Abstract
ABSTRACT Nigeria as a sovereign state is characterized by the dynamics of crisis which slow – pace of its developments in all ramifications. The ill political will on the part of the government to address the post – conflict phenomena, particularly in north – eastern part of Nigeria, became an issue which draw the attention of the local and international community. This development specially dragged the attention of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in handling humanitarian services at various internally displaced camps, of the region. Elite theory which hinges on the thrust that public policy is by and large the mirror image of elite interest was employed to guide the analysis of this work. Content analysis was equally used as a source of data collection and it revealed that the Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) are institution of humanitarian services characterized with some pitfalls, in the post-conflict areas of the north-eastern Nigeria. The paper critically reviewed the existing literature both conceptually and thematically and relied on secondary source of data and examination of official documents as its methodology. The paper is structured into eight interrelated compartments. The paper recommends that government should carefully scrutinize and thoroughly accredit all NGOs participating in the post-conflict areas, before granting license to operate. The paper concludes that the role of NGOs in the Post-conflict region should go/operate beyond humanitarian services, to include reconstruction and resettlement as lasting solution to the conflict. Key words: NGOs, Post-Conflict, Peace-building, North-eastern Nigeria.
Highlights
Nigeria as a Sovereign State in the African continent had been characterized or rather saddled with plethora of one conflict or the other before and after its birth in 1960
The conflict ranges from the political crises, ethno-religious conflicts, civil war and the contemporary indigene/settler dichotomy, threats of secession by some regions of the country (Nigeria) as well as the recent Boko Haram insurgent which ravaged almost the Northern Nigeria, and in particular the NorthEastern Nigeria with massacre of death told [1]
Buttressing the politicization of insurgence activities in the NorthEastern Nigeria, ex-President Jonathan challenged Governor Shettima that “come clean on chibok girls” further stated that Shettima be clear on the role he played in the kidnapped of the chibok school girls
Summary
Nigeria as a Sovereign State in the African continent had been characterized or rather saddled with plethora of one conflict or the other before and after its birth in 1960. The lack of political will in the part of the previous governments calls for exodus of non-governmental organization (NGOs) from various parts of the world. Azarya’s conception of Nongovernmental organization offers great insight, the views of Diamond is alsohelpful in understanding contemporary meaning of NGOs. He posits that Non-governmental organization is: The realm of organized social life that is voluntary, self generating, self supporting, autonomous from the state and bound by the legal order set of shared rules.
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