Indigenes and Settlers Conflict in Nigeria: A Negation to National Integration and Nation Building

Nwagwu, Ejikeme Jombo

doi:10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n4p218

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“…As observed, more often than not, settlers and indigenes engage in violent conflict over resource allocation, public service positions, thus affecting national development (Nwagwu, 2016;Madueke, 2018). The situation in Ife/Modakeke conflict, Zango-Kataf crisis, Bassa/Ebira conflict, Tiv-Jukun conflict, Hausa-Fulani-Berom conflict in Jos and other ethnic-communal conflicts have reasonably contributed in the description of Nigeria as a failed state.…”

Section: The Nigerian Constitution and Citizenship-settler Controversymentioning

confidence: 92%

“…In the alternative, if government confronts the conflict at the earlier stage, it would be put under control (Akpuru-Aja, 2007). Nwagwu (2016) was of the view that past regimes in Nigeria appear to have little or nothing to control many conflicts that have erupted in different parts of the country that relates to maintaining egalitarian state where preference is not given to either indigenes or the settlers. This can be seen in most of the conflicts that have erupted in different parts of Nigeria.…”

Section: Selected Factors Reinforcing C-isdmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The impact of all these on the people including POs is huge and can be rooted in citizens' indigenes settlers' dichotomy (C-ISD) due to the ethnic and communal allegiance of greater population that defines the Nigerian state (Nwagwu, 2016). The pattern of governance especially in Nigeria (Yagboyaju and Akinola, 2019;Ayuba, 2018) and the important role of bureaucrats who are communitarians in the administration of POs as unifying institution has been acknowledged (Bourgon, 2007).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Citizens-Indigenes and Settlers Dichotomy as Promoted by Government: Causes and Implications on Public Organizations

Okorie¹,

Arua²,

Nnaji³

et al. 2023

IJEHSS

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The crises associated with Citizens-Indigenes and Settlers dichotomy (C-ISD) in Nigeria has been on the increase. Governments’ actions and or inactions often exacerbate the age-long social relationship amongst people that have lived together for years, a tendency that reflect in many aspects of the people’s lives, including Public Organizations (POs) established to provide basic services to the people. Recently, where superiority of the concepts is experimented, government’s meddlesomeness has led to the low performance of such organizations. The general causes and consequences of this ugly practice on POs need to be identified in other that the constitution will address them. By using an eclectic approach for data generation and analysis with field works in two states that were purposively/regionally selected within North and South regions in Nigeria, this paper identified the causes, consequences and how government promoted the dichotomy in Public Organizations in Nigeria. We further employed documentary method for data collation while content analysis and narrative analytical technique were adopted. Given that issues relating C-ISD is one of the key problems that work against output performance POs, we recommend that the 1999 Constitution be amended immediately, perpetrators of the dichotomy be punished and that the federal character principle be replaced with more robust ideas that would make POs productive.

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Section: The Nigerian Constitution and Citizenship-settler Controversymentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: Selected Factors Reinforcing C-isdmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Citizens-Indigenes and Settlers Dichotomy as Promoted by Government: Causes and Implications on Public Organizations

Okorie¹,

Arua²,

Nnaji³

et al. 2023

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“…In this regard, Nwagwu [21] points out that indigenes and settlers are the foundations of the stubborn ethnic problems engulfing Nigeria. Gulati [22] adds that indigenesettler problems are driven by the desire to exclude people who possess certain criteria such as being a member of a different ethnic group.…”

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confidence: 99%

Exploring Ethnic Marginalisation and Indigene-Settler Problems in University Life in Nigeria

Igbafe

2021

Education Research International

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This study investigates ethnic marginalisation and indigene-settler problems at selected universities in Nigeria. Three universities and 12 participants were purposively selected for the study. Face-to-face, semistructured, and individual interviews were utilised to obtain information from the participants regarding their various universities. The data were uploaded on ATLAS.ti 8, qualitative data analysis software for proper management and grouping of transcribed data for further data analysis. Four themes emerged: (a) contextualising ethnic marginalisation and indigene-settler issues; (b) emotional bonds and determination to preserve ancestral land; (c) cultural bonds and determination to preserve traditional practices; and (d) effects of ethnic marginalisation and indigene-settler issues. Further interpretation of the themes revealed that attachment to cultural heritage such as landed properties, cultural life, and practices and economic and indigene dominance were factors driving ethnic marginalisation. The study further found that ethnic marginalisation and indigene-settler problems influenced the emotional and psychological wellbeing and functioning of university lecturers in the selected institutions. The findings also revealed that protests and problems among ethnic groups resulted from the activities of indigenes and settlers when placed in positions of authority (e.g., biased way of recruiting, removing, and promoting ethnic members). The study concludes that there is a need for an integration programme with a practical implementation strategy to ensure peaceful coexistence of ethnic groups within the universities.

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Xenophobia in Nigeria and Ghana

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Onwughalu

2021

Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies

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Xenophobia—the fear or hatred of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange—is a phenomenon found in varying degrees in many parts of the world. This chapter examines manifestations of xenophobia in the ‘indigene-settler dichotomy' in some communities in Nigeria and in the expulsion of Nigerians from Ghana in the 1960s and Nigeria's expulsions of Ghanaians in the 1980s. Relying on secondary sources of data collection and content analyses, the chapter interrogates the implications of xenophobia for both inter-ethnic relations in Nigeria and the relations between Nigeria and Ghana.

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Indigenes and Settlers Conflict in Nigeria: A Negation to National Integration and Nation Building

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Cited by 4 publications

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Citizens-Indigenes and Settlers Dichotomy as Promoted by Government: Causes and Implications on Public Organizations

Citizens-Indigenes and Settlers Dichotomy as Promoted by Government: Causes and Implications on Public Organizations

Exploring Ethnic Marginalisation and Indigene-Settler Problems in University Life in Nigeria

Xenophobia in Nigeria and Ghana

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