Youth Restiveness And Oil Spillage In Nigeria: Causes And Effect On The Security And Economic Development Of Oyibo Local Government Area, Imo State
Dr Paul UdochukwuEme PhD, Nzekwe Godwin Chukwuemeka
Volume 4, Issue 2, December 2024
In giving the synopsis of this study, the study examined the seemingly intractable causes and effect of oil spillage and youths restiveness on the security and economic development of Oyibo Local government area of Rivers State, Nigeria. In doing so the study looked at the resultant processes inherent in the display of restiveness, conflict and violence by the youth especially as it affect the security and economic development of Oyibo Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. Adopting a descriptive research design, the study randomly selected 200 respondents from 10 communities out of 18 communities in Oyibo L.G.A. Using two research questions and a research questionnaire titled “Youths restiveness, causes and effects on the security and economic development of the society questionnaire”, the study was able to make some of the following findings: the oil spillage causes the destruction of the soil texture therefore denying the people farming activities, the polluted weather or environment of the people causes them health imbalance hence, the federal government lack of political will to provide mush basic infrastructural facilities in the area that generates most of the revenue used in steering the affairs of the country. The study recommended that the government and the multinational oil companies unite in the promotion of local and national peace as it concerns the economic and security development of the people. The government and multinational companies at various levels empower the youth through skill acquisition with grants to them for entrepreneurship in order to keep maintaining peace and avoiding conflicts; thus the study recommended for the application of structural functionalism as an approach to curb youth restiveness in the society