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Title: | The political economy of oil in Nigeria: governance crisis, revolt of oil-bearing minorities, and the future of oil politics |
Author: | Osaghae, Eghosa E. |
Year: | 1997 |
Periodical: | African Development Perspectives Yearbook |
Volume: | 6 |
Pages: | 215-238 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | minority groups rebellions hydrocarbon policy |
Abstract: | The revolt of the Niger Delta ethnic minorities from whose lands the majority of Nigeria's oil is produced is primarily a product and manifestation of bad governance. The minorities rightly accuse the Nigerian State and its multinational oil collaborators of neglect, marginalization and inadequate material compensation due to them as 'owners' of the land from which oil is derived, and for environmental degradation and other hazards of oil exploration and production. They have accordingly demanded equitable resource allocation and local political autonomy within the Nigerian federation. However, the rentier character of the Nigerian State and the nature of its collaboration with the oil majors make it difficult for State powerholders (and the oil majors) to respond to the grievances of the oil minorities as they ought, and in many cases the demands of the latter have been met with brute force and terrorism. The author examines the whys and hows of the intricate links between the deficits of governance, resource allocation, and the future of oil in Nigeria as these relate to the oil minorities. Bibliogr., notes. |