Corruption and Conflict in the International System: Niger Delta Region in Focus
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https://doi.org/10.51699/mjssh.v1i8.448Keywords:
Corruption, Conflict, International System, Conflict Resolution Strategies, Conflict Resolution Strategiesand Multinational Corporations.Abstract
The paper examined corruption and conflict in the international system, using Niger Delta as a case study. The objectives of this paper centered on the causes of conflicts in the Niger Delta; examining how corruption affects conflict resolution in the Niger Delta region; and determining if the conflict resolution strategies in the Niger Delta have been able to bring about economic development in the Niger Delta region. The research used the Conflict Theory because this research area is focused on conflict. The theory explained that inter-group hostility arises as a result of conflicting goals and competition over limited resources, which largely fits into the situation of conflicts in the Niger Delta region. This study used the descriptive research method that focuses on the administration of questionnaires to illicit information from the respondents. This research involved both primary and secondary sources of data. For the primary sources, the researcher used questionnaires, interviews, and focus group discussions to gather data for analysis. For the secondary sources of data, textbooks, students’ projects, journals, newspapers, magazines, etc were used to gather data for the study. The findings of this paper show that there has been a prevalence of conflicts in the Niger Delta region; and this has been affecting the development of this region. Besides, the conflicts have been largely caused by the poor attitude of the Nigerian State and operating MNCs in the Niger Delta that do not like to develop this region. This study therefore concluded by suggesting that the situation of conflicts in the Niger Delta could be corrected through all stakeholders concertedly stopping corruption and conflicts for the overall development of the Niger Delta region. The recommendations of this study therefore are: control of corruption; punishment of corrupt political leaders in the Niger Delta to serve as a deterrence; creation of employment and awarding contracts to Niger Delta youths; provision of social amenities for development by government and MNCs; and there should be the diversification of the economy of Nigeria for less emphasis to be placed on oil that has largely served as a divisive factor in Nigerian politics and governance.
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