This document examines the constitutionality of the amnesty program granted by the Nigerian government to militants in the Niger Delta region. It provides background on the rise of militancy in the region due to neglect of the people and environmental damage from oil extraction. The amnesty program aimed to pacify militants, especially the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, who were attacking oil infrastructure and disrupting oil production. However, the paper argues that since the amnesty program was not passed into law by the National Assembly, it is unconstitutional in its current form. The presidency would need to work with the National Assembly to pass a law legitimizing and regulating any amnesty granted to militants.
The Role of the Nigerian State in the Socio-Political Conflict in the Niger-D...inventionjournals
The Nigerian state has been affected by several conflicts socially and politically. The leadership have made promises which were not kept and they have not shown the political will to tackle the conflicts in the country. Hence, the Odua People Congress in the South West, the Boko Haram in the North East and the Niger Delta Militia in the South South of Nigeria respectively. This work focuses on the Niger Delta Conflict which has caused havoc in the country recently. The justification of this work is to attempt to look at the actions and inactions of the leadership of the country which have fueled these conflicts and proffer recommendations to remedy the situation. Expofacto theory was adopted to established the role of the Nigerian state in these conflicts using historical/descriptive and prescriptive approaches. The findings are that; government has not provided employment for the youths, has not clean the polluted environment, misappropriation of compensations, divide and rule policy, lack of consensus among the ruling class as regards the interest of the citizens. Recommendations: Deprivation in the region should be tackle, provide employment for youths, clean the polluted environment, discountenance force and use peaceful means to settle conflicts etc
Descriptive Report on Nigeria | Okoye, David IkechukwuDAVID OKOYE
Nigeria, officially known as the federal republic of Nigeria, is a former British colony. Nigeria has been home to a number of kingdoms and tribal states over the millennia. The modern state originated from British colonial rule beginning in the 19th century, and took its present territorial shape with the merging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914. The administrative and legal structures were set up when the British were practicing indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms. Nigeria became a formally independent federation in 1960. It experienced a civil war from 1967 to 1970. It thereafter alternated between democratically elected civilian governments and military dictatorships until it achieved a stable democracy in 1999, with the 2011 presidential election considered the first to be reasonably free and fair. In 2015, power transferred peacefully from one party to another for the first time when former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari defeated incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.
The Irony of Amnesty Programme: Incessant Oil Theft and Illegal Bunkering In ...inventionjournals
The document discusses the irony of Nigeria's Amnesty Programme in failing to curb oil theft in the Niger Delta region, despite reducing militant activities. It provides background on the Niger Delta's oil wealth and environmental degradation. While the Amnesty Programme increased oil production post-2009, oil theft has risen even higher than before. The perpetrators of oil theft are highly complex and organized, ranging from local communities to military officials to politicians both within and outside Nigeria. The motivations and impacts of continued oil theft pose serious economic and security threats if not addressed.
This document provides background information on the armed groups in Nigeria's Niger Delta region and summarizes their origins and motivations. It discusses the ethnic and political tensions in the region, exacerbated by decades of oil exploitation that polluted the environment and provided few economic benefits locally. While some early groups protested peacefully, others turned to violence, targeting oil infrastructure. Over time, many groups shifted focus from social justice to criminal activities like oil theft, aided by powerful outsiders. The document aims to identify and analyze the various militant groups in the region to better understand the conflict's dynamics and help enable a peaceful resolution.
Nigeria is located in West Africa and is composed of over 250 ethnic groups. It has a diverse population and experienced its first democratic transfer of power in 2007. Nigeria also has a large human rights community that advocates for citizen rights, though activists often face harassment from authorities.
Sustainable peace and security remains a key challenge in the Niger Delta region. But the Niger Delta question seems to defy all known solutions. Due to fact that the parties are not sincere at getting the issues resolved because certain individual(s) or group(s) are benefiting or the government lacks the will power to confront the problem politically. Despite the region justified for over 80% of government revenue, 95 % of export receipts and 90% of foreign exchange earnings, the region still nursing with communal tensions, political competition, organized criminality, and resource-based conflicts, militancy, piracy, cultism, election violence, communal violence, armed robbery, kidnapping, unemployment, poverty, land disputes and lack of infrastructures varying at state and Local Government Area (LGA) levels. The study therefore recommended: the development areas should be funded by the Federal Government through direct budgetary allocations. The development areas would have the mandate to ensure urgent infrastructural and socio- economic transformation of the Niger Delta. They should be domiciled in the oil producing communities, and should carry the locals along in the execution of their mandate. Activities of the development areas should be subjected to periodic review through a feed- back mechanism put in place by the Federal Government to ensure optimal performance, appropriate skill knowledge to ameliorate poverty, strengthening of anti-corruption agencies among others.
LifeHouse International - RACP Bankal ProjectEmma Syrat
The document provides background information on LifeHouse International's proposed Reintegration of Affa Combatants Programme in the Republic of Bankal. It summarizes that Bankal recently ended a 25-year civil war but still has high poverty and unemployment, and a recent tsunami caused further damage. It identifies key stakeholders including the 18 million citizens of Bankal, the 4.5 million living in poverty, and 20,000 former combatants in demobilization camps who need reintegration support. The document presents analyses of the problem situation and objectives to guide the proposed programme activities aimed at improving health, skills, and community reconciliation for ex-combatants.
Economic marginalisation in some selected states in the niger delta.Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a research paper that examines economic marginalization in selected states in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The paper finds that the lopsided fiscal structure, pollution and degradation from oil spills, and the minority status of the Niger Delta region have led to the economic marginalization of the local people. It recommends providing more employment opportunities for youths and requiring multinational oil companies to apply higher environmental standards to address these issues. The document analyzes theories of an "economy of conflict" and "rentier states" to explain the situation in the Niger Delta region.
The Role of the Nigerian State in the Socio-Political Conflict in the Niger-D...inventionjournals
The Nigerian state has been affected by several conflicts socially and politically. The leadership have made promises which were not kept and they have not shown the political will to tackle the conflicts in the country. Hence, the Odua People Congress in the South West, the Boko Haram in the North East and the Niger Delta Militia in the South South of Nigeria respectively. This work focuses on the Niger Delta Conflict which has caused havoc in the country recently. The justification of this work is to attempt to look at the actions and inactions of the leadership of the country which have fueled these conflicts and proffer recommendations to remedy the situation. Expofacto theory was adopted to established the role of the Nigerian state in these conflicts using historical/descriptive and prescriptive approaches. The findings are that; government has not provided employment for the youths, has not clean the polluted environment, misappropriation of compensations, divide and rule policy, lack of consensus among the ruling class as regards the interest of the citizens. Recommendations: Deprivation in the region should be tackle, provide employment for youths, clean the polluted environment, discountenance force and use peaceful means to settle conflicts etc
Descriptive Report on Nigeria | Okoye, David IkechukwuDAVID OKOYE
Nigeria, officially known as the federal republic of Nigeria, is a former British colony. Nigeria has been home to a number of kingdoms and tribal states over the millennia. The modern state originated from British colonial rule beginning in the 19th century, and took its present territorial shape with the merging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914. The administrative and legal structures were set up when the British were practicing indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms. Nigeria became a formally independent federation in 1960. It experienced a civil war from 1967 to 1970. It thereafter alternated between democratically elected civilian governments and military dictatorships until it achieved a stable democracy in 1999, with the 2011 presidential election considered the first to be reasonably free and fair. In 2015, power transferred peacefully from one party to another for the first time when former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari defeated incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan.
The Irony of Amnesty Programme: Incessant Oil Theft and Illegal Bunkering In ...inventionjournals
The document discusses the irony of Nigeria's Amnesty Programme in failing to curb oil theft in the Niger Delta region, despite reducing militant activities. It provides background on the Niger Delta's oil wealth and environmental degradation. While the Amnesty Programme increased oil production post-2009, oil theft has risen even higher than before. The perpetrators of oil theft are highly complex and organized, ranging from local communities to military officials to politicians both within and outside Nigeria. The motivations and impacts of continued oil theft pose serious economic and security threats if not addressed.
This document provides background information on the armed groups in Nigeria's Niger Delta region and summarizes their origins and motivations. It discusses the ethnic and political tensions in the region, exacerbated by decades of oil exploitation that polluted the environment and provided few economic benefits locally. While some early groups protested peacefully, others turned to violence, targeting oil infrastructure. Over time, many groups shifted focus from social justice to criminal activities like oil theft, aided by powerful outsiders. The document aims to identify and analyze the various militant groups in the region to better understand the conflict's dynamics and help enable a peaceful resolution.
Nigeria is located in West Africa and is composed of over 250 ethnic groups. It has a diverse population and experienced its first democratic transfer of power in 2007. Nigeria also has a large human rights community that advocates for citizen rights, though activists often face harassment from authorities.
Sustainable peace and security remains a key challenge in the Niger Delta region. But the Niger Delta question seems to defy all known solutions. Due to fact that the parties are not sincere at getting the issues resolved because certain individual(s) or group(s) are benefiting or the government lacks the will power to confront the problem politically. Despite the region justified for over 80% of government revenue, 95 % of export receipts and 90% of foreign exchange earnings, the region still nursing with communal tensions, political competition, organized criminality, and resource-based conflicts, militancy, piracy, cultism, election violence, communal violence, armed robbery, kidnapping, unemployment, poverty, land disputes and lack of infrastructures varying at state and Local Government Area (LGA) levels. The study therefore recommended: the development areas should be funded by the Federal Government through direct budgetary allocations. The development areas would have the mandate to ensure urgent infrastructural and socio- economic transformation of the Niger Delta. They should be domiciled in the oil producing communities, and should carry the locals along in the execution of their mandate. Activities of the development areas should be subjected to periodic review through a feed- back mechanism put in place by the Federal Government to ensure optimal performance, appropriate skill knowledge to ameliorate poverty, strengthening of anti-corruption agencies among others.
LifeHouse International - RACP Bankal ProjectEmma Syrat
The document provides background information on LifeHouse International's proposed Reintegration of Affa Combatants Programme in the Republic of Bankal. It summarizes that Bankal recently ended a 25-year civil war but still has high poverty and unemployment, and a recent tsunami caused further damage. It identifies key stakeholders including the 18 million citizens of Bankal, the 4.5 million living in poverty, and 20,000 former combatants in demobilization camps who need reintegration support. The document presents analyses of the problem situation and objectives to guide the proposed programme activities aimed at improving health, skills, and community reconciliation for ex-combatants.
Economic marginalisation in some selected states in the niger delta.Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a research paper that examines economic marginalization in selected states in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The paper finds that the lopsided fiscal structure, pollution and degradation from oil spills, and the minority status of the Niger Delta region have led to the economic marginalization of the local people. It recommends providing more employment opportunities for youths and requiring multinational oil companies to apply higher environmental standards to address these issues. The document analyzes theories of an "economy of conflict" and "rentier states" to explain the situation in the Niger Delta region.
Amnesty Programme and Youths’ Empowerment in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeri...inventionjournals
This study is on Amnesty programme and Youths’ empowerment in the Niger Delta region of Niger. The federal Government of Nigeria had introduced this Amnesty programme to curb youths’ restiveness which had prevailed in the Niger Delta region before the late President Yar’Adua’s administration. An important part of this Amnesty programme is youth empowerment. The extent to which this Amnesty programme has empowered the youths of this region constitute the broad objective of this study. Specifically, the research sets out to determine whether the Amnesty programme has been effective in training and creating jobs for the youths of the Niger Delta region. The study relied on Marxian Political economy approach as a theoretical framework. Using qualitative method anchored on secondary means of data collection. The study reveals that though a lot of youths from the Niger Delta region has benefited from the training programmes packaged by the Amnesty office, the modality of selection and placement is still marred with controversy. Further, a lot more of the youths of the region especially the non-militant youths are completely left out of the scheme. This sends a wrong signal to the up-coming youths across the country. It is therefore recommended that government need to deepen the programme to accommodate the non-militant youths of the region, ensure transparency and fairness in the process of enlistment and placement and systematically address the salient issues that necessitated the breach of peace that was witnessed in the region.
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI)inventionjournals
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJESI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Engineering Science and Technology, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
This document provides an overview of Nigeria as an investment destination. It begins with a quick glance section that outlines key facts about Nigeria such as its official name, capital, population, ethnic groups, languages, and currency. The next section provides a country profile, noting that Nigeria has experienced 50 years of struggles but is now seeing fruits of stability and economic growth. It highlights Nigeria's large population and fast growing economy, as well as its cultural and ethnic diversity. The document aims to focus on all possible aspects of investing in Nigeria.
Nigeria is located in West Africa and borders Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Its capital and largest city is Abuja, located in the center of the country. Nigeria has a population of over 200 million people and has a diverse landscape, with coastal areas on the Gulf of Guinea as well as forests, rivers and the Mambilla Plateau. Nigeria has a federal government and has faced issues with corruption, violence from militant groups, and environmental degradation caused by oil drilling.
The niger delta crisis and advocacy for peace by the nigerian press a content...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that analyzed content in three Nigerian newspapers (The Guardian, The Punch, and Niger Delta Standard) from July 2008 to June 2009 to examine if the newspapers advocated for peace in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, which has experienced over a decade of crisis due to infrastructural deprivation of the local people by the federal government. The analysis found that advocacy for peace in the Niger Delta by the newspapers was limited and they reported more on the violence of the crisis than solutions. The document provides background on the Niger Delta crisis and reviews concepts of media advocacy and agenda-setting to establish the role newspapers could play in advocating for peace through their content.
Oil Exploration and Exploitation: Uprising and Insurgence in the Niger Delta,...paperpublications3
Abstract: The conflict in the Niger Delta region is grounded in the deep historical struggles by the local people who have been subjected to several decades of perceived discrimination and marginalization in the distribution of powers and the benefits accrued from the oil in the region. This paper therefore examines the conflict in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria, which emanated as a result of right to a resource control. The study adopts the theory of frustration aggression and structural imperialism to address the impending and uprising problems in the region. The conflict in the region had been attributed to corrupt political elites that misused the resources and wealth that were meant for the growth and development of the region. The study concluded that the problems in the region could only be eradicated if the local people are given the right to self-determination and local autonomy, thereby fighting poverty and underdevelopment in the region.
This document provides an overview of Nigeria's oil and gas industry. It discusses:
- Nigeria has suffered from the "curse of black gold" due to corruption, poverty, and violence in the Niger Delta region from militant groups.
- Oil was first discovered in Nigeria in 1956 and the country now has over 33 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, ranking it 10th globally. Oil accounts for the majority of Nigeria's exports and government revenues.
- The Niger Delta region, where most oil production occurs, remains impoverished despite being the source of most government income. Militant groups have attacked pipelines and installations, reducing production by over 1 million barrels per day.
- Ending the socio
Lecture on Philippine Mining and Resources Law for 2014 Geology Board Examinees given at the University of the Philippines National Institute of Geological Sciences on 23 July 2014
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#MP2013 Presentation of the Minister of Foreign AffairsFMINigeria
The document summarizes the performance of Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from May 2011 to June 2013 as presented by the Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador O.A. Ashiru. Key points include pursuing economic diplomacy to attract large investments from countries like the US, Germany, China, and Mexico totaling over $8.9 billion in 2012. Nigeria strengthened relations with these countries through partnerships and agreements. The ministry also worked to reposition Nigeria's leadership role in West Africa and Africa on issues like elections in Cote d'Ivoire, conflicts in Mali and Guinea-Bissau, and relations with the African Union.
1) South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after decades of civil war. It faces challenges including disputes with Sudan, a lack of economic development beyond oil, and integrating armed groups.
2) The population experiences high rates of poverty, gender inequality, and human insecurity issues like maternal mortality and food insecurity. Women in particular face societal expectations, limited economic opportunities, and risks of violence.
3) Disarming the civilian population who rely on weapons to protect cattle and themselves remains a challenge, and the proliferation of arms contributes to insecurity across South Sudan.
Lamu County is located on the Kenyan coast near the Somali border. It has a population of around 100,000 people from diverse ethnic groups, with 35% being indigenous communities and 65% being non-indigenous settlers. The county's main economic activities are farming and it has faced several terrorist attacks in recent years that have killed over 100 people and displaced many more. The attacks are thought to stem from conflicts over land between indigenous groups and settlers, as well as Al-Shabaab exploiting these tensions by capitalizing on religious and political divisions in order to recruit members and stage more attacks. Addressing the underlying issues around land rights and improving security measures are seen as key to resolving the instability in Lamu County.
This document provides an overview of investing in Nigeria, including:
1. Nigeria has a population of over 166 million and relies heavily on oil and gas, which accounts for over 70% of government revenue and 95% of foreign exchange.
2. Other major industries include banking, telecommunications, transportation, manufacturing, and agriculture. Solid minerals, which contribute less than 2% to GDP, are an underdeveloped sector with large untapped reserves of minerals like iron ore, gypsum, coal, and bitumen.
3. The Nigerian government has introduced reforms and policies to encourage investment in the mining sector, including allowing 100% foreign ownership, establishing a one-stop shop for business registration, and combating
Jordan is a constitutional monarchy located in Western Asia. It has a population of around 10 million people and its capital and largest city is Amman. The country has a predominantly Muslim population and Arabic is the official language. Jordan has a mixed economy that relies on services, industry, and trade. The country faces political challenges related to regional conflicts and an influx of refugees but has pursued economic reforms and development of its technology and medical tourism sectors in recent decades.
The Trend Analysis of Oil Revenue and Oil Export in NigeriaIOSR Journals
The oil sector has generated huge revenue to the Nigerian Economy, yet the prevalence economic situation rather than showcasing the benefits from this economic driver of Nigeria, depicts a divergence view about the economy. The question is what happens to the manufacturing sector, human capital development and the agricultural sector of the economy? This paper attempted to descriptively analyze the trends of oil revenue and oil export as it relates to other potential economic variables required for the transformation of the Nigerian economy. The paper also make a comparative analysis of how such chosen variables behave before and after democracy to determine the period where oil revenue management impacted positively on the economy as a means of enhancing the standard of living of the ordinary Nigerian, their health status, infrastructural facilities like power etc. However, recommendations has been proffer for policy makers and the stakeholders, which if adequately implementated will enhance efficient and effective management of Nigeria oil revenue with the broad aim of transforming the economy and positioning it for global relevance
Building the New State: The Challenge of the “Resource Curse” in South Sudan futureagricultures
The document discusses the challenges facing South Sudan related to its oil resources and the risk of falling victim to the "resource curse". It provides an overview of different approaches to understanding the resource curse, including Dutch Disease, rent-seeking, volatility, specialization, and political economy. It then analyzes South Sudan's level of oil abundance, economic vulnerability based on resource curse theories, and political vulnerability. The key risks identified are South Sudan's heavy dependence on oil resources which will be depleted within 12 years, economic challenges from volatility and rent-seeking, and weak political institutions.
Global economic crisis a challenge to the entrepreneurship development of tec...Alexander Decker
This document discusses the impact of the global economic crisis on entrepreneurship development in technical vocational education and training for Nigeria's oil and gas sector. It notes that the crisis negatively impacted Nigeria's economy in addition to domestic issues like conflicts in the Niger Delta region. This reduced oil and gas production and constrained companies from hiring professionals trained by vocational institutions. Tables show production data for various oil companies from 2005 and global oil demand trends. The concept of entrepreneurship and its role in poverty reduction are also examined.
Issues, Claims and the Challenges of Militancy Uprising on Security in Niger ...AJHSSR Journal
The document discusses issues of militancy and security challenges in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. It notes that the region, despite being rich in oil resources, has faced environmental damage, loss of livelihoods, unemployment, and human rights violations due to oil exploration. As a result, various militant groups have emerged claiming the region has been neglected and deprived. The government has established agencies and ministries to address the problems, implemented derivation principles to return oil revenues to the region, created more states, and launched amnesty programs for militants. However, the document argues that political corruption has undermined these efforts and the region's problems remain unsolved.
This document provides a case study analysis of litigation against Chiquita Brands International regarding its operations in Latin America. It discusses how the Alien Tort Statute allows foreign citizens to sue in U.S. courts for human rights violations committed abroad by U.S. companies. The analysis examines multiple cases involving Chiquita and questions whether U.S. state governments should be held accountable for wrongs committed overseas by corporations they charter.
Seven years after returning to civilian rule, Nigeria has improved its international reputation through economic reforms and a campaign promoting national pride. It has replaced military dictatorship with elected governments, contributing to regional stability in Africa. As the fifth largest source of U.S. oil imports, Nigeria's economy and elections will continue to be closely watched internationally.
Amnesty Programme and Youths’ Empowerment in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeri...inventionjournals
This study is on Amnesty programme and Youths’ empowerment in the Niger Delta region of Niger. The federal Government of Nigeria had introduced this Amnesty programme to curb youths’ restiveness which had prevailed in the Niger Delta region before the late President Yar’Adua’s administration. An important part of this Amnesty programme is youth empowerment. The extent to which this Amnesty programme has empowered the youths of this region constitute the broad objective of this study. Specifically, the research sets out to determine whether the Amnesty programme has been effective in training and creating jobs for the youths of the Niger Delta region. The study relied on Marxian Political economy approach as a theoretical framework. Using qualitative method anchored on secondary means of data collection. The study reveals that though a lot of youths from the Niger Delta region has benefited from the training programmes packaged by the Amnesty office, the modality of selection and placement is still marred with controversy. Further, a lot more of the youths of the region especially the non-militant youths are completely left out of the scheme. This sends a wrong signal to the up-coming youths across the country. It is therefore recommended that government need to deepen the programme to accommodate the non-militant youths of the region, ensure transparency and fairness in the process of enlistment and placement and systematically address the salient issues that necessitated the breach of peace that was witnessed in the region.
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI)inventionjournals
International Journal of Engineering and Science Invention (IJESI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJESI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Engineering Science and Technology, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
This document provides an overview of Nigeria as an investment destination. It begins with a quick glance section that outlines key facts about Nigeria such as its official name, capital, population, ethnic groups, languages, and currency. The next section provides a country profile, noting that Nigeria has experienced 50 years of struggles but is now seeing fruits of stability and economic growth. It highlights Nigeria's large population and fast growing economy, as well as its cultural and ethnic diversity. The document aims to focus on all possible aspects of investing in Nigeria.
Nigeria is located in West Africa and borders Benin, Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Its capital and largest city is Abuja, located in the center of the country. Nigeria has a population of over 200 million people and has a diverse landscape, with coastal areas on the Gulf of Guinea as well as forests, rivers and the Mambilla Plateau. Nigeria has a federal government and has faced issues with corruption, violence from militant groups, and environmental degradation caused by oil drilling.
The niger delta crisis and advocacy for peace by the nigerian press a content...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes a study that analyzed content in three Nigerian newspapers (The Guardian, The Punch, and Niger Delta Standard) from July 2008 to June 2009 to examine if the newspapers advocated for peace in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, which has experienced over a decade of crisis due to infrastructural deprivation of the local people by the federal government. The analysis found that advocacy for peace in the Niger Delta by the newspapers was limited and they reported more on the violence of the crisis than solutions. The document provides background on the Niger Delta crisis and reviews concepts of media advocacy and agenda-setting to establish the role newspapers could play in advocating for peace through their content.
Oil Exploration and Exploitation: Uprising and Insurgence in the Niger Delta,...paperpublications3
Abstract: The conflict in the Niger Delta region is grounded in the deep historical struggles by the local people who have been subjected to several decades of perceived discrimination and marginalization in the distribution of powers and the benefits accrued from the oil in the region. This paper therefore examines the conflict in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria, which emanated as a result of right to a resource control. The study adopts the theory of frustration aggression and structural imperialism to address the impending and uprising problems in the region. The conflict in the region had been attributed to corrupt political elites that misused the resources and wealth that were meant for the growth and development of the region. The study concluded that the problems in the region could only be eradicated if the local people are given the right to self-determination and local autonomy, thereby fighting poverty and underdevelopment in the region.
This document provides an overview of Nigeria's oil and gas industry. It discusses:
- Nigeria has suffered from the "curse of black gold" due to corruption, poverty, and violence in the Niger Delta region from militant groups.
- Oil was first discovered in Nigeria in 1956 and the country now has over 33 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, ranking it 10th globally. Oil accounts for the majority of Nigeria's exports and government revenues.
- The Niger Delta region, where most oil production occurs, remains impoverished despite being the source of most government income. Militant groups have attacked pipelines and installations, reducing production by over 1 million barrels per day.
- Ending the socio
Lecture on Philippine Mining and Resources Law for 2014 Geology Board Examinees given at the University of the Philippines National Institute of Geological Sciences on 23 July 2014
During this week's Invast Insights we cover:
► The impact of Iraq on oil markets
► The depression in mining won’t last forever
► Australian listed energy producer
► S&P500 looks like a good short
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#MP2013 Presentation of the Minister of Foreign AffairsFMINigeria
The document summarizes the performance of Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs from May 2011 to June 2013 as presented by the Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador O.A. Ashiru. Key points include pursuing economic diplomacy to attract large investments from countries like the US, Germany, China, and Mexico totaling over $8.9 billion in 2012. Nigeria strengthened relations with these countries through partnerships and agreements. The ministry also worked to reposition Nigeria's leadership role in West Africa and Africa on issues like elections in Cote d'Ivoire, conflicts in Mali and Guinea-Bissau, and relations with the African Union.
1) South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after decades of civil war. It faces challenges including disputes with Sudan, a lack of economic development beyond oil, and integrating armed groups.
2) The population experiences high rates of poverty, gender inequality, and human insecurity issues like maternal mortality and food insecurity. Women in particular face societal expectations, limited economic opportunities, and risks of violence.
3) Disarming the civilian population who rely on weapons to protect cattle and themselves remains a challenge, and the proliferation of arms contributes to insecurity across South Sudan.
Lamu County is located on the Kenyan coast near the Somali border. It has a population of around 100,000 people from diverse ethnic groups, with 35% being indigenous communities and 65% being non-indigenous settlers. The county's main economic activities are farming and it has faced several terrorist attacks in recent years that have killed over 100 people and displaced many more. The attacks are thought to stem from conflicts over land between indigenous groups and settlers, as well as Al-Shabaab exploiting these tensions by capitalizing on religious and political divisions in order to recruit members and stage more attacks. Addressing the underlying issues around land rights and improving security measures are seen as key to resolving the instability in Lamu County.
This document provides an overview of investing in Nigeria, including:
1. Nigeria has a population of over 166 million and relies heavily on oil and gas, which accounts for over 70% of government revenue and 95% of foreign exchange.
2. Other major industries include banking, telecommunications, transportation, manufacturing, and agriculture. Solid minerals, which contribute less than 2% to GDP, are an underdeveloped sector with large untapped reserves of minerals like iron ore, gypsum, coal, and bitumen.
3. The Nigerian government has introduced reforms and policies to encourage investment in the mining sector, including allowing 100% foreign ownership, establishing a one-stop shop for business registration, and combating
Jordan is a constitutional monarchy located in Western Asia. It has a population of around 10 million people and its capital and largest city is Amman. The country has a predominantly Muslim population and Arabic is the official language. Jordan has a mixed economy that relies on services, industry, and trade. The country faces political challenges related to regional conflicts and an influx of refugees but has pursued economic reforms and development of its technology and medical tourism sectors in recent decades.
The Trend Analysis of Oil Revenue and Oil Export in NigeriaIOSR Journals
The oil sector has generated huge revenue to the Nigerian Economy, yet the prevalence economic situation rather than showcasing the benefits from this economic driver of Nigeria, depicts a divergence view about the economy. The question is what happens to the manufacturing sector, human capital development and the agricultural sector of the economy? This paper attempted to descriptively analyze the trends of oil revenue and oil export as it relates to other potential economic variables required for the transformation of the Nigerian economy. The paper also make a comparative analysis of how such chosen variables behave before and after democracy to determine the period where oil revenue management impacted positively on the economy as a means of enhancing the standard of living of the ordinary Nigerian, their health status, infrastructural facilities like power etc. However, recommendations has been proffer for policy makers and the stakeholders, which if adequately implementated will enhance efficient and effective management of Nigeria oil revenue with the broad aim of transforming the economy and positioning it for global relevance
Building the New State: The Challenge of the “Resource Curse” in South Sudan futureagricultures
The document discusses the challenges facing South Sudan related to its oil resources and the risk of falling victim to the "resource curse". It provides an overview of different approaches to understanding the resource curse, including Dutch Disease, rent-seeking, volatility, specialization, and political economy. It then analyzes South Sudan's level of oil abundance, economic vulnerability based on resource curse theories, and political vulnerability. The key risks identified are South Sudan's heavy dependence on oil resources which will be depleted within 12 years, economic challenges from volatility and rent-seeking, and weak political institutions.
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An examination of the constitutionality of amnesty programme in the niger delta region of the federal republic of nigeria
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An Examination of the Constitutionality of the Amnesty Programme
in the Niger Delta Region of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
J.O.Olatoke, LL.B, BL, LL.M, Ph.D.
Lecturer in the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, University of Ilorin, Nigeria and onetime special
adviser to the Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on litigation. 08037116839
S.M. Olokooba, B.A, LL.B, P.G.D.E., (Unilorin), LL.M (Ife), BL. (Corresponding Author)
Lecturer and Former Coordinator in the Department of Business Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Ilorin,
Nigeria. 08066767646, E: Mail:- sakaskydlaw2002@gmail.com
Abstract
The collapse of social values, failure of leadership, and neglect of the youth is now a current problem in Nigeria.
This vice now increases the spate of unemployment, abject poverty; illiteracy, frustrations and the resurgence of
many militant and terrorist groups in different part of the country. This work examines the Amnesty granted by the
Federal; Republic of Nigeria to the Militants disturbing the oil production and vandalizing many oil pipelines in
South-South region of the country vis-a-vis the provisions of the constitution and draws a legal opinion whether
going by the constitution the Amnesty programme is not unconstitutional or null and void. The paper further examine
if Amnesty is the lasting solution to the problem in the region considering the unabated activities of the militants
despite the amnesty programme. In the final analysis, the paper posited that since amnesty programme is yet to be
passing into law, it is unconstitutional. For it to be constitutional, there is a need for the presidency to approach the
National Assembly to make law permitting the president to grant Amnesty to the militants and other related groups
who are willing to voluntarily make peace.
Keywords: Constitutionality, Amnesty, Niger Delta Region.
1. Introduction
On may 29 1999, Nigeria entered into its fourth republic with pomp and pageantry and with hopes of establishing a
peaceful democratic polity. Unfortunately, since then, ethnic, religious, geo-ethnic, youth violent acts and others have
punctuated the political process and rendered extremely fragile the security of persons, groups and their properties.
Increasingly, violence is becoming a characteristic hallmark of group relations in the country (John, 2010).
Formation of militias became the order of the day, and the unemployed and underemployed youth embarked on
range of violent activities in search for livelihood. This situation has produced heroes in the context of political thug,
assassination, militancy, and ethnic massacre. Some relatively impoverished youth have gravitated into religious
fundamentalism with networks stretching across Africa and Saudi Arabia in case of Islam and to England and the US
in the case of Patencostal Christianity (Akeem, 2010). In the South- West, we have the OOdua People’s Congress,
while in the North; we have the Arewa People’s Congress and also Bokko Haram sect. In the South-East, we have
the Movement for the actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and in the South-South; we have the
Niger Delta Libration Force and Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND). The Movement for the
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Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) is the major militant group that spearheaded the actualization of the amnesty
programme in the entire southern part of Nigeria with the Federal Government.
The Niger delta region are the geographical area of the defunct ‘Western Ijaw Division in (Western Nigeria) and the
Rivers provinces but excluding Ahoad and Portharcourt in (Eastern Nigeria)(Nigeria Year Book, 1959: 41, Willink’s
Report, 1958: 3-8 and Ambily, 2010)’ the Division and Provinces have become the present Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta
States(Etekpe, 2009: 1-2.) After independence, the Nigerian state altered and redefined it at the time of
promulgation of Oil Minerals Producing Ares Development Commission (OMPADEC) decree in 1993 and the Niger
Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Act in 2000. While OMPADEC’S definition made the region synonymous
with the south-south geo-political zone (Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Edo, Akwa-Ibom and Cross River states) due to the
geographical contiguity, the NNDC Act equated the region with oil production.(2010: 319-320).
Apart from Bokko Haram which is a religious sect, other militias are purely ethno-geographical and regional groups
fighting for either the emancipation of people and or mineral resources in different regions of the country. In a bid to
pacify these militias especially, the militant in the oil producing region of Nigeria, the late president Alhaji Umar
Musa YarAdua, initiated the amnesty programme. Though the programme was well received and applauded both
with and outside Nigeria, but the legality of the programme which is the concern of this paper has never been
addressed. This paper therefore examines the constitutionality or otherwise of the Amnesty Programme of the
Federal Government of Nigeria in the Niger Delta Region of the Country vis-à the provision of the Constitution
-vis
of the Federal republic of Nigeria on such programme. The position of the paper is arrived at from the constitutional
provisions and courts judgment on amnesty and other related issues in Nigeria.
2. Historical Background
Let it be emphasized that an attempt to go down too deep into the historical background of what led to Amnesty
programme will take more than the space available for this work and at the same time might be capable of
overshadowing the purport of this discussion. However, it is pertinent to look into brief historical background of the
concept of the discussion at hand in order to have full idea of where we are coming from so that one can appreciate
what led to the birth of this concept.
Before now, Nigeria was known for her prowess in export of case crops as Cocoa, Rubber and the likes which forms
the base of Nigeria Gross Domestic Index than when Agriculture was of great value, little wonder when the then
Federal Government under the rulership of former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo Introduced operation Feed
The Nation which intended to improve the lives of the People through agriculture.
However, the story of the nation changes with the discovery of crude Oil in early 80’s in some party of the countries
later known as Niger Delta Region. The crude Oil is now what forms the base of Nigeria Gross Domestic income and
this is a fact that has been accepted. It is also this discovery of Oil that brings Nigeria to have recognized name in
Organisation of Petroleum Export Countries and attracts many foreign nation to us for whatever reason. The People
of the South-South and some part of South-East now believed that the discovery of the Oil should be a boost to their
economy and Social Development. Therefore, much expectation is on this proceeds from the oil and expect much
from the government in taking care of their welfare because it is believed that majority of their land is water logged
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where the crude oil is refined which makes them not to have a good drinkable water, their land fertility and fishing
expeditions has been destroyed by Oil spillage as such, they have little space to cultivate for agriculture. They also
expect returns from the multinational Company, who is using this land to put many social amenities that could make
life meaningful for them.
Nevertheless, it seems that both the Government either at the State or the Federal are not committed to these
demands of the people of Niger Delta and even some of the multinational companies are not helping the matter. This
is what aggravated some Niger Delta people to come together to form a group for self actualization of the dream of
this region such as the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta under the leadership of Mr. Joshua and Late Okiti
(before his death), the Ijaw Republic Assembly, the Group lead by Assari Dokkibo and the likes.
As time goes by, these groups became more violent on the Oil companies and many of the leaders of these group
have become millionaire over night through the kidnapping of some of the expatriate of these Oil companies for
payment of their ransom not only that, they also involve themselves in Oil bunkering and violent attack against the
Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Army and Security agencies responding to the security of the Oil pipelines. The effect of all
these attack is definitely telling on the government who has solely relied on this crude oil as our major income.
The last straw that breaks the camel’s back before the inception of this programme was the sudden unbearable going
down of oil revenue which did not go well with the government to the extent that more than one million barrels a day
of Nigeria oil production as a result of militant attacks that led to Nigeria losing her position as Africa’s biggest oil
producer to Angola. The resultant effect of this loss is felt seriously by the government hence, the need for the
solution to this menace that almost turns the country in bizarre. This is what gave birth to the Amnesty extended/
granted to all militants that surrendered their weapon voluntarily.
It is on record that the programme started sometimes in August, 2009 and was to last for 60days under the then late
President Umar Musa Yar’adua but the legacy continue by his successor, the incumbent President, President
Goodluck Ebelle Jonathan. The programme covers about 8,000 to 10,000 militants but up till the time of writing this
paper, there had been no official report through the programme but one thing that is certain is that the Federal
Government has budgeted about $63million for the rehabilitation and reintegration of these thousands of militant
which covers their allowances and running of the programmes for the period of 2 months. Each of the militants is
expected to receive $135 a month plus $100 a month for food.
On the other hand, it need be pointed out here that this amnesty is not the first measure to cub the menace, for
example in 2004 the Federal Government made attempt to buy over some of the militants leaders like Ateke Tom and
Asari Dokubo by paying them $2,000 for each of the 360 AK – 47 they surrender to the government. Despite this
move, it was reported later that Mr. Tom was quoted as saying that he only turned in small fraction of his arms
meaning the deal failed resulting in the increase of the activities of the militants. Similarly, the Rivers State
Government (one of the Niger Delta State) and one of the states with high deposit of Crude Oil made attempt to curb
the activities of these militants in 2007 by making offer of showering thousands of Dollars on the militants who
denounce violence. Though one could not ascertain how much was spent during this period, but the programme
ended in tatters.
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2.1. Definition of Terms
In dispassionate consideration of the concept at hand one must note that there are 3 (three) key words which meaning
are to be ascertained from the beginning, they are “Constitutionality”, “Amnesty” and “Niger Delta Region”.
According to (Bryan 1999: 306), constitutionality is defined as:
the quality or state of being constitutional” and “Proper under the constitution.
“Amnesty” on the other hand is defined in Black’s Law (1999: 83) as
A pardon extended by the government to a group or class of persons usually for
political offence, the act of a sovereign power officially forgiving certain classes
of persons who are subject to trial but have not yet being convicted.
In other word, amnesty, is a pardon for offences granted by an Act of Parliament which is originated
by the Crown (Sheila, 2001: 29)
The Niger Delta region are the geographical area of the defunct ‘Western Ijaw Division in (Western
Nigeria) and the Rivers provinces but excluding Ahoad and Port-Harcourt in (Eastern Nigeria)
Having made the definition of the terms in this work, the question that calls for our consideration is did the Amnesty
granted to the militant in the Niger Delta area falls in line with the provision of the constitution or better still is it
proper in the face of the constitution or is there any provision of the law that empowers the president to carry out
such policy and what is the legal implication of the programme?
3. The Constitutionality or Otherwise Of the Amnesty Programme in Nigeria
Going by the provision in section 1, 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the constitution is the
highest law of the land and is supreme over any person or authority including the President. Amnesty as was held by
the court in the case of Nig Plc. v. F.B.I.R (2010) 2 NWLR (pt. 1179) 561 at 579 Para a – d and, N.U.E.E. v. B.P.E
(2010) 7 NWLR (pt. 1193) 538 at 570 – 571 Para F; 570 a – c is not provided for in our constitution which is the
ground norms or the laws of our land., what the constitution provides for is prerogative of Mercy. The Prerogative of
mercy has been accepted in our jurisprudence and the courts of law by the judicial power conferred on them have
given a judicial meaning of what is “prerogative of mercy as contained in section 175 Constitution of the Federal
republic of Nigeria, 1999.” In Obidike v. State, reported in (2001) 7 NWLR (pt. 743) 601 at 639 paras G – H; 640
PARA E – F the court of Appeal recognized prerogative of mercy as provided for under SECTION 161 and 192
1979 Constitution, now section 175 and 212 (1999)Constitution where OLAGUNJU J.C.A (of blessed memory)
opined as follows:
This court is not unmindful of the power of the president of his country under section
161 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1979 to grant pardon to a
convicted person or grant a respite or remission of punishment among other this similar
powers were vested in a state governor by section 192 of the self same constitution in
respect of conviction of any offence created by any law of a state on terms identical with
section 161 thereof. The parallelism of the powers described in the marginal note of each
section as prerogative of mercy.
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From the above judicial interpretation of the prerogative of mercy by the president or governor of a state, what the
constitution contemplate is pardon to someone who has been convicted of an offence or crime or someone who is
related thereto section 175 of the 1999 constitution provides thus: the Phrase “ any person concerned with” might be
issue or interest and concern that one might tend to hold the view that the phrase could accommodate the militants in
the various creeks at the Niger Delta region. However, this view might not hold water going by the rule of
interpretation of statute in the maxim of Ejusdem Generis Rule meaning of the same kind or put in simple form
where a particular class goes with a general word, the particular class is taken to be comprehensive and the general
word as referring to matter ejusdem gave is with such class. Therefore, the general phrase “any person concerned
with” must be read with a particular class of people convicted of any offence. Meaning what is later motioned must
be of the same kind with the former therefore, the militant, who are yet to be convicted of any offence, cannot fit in
into the provision. Perhaps it is necessary to look at both general and legal meaning of “pardon”
According to Black Dictionary (2) “pardon” is the act or instance of officially nullifying punishment or other legal
consequences of a crime, in jiffy, pardon is “to forgive” or “excuse” ( Hornby 2002:841). Similarly, the concept of
pardon has received judicial interpretation in the Nigerian Courts in Ojukwu v Obasanjo (2004) FWLR, (pt 222)
1666, F.R.N. v. Ifekwu (2003) 15 NWLR (PT. 842)113; Jammal Steel Structure v A.C.B. (1973) ALL NLR 823 and
Falae v Obasanjo where MUSDAPHER (JCA as he then was) opined as follows:
A pardon is an act of grace by the appropriate authority which mitigated or obliterate the
punishment the law demands for the offence and restores the rights and the privileges forfeited
on account to the offence…the effect of a pardon is to make the offender a new man, to acquit
him of all corpora penalties and forfeiture annexed to the offence pardoned.
A critical view of the definitions denotes that a pardon is an official act and it given after an offence has been
committed. Similarly, we also hold the view that while both prerogative of mercy and Amnesty are pardon in nature,
the legal implication of both is different. Black Law Dictionary (1999: 1137) has also differentiated Amnesty from
the general pardon referred to in constitution by stating that unlike an ordinary pardon, amnesty is addressed to
crimes against state sovereignty that is, to political offences with respect to which forgiveness is received and which
is more expedient for the public welfare than prosecution.
Having known what amnesty stands for and the connotation of prerogative of mercy, can it be said that prerogative
of mercy contemplated by the Constitution is the same or could incorporate amnesty since both means pardon? The
court when looking at the applicability of the prerogative of mercy by the President in Amanchukwu v Federal
Republic of Nigeria reported in (No.2) (1999) 4 NWLR (pt. 599)479 at 495 where Udow- Azogu (JCA) held
inter alia that:
…by virtue of section 175 (i) of the CFRN 1999, the president has power in consultation with
council of state to grant a pardon to any person convicted of any offence or to remit the whole
or any part of any imposed on that person for such an offence there is need for the president to
exercise his powers of reprieved through the attorney General of the Federation in favour of
the convicts
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The Supreme Court of Nigeria also states further some situation where the president or the governor as the case may
be cannot exercise the power of prerogative of mercy in Solola v. The State reported in (2007)6 NWLR (Pt.1029)1 at
24) when Edozie (JSC) held thus:
a person convicted of murder and sentences to death by a High Court and whose appeal is
dismissed by the Court of Appeal is deemed to have lodged a further appeal to the Supreme
Court and until that appeal is finally determined the head of state or the governor of a state
cannot pursuant to section 175 and 212 of the CFRN 1999 as the case may be exercise his
power of prerogative of mercy in favour of that person. In the same vein such person cannot
be executed before his appeal is disposed of.
From the provisions of Sections 175 and 212 of the Constitution the following conditions/situation must exist before
there could be prerogative of mercy;
(a) The person to be granted prerogative of mercy must have been convicted of an offence.
(b) The president or the governor must have consulted the council of state or the advisory council of state
as the case may be;
(c) The prerogative of mercy cannot be granted to a person under trial not yet convicted or convicted,
appealed to the court of appeal and his conviction confirmed but the appeal is still before the Supreme
Court,
(d) Such person granted pardon here is immune from re-prosecution as same was held by the court in Ibori
v F.R.N (2009) 3 NWLR) (pt 1127) 94 to amounted to double jeopardy.
The conditions prudent for amnesty are:
(i) People concerned must be a group or community not individual;
(ii) They must have committed a political offence and subject to trial but have not yet being
convicted;
(iii) Such group once granted pardon cannot be re- prosecuted.
A perusal of the two concepts in the face of the constitution will reveal that amnesty can never be the same
prerogative of mercy. More importantly in relation to discuss at hand, the amnesty granted to the different groups in
the creeks of the Niger Delta did not meet the condition precedent for granting amnesty assuming without conceding
that it was even provided for in the constitution. The group of people granted the amnesty have not been shown to
have committed political offence and they are presumed to be innocent until contrary is proved.
In C.O.P. V. TOBIN reported in (2005) 11 NWLR (pt.932)640 at 488, the court held that any person accused of
criminal offence is presumed innocent until the contrary is proved. One interesting this about thing Amnesty is that
majority of the people granted Amnesty have not been accused of any offence not to talk of standing trial before any
or convicted by any court of competent jurisdiction.
The purport of the analysis so far is that one can safely conclude that the amnesty programme in Nigeria is
unconstitutional on the following 2 (two) grounds:
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(a) The programmed is against the presumption of innocence enshrined against these set of people because they
can never be pardoned unless there is an offence and such person is being tried or convicted by court of
competent jurisdiction contrary to the situation in this case where majority of the militants have not been
arrested by just came out voluntarily to enjoy amnesty while the implication of the amnesty granted to them
is that they are guilty of a political offence but received pardon from the presidency. This leaves so many
questions unanswered such as.
(i) Were these people formally accused of any offence?
(ii) Which court is trying them for the offence if any?
(iii) Which court convicted them?
(b) The power of the president under section 175 of the constitution to grant pardon does not extend to power
to grant amnesty and there is no other provision in the constitution or in any existing Federal Enactment
empowering the president to grant such pardon from the feature of condition precedent for Amnesty which
have earlier been highlighted earlier in this work vis- a – vis the prerogative of mercy contemplated by the
constitution, more so when the rule of interpretation of the statute will defeat whatever disguise the
programme may be called, by the rule of Ejusdem generis the phase concerned could not extend to include
militant not arrested and tried for an offence and not yet convicted as contemplated by the constitution. In
the same vein exclusio unis rule of interpretation applies that is the express mention of a thing, is to the
exclusion of other not mentioned In ascertaining this, marginal note of that particular section would be
brought to play as it has been settled that marginal note and heading can be referred to in the construction of
statutes to resolve any ensuring doubt as held in Schroder v. Major (2009) 10 NWLR (Pt. 1148)62 and
what later re- affirmed by the Apex Court in cases like, N.T.C. Ltd v. Agunannee (1995) 5 NWLR (pt397)
541 at 574 – 575 Paras H – A, Ethuwa v. O.S.I.E.C/ (2006) 18 NWLR (pt 1012) 544 at 568 – 569
Paras H _ C, Ogbunniya v. Okudo (19760 6 – 9 sc. 32; PDP v. INEC (1999)11 NWLR (PT 626)at
200; Osahon V. FRN (2003)16 NWLR (pt 845)89. The marginal notes in the section simply say
prerogative of mercy as confirmed in the judicial authority of Obidike v. The State, reported in (1989)2
NWLR (pt.101) 1 at 18 Para A cannot by extension mean Amnesty because express mention of
prerogative of mercy is the exclusion of the word ‘Amnesty’ which is a distinct concept on its own. Where
then did the president derive the right to grant amnesty to the Niger Delta Militant when same is not covered
by the constitution or any law in existence?
The implication of the amnesty without the provision of such is that the ex-militant could still be arrested and
arraigned before the court of competent jurisdiction for whatsoever offence they might have committed before now
and they will not be covered by section 36 (10) of the constitution because what is unconstitutional cannot be
covered by the constitution there is no basis upon which section 36 (10) of the constitution could operate as you
cannot place something on nothing and expect it to stand.
Therefore it is submitted that there are other ways of achieving the same purpose by the Federal Government. That is,
instead of the Federal Government granting amnesty, it ought to have made us of the power of the Attorney General
of the Federation under the constitution to enter Nolle proseque as was done for Henry Okah, the MEND’s leader not
minding the fact that Nolle proseque can only be granted a discharge not total acquittal in which case they can still be
arrested and it can never be a pardon so as to act as estoppel under section 36 (1) of the constitution. Therefore, the
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exercise of that power cannot amount to pardon contemplated by the constitution or legal pardon in the real sense of
it. Otherwise, a new government might came after the present administration and might not want to concede what the
present government has done and may want to prosecute these militants which might look like a foul play on the part
of the government against the militant, the effect is that nation might be starting from what it’s trying to curb.
4. The way forward
Having established in this discussion that the Amnesty programme in Nigeria as presently constituted is
unconstitutional, it is not enough to stop or pause there but I deem it fit to offer the following recommendation in the
interest of the continuity.
(1) There is a need for the presidency if keen at making this programme a continuous one to approach the
National Assembly to make law permitting the president to grant Amnesty to the militants and other related
groups who are willing to voluntarily make peace.
(2) The amnesty programme seems to be channelled towards some group of the Niger Delta region but, we will
like to suggest that the presidency should focus on the programme that will make life better and more
meaningful for these people such as:
(a) Provision of federal Infrastructures and institutions
(b) Availability of basic needs
(c) Make sure that the oil companies are socially responsible to them
(d) The oil companies should have respect for their ecology and the likes. If these could be put together
laws will be comfortable for them and nobody will even think of causing violent or carrying arms
against the interest of the entire nation.
(e) Government should strengthen the rule of law, stop impunity, improve firearms regulation; the
government should have a policy to stop stealing and selling in the international market stolen crude oil
which precede and sustain the illicit arm trade.
(3) As suggested by Kuku(2012), the Federal government should look into the possibility of encouraging the
full exploitation of the solid minerals potentials of other state, especially as it affect oil exploration around
the lake Chad basin…encourage industrialisation, address ecological problems e.t.c.
5. Conclusion
In landing safely at the stone of legality of this talked and analyzed amnesty, I note that the programme to me does
not have any basis and foundation in our constitution though might be right but unconstitutional and without any
legal backing as such the result which might water makes these people to lose their confidence in the government
which is against the process of Democracy order where it will fail See Olotu v. Itodo 1 (2010) 18 NWLR (pt.
1225)545 at 579 – 580 Para H - A where MOHAMMED (JSC) points this note of certain warning and admonition on
what to do in democratic process that:
…we need to strengthen the confidence of our people in our democratic…We must
learn to always do the right thing no matter what else, we will fail in the process.”
It is the above way that makes me believe that for the presidency to strengthen the confidence of the people
especially that of Niger Delta militant there is need to do the right thing with the law of the land so that it will not
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back fire later in the future. Since it is the interest and expectation of many patriotic Nigeria that the problem of
militants in the Niger Delta regime be shown. However, it must be pointed out here that the amnesty programme lift
may arouse question unanswered which there will be no enough space to analyze in this work and the limitation of
scope of this work such question as:
(a) What is the future of these militant after the 2 months programme?
(b) Is two months enough to resettle and reintegrate these militants back to the society?
(c) Is the programme a lasting solution to problem of the militant in the regime?
(d) What happens to the guns and weapons surrendered by the militants? How many or what is the number of
the weapons, the where about of these weapon, their functional status, what the government intends to do
with them are issue of great security concern to the nation so that what happens after the civil war in early
70s will not befall the fiction against where Armed Robbery became rampant as a result of serious
circulation of arms in the society and the one retained by Ex- war men.
It is our hope that the government will take advantage of this new and legalizes the programme by backing
it with an enactment otherwise no matter how good the intention or the ground the progamme is, it is
unconstitutional.
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