This thesis addresses issues of the Niger Delta question which represents
one of the most intractable sources of socio-political destabilization in the
Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The study is on the intricate dynamics amongst
the Nigerian state, the transnational oi l corporations, the oil - producing
communities and the insurgent militia conflict. It investigates and explicates
the "paradox of plenty" and the "resource curse", the "absentee government"
and "state capture" and the debilitating effects of petroleum politics in Nigeria.
The economic exploitation of the Niger Delta region's vast crude oil reserves
by transnational oi l corporations and government authorities is juxtaposed
with the spectre of environmental degradation, human rights violations, and
the recurrent rule of impunity. The protracted problems of the Niger Delta
region thus, provide us with a pertinent analytical and contextual framework
for the study of the dynamics and issues of transparency in other African
petro-dollar states. It is argued in this study that the Niger Delta crisis is a
conflict of values and fight for resources arising from decades of unacceptable
standards of oil exploration and the absentee character of the Nigerian State.
By its very nature, the study called for a qualitative approach, supplemented
by unstructured interviews using aide memoirs with selected officials, on the
basis of their innate knowledge of the subject matter. The legal comparative
research method, with a historic component also played an integral role in this
study. / Thesis (PhD.(Law) North-West University, Mafikeng campus, 2011
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/15770 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Bribena, E K |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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