Contending Issues in the Niger Delta Crisis of Nigeria - Journal of ...

Dr. Victor Ojakorotu and Olaopa Olawale
irrespective of the pressures of globalisation and the demands of the
IMF and the World Bank.
Obagbinoko in chapter 10: The politics of interventionist policies and
the Niger delta crisis in Nigeria, investigates the various
interventionist policies aimed at tackling the dehumanizing condition
of the Niger Delta people, the impacts and challenges of such remedial
measures, both under the military and civilian rule. It is the opinion
of the paper that such interventionist policies, rather than address
the target issues, were rather instruments of profligacy and prebendal
politics.
Finally, chapter 11 examined the politics of oil exploration and
exploitation and how this has shaped the reactions of local people in
the Niger Delta. Secondly the paper also unpacks the security
contradiction that emanated from handling the crisis between the
local people and the foreign oil multinationals operating in the region.
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