TITLE:
Civil Society Organizations and Post-Conflict Reintegration in Niger Delta, Nigeria
AUTHORS:
Juliana Popoola
KEYWORDS:
Include Post-Conflict Reintegration, Peacebuilding, Civil Society Organizations, Ex-Combatants
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Political Science,
Vol.10 No.4,
October
14,
2020
ABSTRACT: Post-conflict reintegration is an aspect of
peacebuilding that deals with the social, political and economic integration of
ex-combatants and their families. It is a long-term process that provides a
primary support network into civil society (Nilson, 2005).
The research aimed to examine the role(s) of civil society organizations in
post-conflict Reintegration of Niger Delta, Nigeria. Civil society is the “third sector” of society. The research adopted the
descriptive-evaluative research design and used a secondary source for data collection.
The research findings show that the struggle for resource control between the
Nigerian government and indigenes of the Niger Delta is the root source of the
conflict. The 2009 Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) was implemented to
reconcile these differences and promote stability in the region and country at
large. The success of the amnesty programme was hindered by lots of challenges
encountered both from the national government and the ex-combatants.
Nonetheless, with the support of civil society organizations, PAP recorded
several successes.