STATE INTERVENTION AND COMMUNAL CONFLICTS IN GOMBE STATE: A STUDY OF SELECTED CASES
STATE INTERVENTION AND COMMUNAL CONFLICTS IN GOMBE STATE: A STUDY OF SELECTED CASES
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2016-12
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JOSHUA, Ruth Mele
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The greatest threat facing the survival of Nigerian democracy and unity is general insecurity occasioned by various communal conflicts. Communal conflicts in Nigeria are caused by competition over access to land and other natural resources. For over a decade the Gombe southern senatorial district has been enmeshed in communal conflict, resulting into huge human and economic loss. The study assessed state intervention in the management of Dadiya, Kaltungo, Tula and Waja communal conflicts from the period 2006-2013.The protracted social conflict theory by Azar (1990) was used to underpin the study. The study adopted survey research design, where both primary and secondary were used. Quantitative data were analyzed using frequency counts and percentages, while chi-square was used to test the hypotheses. Data generated through interviews were analyzed qualitatively. The study established that the protracted nature of the conflict in Dadiya-Tula, Dadiya-Kaltungo and Dadiya-Waja communities in Balanga and Kaltungo local government areas is as a result of non-implementations of the various committees/panel‟s recommendations, the study also revealed that, the strategies adopted by the state government are not suitable for the management of the communal conflict. Hence, the study recommended a holistic approach to conflict management, Gombe state Government should adequately utilize peace talks as a strategy for the management of communal conflict in the understudied areas and Gombe state government should demonstrate its political will by implementing the recommendations of the committees‟ set-up by both state and the local government.
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BEING A DISSERTATION SUBMITTEDTO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A MASTER OF SCIENCE (M.Sc.) DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, FACULTYOF ADMINISTRATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
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STATE INTERVENTION,, COMMUNAL CONFLICTS,, GOMBE STATE,