Policy Formulation And Implementation In Nigeria : A Study Of The Amnesty Programme In The Niger Delta , 2009-2019

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Author	Geraldine, Chinonye Jason, O. Anthony
Copyright Year	2020
Abstract	The Niger Delta Region is the largest wetland in Africa and the nerve centre of oil and gas activities in Nigeria. Oil and gas account for over 80% of Nigeria‟s revenue, but the revenue derived from this petrodollar business is shared to every State in the Federation, yet, the area in which the black-gold is produced is struggling with modernity, their land, water and air are devastated due to pollution caused by the oil led development. The Niger Delta boiled and went into deep crisis in 2007 as a result of the oil led development, which did not impact maximally on the region. The consequence was the drop in the daily oil production to less than 800,000 barrels from over 2,200,000, and the drifting of the region to almost the Hobbesian state of nature, with an uncertainty of lives and properties. To check this imbroglio, the Federal Government of Nigeria led by His Excellency Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar‟Adua granted pardon to the militants that held arms and introduced the Amnesty Programme. This research aimed at exploring the reasons and impacts of the Federal Government Amnesty Programme for the Niger Delta Militants. Applying the Frustration and Aggression Theory as the theoretical framework, The investigation revealed that corruption and other institutional factors affected the proper implementation of the programme and recommended amongst others that the Federal Government should review the legislation that establish the Programme to entrench fiscal discipline and accountability in the management of the Programme.
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