The kaiama declaration was issued by the ijaw youth council iyc of nigeria on 11 december 1998 to attribute the political crisis in nigeria to the struggle for the control of oil mineral resources, while asserting that the degradation of the environment of ijawland by transnational oil companies and the nigerian state arise mainly because ijaw people have been robbed of their natural rights. Speaking on tuesday on the final day marking the 21st anniversary of the historic kaiama declaration in bayelsa, iyc president, pereotubo owelaemi, also called on president muhammadu buhari to also ensure that the country returns to a truly federal system where states control their godgiven resources. While the interventionist measures in the form of development agencies have. The declaration of independence highresolution declaration image 1. The kaiama declaration of 1998 marked the formal launching of armed insurrection against the nigerian state. Kaiama is a local government area and town in kwara state, nigeria. A study of media coverage in the niger delta conflicts in nigeria eno abasiubong bassey 04406f a thesis submitted to the school of the social sciences, faculty of humanities, university of the witwatersrand in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of.
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In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content. Contending issues in the niger delta crisis of nigeria. Kaiama is the birthplace of an ijaw hero, isaac adaka boro. Therefore, the study of the intricate dynamics among multinational oil corporations, the nigerian state, and insurgent militias illuminates the root causes, societal schisms and the political. These include absolute and principal resource control as well as increased derivation. Both the ogoni bill of rights and the kaiama declaration are landmark documents for the niger delta struggle and reference documents on niger delta affairs. The kaiama declaration proclaimed that, being the basis of their survival, all land and natural resources within the ijaw territory should belong to the communities. Bayelsa state the heartland of the ijaw ethnic group is arguably the most important of the core. The niger delta question represents one of the most intractable sources of political destabilization, constitutes a profound threat to national security, and economic development of the nigerian state. For ecofeminists and other environmental activists and scholars who recognize that a post capitalist solution is necessary if climate change is to be halted, the historical and contemporary direct actions of communities to stop the perpetrators from. These images are in the public domain and no permission is required to use them. Kaiama declaration that expressly employed the phrase in connection with oil resources and the niger delta for the first time. The forcefulness of ijaw demands resonate in the kaiama declaration as follows.
Environments free fulltext addressing environmental. Pdf z transformational strategy or gilded pacification. Organized largely by ethnic militia youths of which over 70% are of the ijaw extraction who accused the nigerian state of systematic looting of their god given. Africa, militias are usually youths, in some organized form that are engaged in. They also coopted armed groups into their personal ity, and as. The case isnt about the continuity of the hawaiian kingdom. Following the kaiama declaration, the iyc through operation climate. It has been sustained since then with the agitation taking different forms and dimensions. Kaiama declaration pdf opinion exactly eight years ago this month scores of ijaw youths met at kaiama, the hometown of the late isaac idaka boro, the ijaw warrior. Oil resources, militancy, and the postamnesty challenges in the niger delta, nigeria. An analytical evaluation of the cost of the conflict in.
Climate justice and the abuja declaration for energy sovereignty1. The internationalization of oil violence in the niger delta. The paper argues that the politics of oil in the niger delta. All land and natural resources including mineral resources within the ijaw territory. Labor economics pdf labor economics on free shipping on qualifying offers. Apc floors saraki in own lg all progressives congress apc has floored the senate president bukola saraki in his ilorin west local government area. On 4 august 2011, united nations environment program unep submitted an unprecedented, scientific, groundbreaking environmental assessment report ear on ogoniland to the nigerian government. The kaiama declaration essentially outlines the position of the ijaw youths on the present framework for oil exploration and marginalization of the ijaw in the nigerian federation. Was searching abledoc play for something like this asap.
Free pdf perfect is a complete product suite to build, convert, edit, comment, merge and split pdf files and other electronic documents. Frustrated by economic and political marginalization exacerbated by environmental pollution, the ijaw youth came together in an all ijaw youth conference on 11 december 1999 and issued the kaiama declaration in the kaiama community of bayelsa state. Derivation principle of revenue allocation in nigeria free. Nnpc recruitment past questions and answers pdf download may 31, 2019. The study covered the period 1998 kaiama declaration, to 2009 federal government amnesty to. In the kaiama declaration, the ijaw youths, expressly sought self determination, self government and resource control and justice within nigeria that should be. Nonstate violence, state responses, and implications for human rights and security in the niger delta nelson takon cross river university of technology, calabar, nigeria abstract. The kaiama declaration and the niger delta crisis chapter one understanding conflict and conflict resolution chapter two the genesis of the nigerian cameroon boundary dispute chapter three the icj judgment chapter four conclusion bibliography. Minority political mobilization in the struggle for resource. We, ijaw youths drawn from over five hundred communities from over 40 clans that make up the ijaw nation and representing 25 representative organisations met, today, in kaiama to deliberate on the best way to ensure the continuos survival of the indigenous peoples of the ijaw ethnic nationality of the niger delta within the nigerian state. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The kaiama declaration was issued by the ijaw youth council iyc of nigeria on 11. Community protests and military government retaliatory actions have increased over the last decade in the oil. Introduction the focus of this paper is the sociallyconstructed ethnic identity.
Revenue allocation in nigeria has been one of the most intractable and controversial issues. Declaration of independence in congress, july 4, 1776. Rights and the kaiama declaration state clearly that oil production in states populated. They are distributed free of charge in pdf format via the. Download this file read a transcript highresolution declaration stone engraving image 1. The intention was that uneps recommendations would be implemented to restore the devastated environment, on the one. Oil, conflict, and the dynamics of resource struggle in. Kaiama declaration by the niger delta youths, the oron bill of rights by the oron people of akwaibom state and the warri accord by the itsekiri people of delta state. Community protests and military government retaliatory actions have increased over the last decade in the oil producing regions of nigerias niger delta. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The kaiama declaration and the niger delta crisis chapter one understanding conflict and conflict resolution chapter two the genesis of. Precolonial relations among the yorubas in nigeria chapter one introduction the yoruba stretch on the west from around the area of badagry to warri and inland until they almost reach the niger around latitude 9on. Human rights studies kaiama declaration was issued by the ijaw youth council iyc of nigeria on 11 december 1998 to attribute the political crisis in nigeria to the struggle for the control of oil mineral resources, while asserting that the degradation of the environment of ijawland by transnational oil companies and the nigerian state arise mainly because ijaw people have been robbed of their natural rights. Whenever the president transmits to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives a written declaration that he is proceeding on vacation or that he is otherwise unable to discharge the functions of his office, until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary such functions shall be discharged by.
The greatest catalyst of the revolt has been the kaiama declaration of 1998 by ijaw youths drawn from over five hundred communities representing over forty. The gadaa system is an indigenous egalitarian democratic system practiced among the oromo nation of east africa for the last six. This bill of rights was the precursor to the kaiama declaration of the ijaws. Thus, examining the dimensions of resource control in the niger delta is the central focus of this study. A study of helon habilas oil on water and kaine agarys yellow yellow with abstract, chapters 15. While the ogoni bill of rights and the kaiama declaration state clearly that oil production in states populated by minorities should be controlled by those minorities, the odi massacre was an eyeopener for the people of the region, as it showed how far the government could and would go in the bid to retain control over the enormous oil.
These declarations include the ogoni bill of rights, the kaiama declaration, aklaka declaration ofthe egi people, the oron bill of rights, the warri accord, and the resolutions of the first urhobo economic summit ekine, 2001. This is what the oil rich niger delta region continues to ask for, since federalism in nigeria has become a politically manipulated practice by the power. Jun 25, 2012 ijaw agitation became pronounced in 1998 with the release of the kaiama declaration and the founding of the ijaw youth conference iyc, an umbrella organisation of ijaw youth associations with the motto. The unanimous declaration of the thirteen united states of america, when in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the. Minority political mobilization in the struggle for resource control in nigeria. Your alert profile lists the documents that will be monitored.
This article reflects upon the legacies of ken sarowiwa and his legal counsel oronto douglas who passed away in 2015. Sai, or whoever is writing this blog article has lied when they wrote, state of hawaii judge rules hawaiian kingdom still exists. Others are kaiama apc 14,829, pdp 3,386 and ekiti local government area apc polled 7,938 while scored 3,950. Environmental conflict and internal migration in the. Sep 26, 2019 free pdf perfect is a complete product suite to build, convert, edit, comment, merge and split pdf files and other electronic documents. Agitations and intergroup relations in the niger delta. The high point of the declaration was an ultimatum given to oil companies to quit the niger delta by 31 december 1998. Oil, conflict, and the dynamics of resource struggle in the. May 25, 2012 proponents of absolute resource control take the stance proffered by the kaiama declaration that every region should control its resources 100 per cent2 advocates of principal resource control define resource control as the niger delta region having a direct and decisive role in the exploration for, the exploitation. Resource control, revenue allocation and petroleum. In 1990, the movement for the survival of ogoni people mosop under the aegis of kenule beesor sarowiwa, submitted the ogoni bill of rights obr to the federal government of nigeria and shell.
In the document, they requested for more local control of oil revenues and better environmental policies. Chapter one introduction the yoruba stretch on the west from around the area of badagry to warri and inland until they almost reach the niger around latitude 9on. The forcefulness of ijaw demands resonate in the kaiama declaration. The team had agreed that politics rather than the economy was the main problem. Csr as public relations strategy for niger delta peace and. The kaiama declaration called on all oil companies staff and contractors to. The government had to take the lead in addressing the countrys problems, including the. A key component of the kaiama declaration states thus. This was the outcome of a 14month intensive evaluation of the extent of pollution. Waec gce past questions and answers free download pdf all subjects these are the approved waec gce 2017 past. History cannot forget the kaiama declaration which was the brainchild of the niger delta youths that had sought to have ownership of the oil resources through their campaign theme, 100 reasons why we want our resources which was more of a follow up to the ogoni bill of rights. Phil vienna department of political science delta state university, abraka, nigeria abstract the discovery of crude oil in nigeria led to the neglect of agriculture that was the mainstay of the economy. Niger delta, nigeria, state violence, nonstate violence, kaiama declaration, oil, resourcerelated conflict, constructivist view of ethnicity in conflict. All these charters and declarations contained various demands.
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