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Nigeria and Outsourcing for Sustainable Development: the Performance Challenges of Diaspora Nigerians…
The challenge of sustainable development has provided nations a chance to correct the anomalies of development and provide a futuristic environment to attain positive goals. Nigeria outsourcing for sustainable development became relevant and important in the light of the fact that she had signed the development protocols at the level of the United Nations and other international organizations. Such include the Rio millennium development goals. The Nigerian Diaspora provides an avenue to assist development. Development theorists explain development as consequent upon the actions of government and civil society i.e. a partnership between government and civil society (an arm of which is the Diasporai.e. International civil society).Importantly, the African foundation for development also noted that the quantum of remittance to the third world countries makes the Diaspora an important agent of change and development. It is no wonder that the current trend is to tap into the resource base of the Diaspora – This laudable project can only succeed where challenges that provide hindrances to the project are removed. This paper examines the performance of the Diaspora Nigerians in development interventions. It identifies the challenges facing the Diaspora Nigerians in their effort to respond to government outsourcing to encourage them to develop the
Niger Delta Development in a Corruption Ridden Society: Importance of Insurgency
A society where insurgency becomes relevant to achieve a political objective is on its way to crisis. Crisis abounds in Africa. There is a need for socio-political reordering to assist Nigeria in development and force government to look into matters before it is too late. The origin of militia insurgency was the need to force government to intervene in the degenerated socio-political situation in the different parts of the country. Militia groups situated within the Niger delta region having existed for sometime re-engineered into a more active survivalist and well focused cartel going into a bit of extremity. This forced government to rise to the need of the Niger Delta and the amnesty situation yielded the right result in the establishment of the ministry of the Niger delta, an educational sponsorship of ex –militants and a need for the current constitutional review,. This paper discussed suggested avenues to assist government in early intervention and prevent civil society intervention through militia formation to move the country forward.
