THE ISSUES OF INTERGRATION AND MAGINALIZATION IN A FEDERATION:SOUTH-SOUTH QUESTION IN NIGERIAN POLITICS
2015
ABSTRACT
One of the major problems of federal system is the issue of integration and marginalization.
Nigeria has been battling with this problem right from independence because the country is one
of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world with over 250 ethnic linguistic groups, some
of which are bigger than many independent states of contemporary Africa, and this is not
unconnected with the adoption of federalism because it is often believed that federalism is a
remedy to manage a segmented society. With the adoption of federalism in Nigeria the problem
of marginalization has become a reoccurring phenomenon. South- South question in Nigeria
represents a high profile case in terms of minority marginalization, it became public knowledge
with discovery of oil in Olobiri in commercial quantity. Not only that, the South -South agitation
in Nigeria is primarily based on quest for resource control as a result of oil discovery in the
region while the conflict in Niger Delta has its roots in the increasing protest of the region
against their political, economic and environmental disenfranchisement. The Militias have
become increasingly violent both towards one another and towards civilians; kidnapping victims
which include not just oil workers, but also children and other people who are not associated
with oil industry. The main thrust of this paper is to historicize the crisis in the Niger Delta, find
out the causes as well as their implications on Nigerian State through the secondary source data.
Keywords: Marginalization, Integration, Federalism, Niger Delta, Nigeria.
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