From Nigeria/Biafra War to increasing Ethnic Conflict : The Imperative of Nehemiah's Administrative Strategy?

Agbo, Paulinus O.; Okoye, Kingsley E.; Uwaegbute, Kingsley I.; Agbo, Christian Onuorah

doi:10.31920/2516-5305/2021/18n1a5

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“…It is instructive to note that, in the aftermath of the civil war; Nigeria became characterized with struggle and resistance against the state system in various forms, in a violent ways. The tussle against the perceived injustices by various groups has resulted into widespread infrastructural damage and innumerable human casualties since the post-independence era (Agbo, Okoye, Uwaegbute, & Agbo, 2021). Synder (1993) therefore maintain that, the failure of the post-colonial state in Nigeria to meet its socioeconomic obligation of the people has encouraged the festering of primordial segregation among these groups.…”

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Ethnic Conflicts and Internally Displaced Persons in Rumuekpe and Igwuruta Communities of Rivers State, Nigeria

Edafe

Okoye

Agbo

2021

JICD

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The return to democratic dispensation and the surge to acquire political power had led to increase in violence in the Niger Delta region. This assumed different dimension for national issues as competition for scarce resources are being instigated by “inter-elite” rivalries over contradictions of ethnic diversity. These incessant struggles and the competitions had resulted into outright denial of people’s right and privileges as well as displacement of indigene and non indigene in that area. The study contended that the dynamics of internally displaced persons in the Niger Delta region were deeply rooted in the contradictions of ethnic diversity. The study is a documentary research and data were analyzed through qualitative descriptive method. Using human needs theory, the paper noted that, the need for the IDPs to be fully re-integrated into society, and the responsibility of public authorities to avoid neglect, discriminatory practices of marginalization, deprivation as well as the exploitation of the indigene non-indigene issue. It is urgent to meet the social needs of the IDPs, and their recognition and social inclusion into the society in the Rivers state, for peaceful coexistence in assuring freedom for the development of people. The study therefore recommends the following that government should ensure that specific needs of internally displaced persons are reflected in the national and local developmental plan. Received: 15 February 2021 / Accepted: 1 September 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021

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Ethnic Conflicts and Internally Displaced Persons in Rumuekpe and Igwuruta Communities of Rivers State, Nigeria

Edafe

Okoye

Agbo

2021

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Blame-game politics: Re-evaluating incongruent leprosy and COVID-19 policies in the Old Testament and Nigerian societies

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The Federal Character Principle and Political Exclusion of Southeast Nigeria, 2015–2019

Onyebuchi Ezeani,

Ekene Okoye,

Terkimbi Akov

2024

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The incidence of political exclusion in the world has continued to increase among different ethnic groups, and this has continued to generate tension. However, in Nigeria, the inception of the current democratic dispensation in 2015 led to the politics of exclusion in sheds of opinions of individuals whose contributions are required for the development of the country and in political appointments of people from particular religious and ethnic groups. Though the federal character principle of affirmative action has received reasonable scholarly attention, these studies have failed to examine how non-adherence to this policy initiative has increased the marginalization of the Southeast zone of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019. Based on the expository strength of the social exclusion theory and through a rigorous content analysis of data collected using the documentary method, it was argued that the non-implementation of this principle increased the marginalization of the southeast zone. Tables and figures validated these results in our analysis. Thus, emphasis is not only placed on affirmative action but rather on the manner in which it is performed. Our thought for policy implications considered the urgent need to review extant laws and policies enacted on inclusiveness, focusing on the yearly release of data by the commission across the country and effective sanctions for defaulters.

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From Nigeria/Biafra War to increasing Ethnic Conflict : The Imperative of Nehemiah's Administrative Strategy?

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Ethnic Conflicts and Internally Displaced Persons in Rumuekpe and Igwuruta Communities of Rivers State, Nigeria

Ethnic Conflicts and Internally Displaced Persons in Rumuekpe and Igwuruta Communities of Rivers State, Nigeria

Blame-game politics: Re-evaluating incongruent leprosy and COVID-19 policies in the Old Testament and Nigerian societies

The Federal Character Principle and Political Exclusion of Southeast Nigeria, 2015–2019

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