The paradoxical neglect of the petroleum —producing regions of Nigeria: a revisitation |
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| Authors: | R O Sule |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Geography and Regional Planning, University of Calabar, PMB 1115 Calabar, Nigeria |
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| Abstract: | Crude oil provides more than 92% of the total export earnings in Nigeria. Paradoxically, there is a serious benign neglect and impoverishments of the rural areas where the oil comes from. Dehumanisation, poverty, malnutrition, poor shelters and underemployments are failure stories of these regions. This article examines these general problems in Nigeria. It suggests a number of alternatives and concludes with the statement that no nation can be said to have developed unless all its parts recieve their share of development attention. The oil-producing regions of Nigeria deserve to be compensated for their contributions to the general prosperity of the nation. |
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