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Historical Reflection on the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations and Peace Building in Nigeria

Iyanda Kamoru Ahmed, PhD, Aisha Ibrahim Ningi PhD, Okolo Abutu Lawrence PhD, Yusuf Abdul Jarma, Fidelis Imeje Ebri, Ahmad Ibrahim Raji, Abba Bala Ibrahim, Abdulhameed Hamisu Bakabe

Abstract

This paper focused on the role of non-governmental organizations and peace building in Nigeria. A prime value in contemporary Nigeria today is peace. It is the most valuable public good, but yet the most elusive. The three (3) years of civil war, and the recent disturbances in various parts P-ISSN 2695 2416 of the country, namely the Niger Delta regions of the South-South, the Jos-Bauchi Regions of Plateau and Bauchi States and the Ebonyi State of the South- East and many parts of north east are still not peacefully settled. These have wrecked devastating effects on Nigeria in terms of considerable loss of human life, human suffering, the destruction of infrastructural facilities, the disruption of economic and agricultural activities and the looming anarchy that threatens not only the Nigerian internal peace and security but also internal peace in Africa and beyond. Alarmingly, most of these areas of conflict lack the political will to maintain past peace agreements and have fallen prey to continuous armed clicks and ethnic conflict. Peace has therefore become the most pressing challenge faced by Africa at large and Nigeria in particular. This situation is partly due to unwholesome merger of multi-ethnic groups by the colonial masters and partly as a result of ineffective conflict management. Despite some efforts by the government, corporate bodies, civil society, national institute of peace and conflict resolution etc to reduce situations of conflict in Nigeria, peace has continued to elude Nigeria and, consequently, sustainable development is yet to be achieved. Be that as it may, this paper aims at x-raying the place of Non-Governmental Organizations in conflict resolution and peace- building in Nigeria and proffering a way forward to peace-building in Nigeria. It is therefore discussed under the following sections: Non-Governmental Organizations , Conflicts in Nigeria, NGOs in Conflict resolution and Peace-Building in Nigeria and The Way Forward. Key Words: Conflict, Conflict Prevention, Peace-Building, Resolution and Nigeria

Keywords

ConflictConflict PreventionPeace-BuildingResolution and Nigeria

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