others, (including future generations) and the environment would continue to impact negatively on resolution efforts and consequently, impede on peaceful co-existence. Therefore, it proposed the display of the ethics of civility on the part of the stakeholders in handling the conflict constructively. The paper employed the quantitative method of research in Philosophy, it specifically adopted the analytic and prescriptive approaches of the method. The analytic approach clarifies concepts such as ethics of civility, stakeholders, social egoism, etc. so as to remove ambiguity. The prescriptive approach proposed the inculcation of the ethics of civility in inter-personal relations, including human dealings with the ecosystem.
Highlights
Literature abounds on the prevalence of violent conflicts in contemporary world, including the oil resource- based Niger Delta region of Nigeria
It seeks to navigate beyond the common causes of the problem to include a frequently excluded cause, which is, the social-egoism of the groups that constitute the major stakeholders in the conflict
The interests of the oil producing communities does not adequately accommodate the interests of the Federal government, that of the Federal government does not captured completely those of the oil producing communities above all, the interests of the Multinational Oil Corporations is at variance with the environment where they operate and, the interests of the inhabitants of the oil producing communities
Summary
Literature abounds on the prevalence of violent conflicts in contemporary world, including the oil resource- based Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Like many of the major social challenges confronting the nation, spontaneous efforts were made to nip the problem on the bud In this regard, institutions were established to address the developmental needs of the oil bearing communities, poverty alleviating programmes were designed, amnesty programme were emplaced for the militant youths who voluntarily surrendered arms, militarization of the region to impose peace and occasional review of revenue derivation principle. Thomas Meginns (1982: 705) aptly captured this scenario when he writes that, “contemporary man has lost sense of respect through his philosophy of exploitation” This brings to the fore the care- free attitudinal display towards the environment as well as the grave implications of such treatment on both the present and future generations of human beings. The treatment of the Niger Delta environment is critical to the analysis of the conflict that constantly ravage the region and threaten the social and political fabrics of Nigerian society
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