THE POLITICS OF RESOURCE CONTROL IN NIGERIA: ( A CASE STUDY OF NIGER DELTA)
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2018-09-12
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Federal University Gusau Zamfara State
Abstract
For some time now, the subject of this research has been on the front burner of
public discourse through incisive and engaging features. This work highlighted the great potential of Africa and urgent developmental needs of this vital geo- political region of the Niger Delta with critical analysis of the link between the great potential of Africa and urgent developmental needs of this vital geo- political region of the Niger Delta with critical analysis of the link between variables of ethnicity and religion as vital instrumentalities fueling the quest for
resource control. This work has also through precise and analytical inquiries traced the historical antecedents of resource control vis-à-vis the environment as
the main cause of conflict globally and the Niger Delta situation is such a pathetic
one due to the degree of devastation done to it and the complexity of the crisis. The work also looked at the various governmental attempts aimed at giving
solution to resource control througJ1 requisite institutional framework like the
Niger Delta Developmem Commission and the Ministry for Níger Delta.