EX-MILITARY GENERALS IN CRUDE POLITICS OF CRUDE OIL IN NIGERIA: IMPACT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL COHESION AND STABILITY EFFORTS
Irechukwu, Nnameziri Sunday
Department Of Political Science Faulty Of Social Sciences
Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island,
Bayelsa State
ABSTRACT
The paper examined the issues of political system failures, ideological aberration, and absence of constitutional democracy and abuse of the rule of law critically. It touch lighted the way and manners politics of the Oil crude characterize by divisive programmes, hate and non-inclusion affected Nigeria development efforts, past and present and state from its legitimate responsibilities of security of lives, properties and sovereignty. It argued that interest in the oil-crude mono-economy and huge revenue income accruing promoted selfish power grasp corruption and inability of the leaders to consolidate and utilize the concepts, of strength in abundance and diversity of: natural, material and human resources, especially, the Youth potentials. These constituted further impediments to efforts to diversify the mono-cultured oil economy and interest for science and appropriate technology to move the nation forward and to discourage the essence of incompatibles, especially, of political agenda between the north and the south. The paper emphasized that sustainable activities of the ex-military Generals in Nigeria’s political power tussles and economic policies’ constitute a clog and impediment to efforts to promote national cohesion and stability. Frustration aggression theory is considered more appropriate to the study as it explained cause and implication on socio-economic struggles, multi-dimensional development processes, and attainments of peace and unity of any nations, developing or developed. Survey method of examination is utilized through literature reviews. It’s further opinion of the paper that development can only thrive where crude politics is not existence and where there is peaceful environment; hence, it is a matter of decision, good planning and execution among leaders.
