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The Political Ecology of Oil and Gas Activities in the Nigerian Aquatic Ecosystem, 2018

The conflict in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria has defied all previous intervention efforts by... more The conflict in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria has defied all previous intervention efforts by the government due largely to lack of willpower on the part of political leaders. Ironically, the conflict during democratic dispensation had great economic consequences on the country when daily oil production dropped from 2.5 million to 700,000 barrels per day. This coupled with wanton loss of lives and properties informed the need to achieve immediate cessation of hostility on the one hand, and on the other hand, to begin a developmental process in the region. It was this craving that necessitated the introduction of an amnesty program in the Niger Delta region. Coincidentally, amnesty succeeded in bringing an immediate truce and returned normal activities to the Niger Delta region. It also assisted in capacity building of the erstwhile militants and people from the impacted area. Amnesty equally helped to bring skeletal development to the region. In spite of all these gains, the amnesty program was also badly exploited to achieve personal benefits by the government, the militant leaders, and the amnesty officials. This, unfortunately, reduced the gains of amnesty, and it is argued to be partly responsible for the reason militant agitation is resurfacing, which is hampering development in the region.

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 2015.

African Journal on Conflict Resolution, 2016

The focus of research on the Niger Delta has shifted considerably from the large-scale violence a... more The focus of research on the Niger Delta has shifted considerably from the large-scale violence affecting the region, to the effects of the post-amnesty era which followed the introduction of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) by the government in 2009. Unfortunately, the emergent literature on the amnesty topic has been pessimistic in its reductionist assessment of the whole programme as a mere ‘cash-for-peace’ or ‘settlement’ exercise which can only lead to a fragile peace in the Niger Delta. This paper, being a product of an in-depth investigation of the programme through direct observations and field interviews, presents a different perspective. The paper demonstrates the capacity of the amnesty programme to facilitate and sustain peace in the troubled Niger Delta, with specific focus on the reintegration aspect of the PAP. The paper shows that the reintegration programme has recorded some positive progress which has not been well captured in the literature. Indeed, these ...

Journal of World Science, Dec 31, 2023

International Review of Management and Marketing, 2023

South Africa at 6 th September, 2021 recorded 2,824,063 cases of people with corona virus and 83,... more South Africa at 6 th September, 2021 recorded 2,824,063 cases of people with corona virus and 83,617 deaths resulting from COVID 19. It has made over 1700 arrest to enforce strict compliance to the lockdown imposed on the country when the case started and has increased stimulus packages for companies and individuals to cushion the effect of lockdown on the economy. It has also increased the capacity for testing and has since eased the lockdown initially imposed on the country. Away from few cases of African countries such as Botswana and Tanzania, South Africa has adopted a methodology for managing COVID 19 pandemic that seems to be a direct adaptation from the advanced countries of the United States, France and the United Kingdom. This study using qualitative and participant observation methods investigates the process of managing the pandemic in South Africa, the extent to that has helped to flatten the curve of the spread and the impact it has on the people and the economy of South Africa generally. It probes further to query if there are homegrown alternatives that may be best suited to containing and managing situations of this nature going forward.

This study, through extensive field work interrogates the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta, a... more This study, through extensive field work interrogates the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta, and demonstrates how amnesty has impacted on peace. The Niger Delta region has suffered neglect from successive governments. The unbridled exploration for oil by multinationals, and neglect by the government has led to the conflict becoming intractable. In previous years, efforts at resolving the conflict in the Niger Delta included both the use of force and pacification, an approach that was a mixture of both force and dialogue. Little success seems to have been recorded using these initial mechanisms. The introduction of amnesty, however, seems to provide a palpable solution to the intransigent conflict, but has received criticism. Scholars have diverse views on the introduction and implementation of the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta conflict. Some of them opine that the programme should not be considered as a "silverbullet", but rather a temporary palliative to ensure peace in the region. Others argue that amnesty is just a process employed to buy peace, to ensure unhindered access to crude oil production in the region, and not a process informed by the need to achieve sustainable peace in the region. The need to engender sustainable peace in the Niger Delta is central to any future socioeconomic development. This need is key to the introduction of the amnesty programme. Since the introduction of amnesty, the region has enjoyed stability, there has been an increase in the production of oil, and many Niger Delta people (including ex-militants) have been provided with the opportunity of capacity building and training in a peaceful coexistence. The study claims that amnesty as a home-grown conflict transformation mechanism could be used to achieve a sustainable peace in the oil rich region.

African Journal on Conflict Resolution, 2016

The focus of research on the Niger Delta has shifted considerably from the large-scale violence a... more The focus of research on the Niger Delta has shifted considerably from the large-scale violence affecting the region, to the effects of the post-amnesty era which followed the introduction of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) by the government in 2009. Unfortunately, the emergent literature on the amnesty topic has been pessimistic in its reductionist assessment of the whole programme as a mere 'cash-for-peace' or 'settlement' exercise which can only lead to a fragile peace in the Niger Delta. This paper, being a product of an in-depth investigation of the programme through direct observations and field interviews, presents a different perspective. The paper demonstrates the capacity of the amnesty programme to facilitate and sustain peace in the troubled Niger Delta, with specific focus on the reintegration aspect of the PAP. The paper shows that the reintegration programme has recorded some positive progress which has not been well captured in the literature. Indeed, these achievements are a clear sign of the potential of the PAP to bring about a lasting peace in the Niger Delta. Furthermore, the paper analyses the current challenges bedevilling the programme. Following the highlighted challenges, the

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, 2017

The Boko Haram insurgency in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria has exacerbated development challe... more The Boko Haram insurgency in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria has exacerbated development challenges in a region that is already regarded as the least developed region in the country in terms of human and infrastructural development. In fact, it is on record that in the course of the activities of the Boko Haram sect many homes have been destroyed and thousands of people killed and displaced. However, with the increased and improved military onslaught in the region, the government is regaining control of the region and Boko Haram is being pushed underground and/or across borders.

Ubuntu : Journal of Conflict Transformation, 2017

The Theory and Practice of Legislation

Books by Abdul-Wasi B Moshood

The National Question: Critical Reflections on the State and Society in Nigeria, 2024

The birth of democratic governance in Nigeria in 1999 came with the hope that at last, democracy ... more The birth of democratic governance in Nigeria in 1999 came with the hope that at last, democracy has come to stay, and a new trajectory in the development of a country has begun. Ironically, with the coming of the fourth republic, several bottled up grievances began to emerge in the form of ethno-militia agitations. Conflict such as Niger Delta agitation climaxed with militant agitation, Boko Haram insurgency, banditry and criminality assumed a unique dimension in the country. Economic miasma and weak governance system further complicate the hope that democracy will birth development and peace in the country. With the new waves of military coups in the Sahel, there is apprehension that if urgent steps are not taken to reverse economic and security issues in the country, preventing the coming back of military may be a tall dream. The paper through qualitative method attempts to respond to the following questions: is military coup dated in Nigeria? How effectively can the military be restricted to the barrack? The paper suggests policy response towards ‘rebarracking’ of the military.

The Political Ecology of Oil and Gas Activities in the Nigerian Aquatic Ecosystem, 2018

The conflict in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria has defied all previous intervention efforts by... more The conflict in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria has defied all previous intervention efforts by the government due largely to lack of willpower on the part of political leaders. Ironically, the conflict during democratic dispensation had great economic consequences on the country when daily oil production dropped from 2.5 million to 700,000 barrels per day. This coupled with wanton loss of lives and properties informed the need to achieve immediate cessation of hostility on the one hand, and on the other hand, to begin a developmental process in the region. It was this craving that necessitated the introduction of an amnesty program in the Niger Delta region. Coincidentally, amnesty succeeded in bringing an immediate truce and returned normal activities to the Niger Delta region. It also assisted in capacity building of the erstwhile militants and people from the impacted area. Amnesty equally helped to bring skeletal development to the region. In spite of all these gains, the amnesty program was also badly exploited to achieve personal benefits by the government, the militant leaders, and the amnesty officials. This, unfortunately, reduced the gains of amnesty, and it is argued to be partly responsible for the reason militant agitation is resurfacing, which is hampering development in the region.

Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 2015.

African Journal on Conflict Resolution, 2016

The focus of research on the Niger Delta has shifted considerably from the large-scale violence a... more The focus of research on the Niger Delta has shifted considerably from the large-scale violence affecting the region, to the effects of the post-amnesty era which followed the introduction of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) by the government in 2009. Unfortunately, the emergent literature on the amnesty topic has been pessimistic in its reductionist assessment of the whole programme as a mere ‘cash-for-peace’ or ‘settlement’ exercise which can only lead to a fragile peace in the Niger Delta. This paper, being a product of an in-depth investigation of the programme through direct observations and field interviews, presents a different perspective. The paper demonstrates the capacity of the amnesty programme to facilitate and sustain peace in the troubled Niger Delta, with specific focus on the reintegration aspect of the PAP. The paper shows that the reintegration programme has recorded some positive progress which has not been well captured in the literature. Indeed, these ...

Journal of World Science, Dec 31, 2023

International Review of Management and Marketing, 2023

South Africa at 6 th September, 2021 recorded 2,824,063 cases of people with corona virus and 83,... more South Africa at 6 th September, 2021 recorded 2,824,063 cases of people with corona virus and 83,617 deaths resulting from COVID 19. It has made over 1700 arrest to enforce strict compliance to the lockdown imposed on the country when the case started and has increased stimulus packages for companies and individuals to cushion the effect of lockdown on the economy. It has also increased the capacity for testing and has since eased the lockdown initially imposed on the country. Away from few cases of African countries such as Botswana and Tanzania, South Africa has adopted a methodology for managing COVID 19 pandemic that seems to be a direct adaptation from the advanced countries of the United States, France and the United Kingdom. This study using qualitative and participant observation methods investigates the process of managing the pandemic in South Africa, the extent to that has helped to flatten the curve of the spread and the impact it has on the people and the economy of South Africa generally. It probes further to query if there are homegrown alternatives that may be best suited to containing and managing situations of this nature going forward.

This study, through extensive field work interrogates the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta, a... more This study, through extensive field work interrogates the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta, and demonstrates how amnesty has impacted on peace. The Niger Delta region has suffered neglect from successive governments. The unbridled exploration for oil by multinationals, and neglect by the government has led to the conflict becoming intractable. In previous years, efforts at resolving the conflict in the Niger Delta included both the use of force and pacification, an approach that was a mixture of both force and dialogue. Little success seems to have been recorded using these initial mechanisms. The introduction of amnesty, however, seems to provide a palpable solution to the intransigent conflict, but has received criticism. Scholars have diverse views on the introduction and implementation of the amnesty programme in the Niger Delta conflict. Some of them opine that the programme should not be considered as a "silverbullet", but rather a temporary palliative to ensure peace in the region. Others argue that amnesty is just a process employed to buy peace, to ensure unhindered access to crude oil production in the region, and not a process informed by the need to achieve sustainable peace in the region. The need to engender sustainable peace in the Niger Delta is central to any future socioeconomic development. This need is key to the introduction of the amnesty programme. Since the introduction of amnesty, the region has enjoyed stability, there has been an increase in the production of oil, and many Niger Delta people (including ex-militants) have been provided with the opportunity of capacity building and training in a peaceful coexistence. The study claims that amnesty as a home-grown conflict transformation mechanism could be used to achieve a sustainable peace in the oil rich region.

African Journal on Conflict Resolution, 2016

The focus of research on the Niger Delta has shifted considerably from the large-scale violence a... more The focus of research on the Niger Delta has shifted considerably from the large-scale violence affecting the region, to the effects of the post-amnesty era which followed the introduction of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) by the government in 2009. Unfortunately, the emergent literature on the amnesty topic has been pessimistic in its reductionist assessment of the whole programme as a mere 'cash-for-peace' or 'settlement' exercise which can only lead to a fragile peace in the Niger Delta. This paper, being a product of an in-depth investigation of the programme through direct observations and field interviews, presents a different perspective. The paper demonstrates the capacity of the amnesty programme to facilitate and sustain peace in the troubled Niger Delta, with specific focus on the reintegration aspect of the PAP. The paper shows that the reintegration programme has recorded some positive progress which has not been well captured in the literature. Indeed, these achievements are a clear sign of the potential of the PAP to bring about a lasting peace in the Niger Delta. Furthermore, the paper analyses the current challenges bedevilling the programme. Following the highlighted challenges, the

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, 2017

The Boko Haram insurgency in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria has exacerbated development challe... more The Boko Haram insurgency in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria has exacerbated development challenges in a region that is already regarded as the least developed region in the country in terms of human and infrastructural development. In fact, it is on record that in the course of the activities of the Boko Haram sect many homes have been destroyed and thousands of people killed and displaced. However, with the increased and improved military onslaught in the region, the government is regaining control of the region and Boko Haram is being pushed underground and/or across borders.

Ubuntu : Journal of Conflict Transformation, 2017

The Theory and Practice of Legislation

The National Question: Critical Reflections on the State and Society in Nigeria, 2024

The birth of democratic governance in Nigeria in 1999 came with the hope that at last, democracy ... more The birth of democratic governance in Nigeria in 1999 came with the hope that at last, democracy has come to stay, and a new trajectory in the development of a country has begun. Ironically, with the coming of the fourth republic, several bottled up grievances began to emerge in the form of ethno-militia agitations. Conflict such as Niger Delta agitation climaxed with militant agitation, Boko Haram insurgency, banditry and criminality assumed a unique dimension in the country. Economic miasma and weak governance system further complicate the hope that democracy will birth development and peace in the country. With the new waves of military coups in the Sahel, there is apprehension that if urgent steps are not taken to reverse economic and security issues in the country, preventing the coming back of military may be a tall dream. The paper through qualitative method attempts to respond to the following questions: is military coup dated in Nigeria? How effectively can the military be restricted to the barrack? The paper suggests policy response towards ‘rebarracking’ of the military.