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Journal VOL. 4 NO. 1, June. 2025, ISSN: 2714 - 4054

 

THE IMPACT OF PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY PROGRAMME ON THE NIGER DELTA MILITANCY.

Umearokwu Uchenna Chukwuemeka, Oloye Kebbi

 

ABSTRACT

This paper examined the Impact of the Presidential Amnesty Programme on the Niger Delta Militancy. The Niger Delta region of Nigeria, abundant in oil deposits, has historically been a centre of industrial activity. Nevertheless, this affluence has not resulted in extensive advancement for its residents. the paper adopted the Social Contract Theory as the theoretical framework. Both primary and secondary data was employed in the study. The findings revealed that the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) significantly contributed to reducing militancy and improving security in the Niger Delta. Also, the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) reduced militancy, its sustainability in addressing root causes remains uncertain. The paper recommends that the federal Government should establish a more rigorous monitoring and evaluation framework ensure that the benefits of the PAP continue to positively impact ex-militants and communities, establish a comprehensive security sector reform to integrate ex-militants into the formal security forces, fostering trust and reducing the likelihood of relapse into violence. And finally, the federal government should establish a comprehensive environmental restoration programme to be integrated into PAP. 

 

Keywords, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Amnesty, Militancy, Niger Delta, ex-Militants.

 

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