Consequences of the Niger Delta Amnesty Implementation on Nigeria's Upstream Petroleum Industry
Publisher: Walden University
Author(s): Chisomaga Ihediohanma Ezeocha
Date: 2016
Topics: Economic Recovery, Extractive Resources
Countries: Nigeria
The Niger Delta militancy ravaged the Nigerian upstream petroleum sector between 2004-2009, bringing it to a standstill. In response, the Nigerian state adopted an amnesty policy―a globally recognized tool for conflict resolution and peacebuilding―to protect the sector and the economy from collapse. Little is known, however, about the unintended consequences of the amnesty implementation for the Nigerian upstream petroleum sector. Thus, the purpose of this study was to fill this gap in the research literature on the Niger Delta amnesty program. Polarity management was the conceptual framework applied; relative deprivation and polarities of democracy constituted the theoretical foundation for this qualitative case study.