Daily Archives: May 18, 2015

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS IN RIVERS STATE: FUEL TO AN ALREADY BURNING STATE

In the build up to the 2015 general elections in Nigeria, there were fears and expectations from both local and international actors alike that the elections will be marred by violence. This report captures the dynamics that influenced the 2015 gubernatorial elections and how these compare to those influencing the local government elections that will…

AFTERMATH OF THE PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY PROGRAMME: IMPLICATIONS FOR PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE NIGER DELTA

In 2009, after over three years of intensive militancy activities that saw the nation’s oil production capacity drop to an all-time low, President Umaru Musa Yar’dua declared the Presidential Amnesty Program. This report contextualizes the amnesty program, and holds the perceptions of mismanagement of funds against the actual state of affairs. The report also considers…