RESOURCE CONTROL AGITATIONS AND POLITICAL STABILITY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF SOUTH-SOUTH)

PREFACEThis treatise is borne out of the desire to make a modest contribution to the quest for a political stability in Nigeria. It analyses the role of resource control agitations and its implication on the Nigerian federalism, while the south – south serves as a case study.It provides a background with an introduction in chapter one and an account the evolution of revenue allocation of the country in chapter two, and subsequently takes a critical look at the contending perspectives on resource control agitation particularly as a framework in chapter three. Chapter four is an analysis of the broad areas for harmonization within the federalism while chapter five focuses on summary and recommendations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS. TITLE PAGE APPROVAL PAGE DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE
CHAPTER ONE 1.0INTRODUCTION 1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1.2STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 1.3OBJECTIVE OF STUDY 1.4LITERATURE REVIEW 1.5SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.6THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 1.7METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION 1.8HYPOTHESIS 1.9SCOPE OF STUDY 1.10DEFINITION OF TERMS.
CHAPTER TWO 2.0HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF REVENUE ALLOCATION IN NIGERIA 2.1THE VARIOUS METHODS OF REVENUE ALLOCATION. 2.2CRITERIA IN USE FOR REVENUE ALLOCATION. 2.3REVENUE ALLOCATION & NIGERIAN FEDERALISM
CHAPTER THREE 3.0THE CONTENDING PERSPECTIVES ON RESOUCRE CONTROL AGITATION: 3.1THE THRESHOLD OF THE AGITATION FOR RESOURCE CONTROL. 3.2RESOURCE CONTROL AND THE POLITICAL STABILITY. 3.3THE IMPACT OF THE AGITATION
CHAPTER FOUR 4.0RESOURCE CONTROL AGITATIONS AND POLITICAL STABILITY IN NIGERIA: 4.1IMPLICATION OF THE AGITATIONS. 4.2INSTITUTIONAL SOLUTIONS TO THE AGITATIONS. 4.3INTERNATIONAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE RESOLUTION OF THE CRISIS.
CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: 5.1 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 5.2 RECOMMENDATIONS. BIBLIOGRAPHY.