scholarly journals Arms Proliferation and Militancy in Rivers State, Nigeria: A Comparative Study of Amaechi and Wike’s Administrations

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Nweke ◽  
Eunice Etido-Inyang
Keyword(s):  
Political Development ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The State ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
The People ◽  
Security Challenges ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
Rivers State ◽  
Arms Proliferation

This research examined the nature of arms proliferation and militancy in the administrations of Governors Chibiuke Rotimi Amaechi and Ezenwo Nyesom Wike in Rivers State, Nigeria. The objectives were to determine the nature of arms proliferation and militancy in Rivers State in the two administrations. This research became necessary owing to the increasing rate of insecurity in Rivers State. The inability of security agencies to mitigate the security challenges confronting the State and the politicisation of the security of the State makes this research inevitable. Two key areas of concerns were discernable. First, the proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in the State has led to militancy of destructive proportion. Second, arms proliferation and militancy have undermined socio-economic and political development of the people of the State. The security challenges arising, therefore, have created an inhabitable state triggered by fear, intimidation, armed robbery, assassinations, cultism, kidnapping for ransom, arms smuggling, political thuggery, electoral violence, intimidation and destruction of lives and property across the 23 local government areas of the State. The Frustration-Aggression theory and the Realist Theory were used to establish a correlation between arms proliferation and militancy, on one hand, and deprivation, marginalisation, environmental degradation and lack of physical and human capital development for sustainable livelihood of the people of Rivers State which triggered arms proliferation and militancy in the state, on the other hand. This study used descriptive research design to examine the nature and justification, through psychological approach of comparison, of arms proliferation and militancy in both Amaechi and Wike’s administrations. A trend analysis, through historical investigation, was also used to determine the nature of arms proliferation and militancy prior to Amaechi’s administration in 2007. Secondary data were mostly used. Through content analysis and review of relevant literature, this research observed that the upsurge of arms proliferation and militancy in Rivers State started as part of the agitation for resource control and self-determination of the Niger Delta people. Redistribution of arms to political thugs and cultists after the 2009 Federal Government’s Amnesty which has made elections in Rivers State nasty, bloody and brutal, and lives useless and short, instigated the new waves of arms proliferation and militancy in Rivers State under Amaechi and Wike’s administrations. This research concluded that unless there are conscious efforts by the State Actors to comprehensively mop-up of arms and ammunition in Rivers State and bring pepertrators of these heinous crimes to book, the search for peace, stability, and security of lives and property of Rivers State people and residents alike would be too far to realise.

scholarly journals EXECUTIVE/LEGISLATIVE RELATIONSHIP IN BAYELSA STATE UNDER GOVERNOR HENRY SERIAKE DICKSON’S ADMINISTRATION: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

2015 ◽  
pp. 318-329
Author(s):  
Okoko Sinizibe ◽  
Frank Ogbomah ◽  
Kakatei Juanita
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The State ◽  
Secondary Source ◽  
The People ◽  
Democratic State ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Questions

The administration of any democratic state revolves around the three constitutionally recognized arms of government; the legislature, executive and the judiciary. Their relationship is very important for the actualization of the goals of the state. However, this relationship is more pronounced between the executive and the legislature as both appear to belong to political parties and are elected by the electorates. Executive/legislative relationship most times appears conflictual and in some cases cooperative. The study examines the executive/legislative relationship in Bayelsa State to determine the nature and the issues and challenges in their relationship during Henry Seriake Dickson administration. To achieve the objective of the study, two research questions were formulated to guide the study. System theory was used as framework for analysis. The study draws its arguments basically from secondary source hence content analysis research design was used to analyze the secondary data. The findings revealed that the executive dominated the legislature in their relationship under Henry Seriake Dickson’s administration which weakened the ability of the legislators to effectively perform their duties as the representatives of the people. It was also revealed that the unprofessional and inexperience of the legislators also affected their ability to effectively perform their duties which affected the social, economic and political development of the state. In the light of the above, the study recommends amongst others that the legislature should wake up to their responsibility as the watchdog of the executive and effectively monitor the activities of the executive in order to ensure good governance in Bayelsa State. More experienced people should be elected to the legislature to curtail the excesses and the continued dominance of the executive on the legislature and other institutions of government.

scholarly journals Governance, Violence and the Challenge of Internal Security in Rivers State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Destiny Eze Agwanwo ◽  
Ibrahim Bello
Keyword(s):  
Political Violence ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
The State ◽  
Internal Security ◽  
Effective Utilization ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Rivers State

Governance, the world over, has become the main framework for assessing the effective utilization of human and material resources for the development of a nation or an organization. This paper explores the link between governance failure, violence and its implication for internal security in Rivers State. The level of violence in the state is high and increasing particularly since 1999 when the nation returned to civil rule. Violence such as inter and intra communal conflicts, cult violence, armed robbery, kidnapping, political violence among others, now writ large in the state. The study utilized the qualitative and content analysis. The paper reveals that the pervasive nature of violence with negative effect on the internal security is the fall out of the failure of the governance in the state. The paper recommends, among other things that, good governance is a tool for empowering the people, which in turn, will reduce unemployment, poverty, marginalization and the recourse to violent aggression in the state.

scholarly journals IDENTITAS POLITIK KAUM BERSARUNG : RELASI THALIBAN DAN HUDA DALAM PROSES DAMAI ACEH

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-178
Author(s):  
Mahmuddin Mahmuddin
Keyword(s):  
Political Development ◽  
Peace Process ◽  
The State ◽  
Considerable Influence ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Political Ideas ◽  
The People ◽  
Political Turmoil

This study discussed the involvement and the ideology of politics of Taliban, HUDA in the Aceh peace process. Since the emergence of the Rabithah Thaliban Aceh movement (which later briefed as RTA) on April 7, 1999, was inseparable from social and political turmoil when the issues of referendum developed widely in the community. The power built by Thaliban and HUDA has been able to bring considerable influence in the event of political accumulation when the issues of referendum and independence became a requisite for the process of resolving the Aceh conflict. The peace process realized in Aceh in 2004 by involving international parties to the realization of the peace agreement in Helsinki. Thaliban and HUDA again voiced and gave political ideas in the arena of social and political development in Aceh. The struggle was intensified when the wishes of the people were not the same as the needs of the State.

scholarly journals The Politics of Law of Pancasila-based Democracy in Indonesia as the World’s Third Largest Democracy

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Fifiana Wisnaeni ◽  
Ratna Herawati
Keyword(s):  
Political Development ◽  
Political System ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
The People ◽  
Democratic System ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
Constitutional System ◽  
The Ideal

The Indonesian Constitution explicitly states that Indonesia is a country that manages the democratic political system. In the practice of managing the State, democracy that takes place in Indonesia always changes following the development of the Indonesian constitutional system. The aim of this research is to investigate the political development of democratic law in the world's third largest democracy and the ideal democratic system for Indonesia at this time. The research method used is normative juridical, with descriptive analytical research specifications and secondary data types. The data collection method was carried out through a literature study and research results were analyzed by qualitative methods. The results showed that the ideal democracy for the Indonesian state was Pancasila democracy as stated in the Preamble to the Constitution, which stated that democracy was led by wisdom in the deliberative representation and stated that sovereignty was in the hands of the people and implemented according to the Constitution.

scholarly journals Implication of Law Number 23 of 2011 On Zakat Institution Governance Based On Sharia Quality Management Principles; A Case Study in Baznas of Jambi Province

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Zaki ◽  
Amiur Nuruddin ◽  
Saparuddin Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Social Welfare ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The State ◽  
Legal Study ◽  
Institutional Management ◽  
Management Objectives ◽  
The People ◽  
Quality Policy

AbstractZakat has fully transformed from the realm of charity to the realm of empowerment and development of the people and state. The management of zakat becomes part of the responsibility of the state as a regulator, facilitator and, at the same time, a motivator as evidenced by the birth of Law No. 11/23 concerning Management of Zakat. This study aims to look at the implications of the Zakat Law on the implementation of the principles of sharia quality management in zakat management in Baznas, Jambi Province. This legal study used a normative legal approach and quality management that aims to find out the principles of quality management contained in the zakat management law and its implementation in Baznas, Jambi Province. The data used in this study are primary and secondary data analyzed using descriptive methods. The results of this study indicate that the Zakat Law has not explicitly explained the management of zakat institutions. Baznas Jambi Province has prepared a quality policy for the management of zakat although it has not yet met the principles of quality management as a whole. The implementation of sharia quality management in Baznas will have implications for the realization of good institutional management so that it will realize the mustahik (zakat deserver) welfare and social welfare of the community and will encourage the achievement of zakat management objectives by law or sharia.Keywords: Zakat, Sharia Quality Management, Zakat Law.

scholarly journals Tea Plantations and Socio-Cultural Transformation: The Case of Assam (India)

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra Kala Magar ◽  
Bimal Kumar Kar
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Central India ◽  
Cultural Transformation ◽  
The State ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Important Place ◽  
The People ◽  
Tea Plantations ◽  
The Impact

The tea plantations of Assam, which constitute the country’s 53.97 per cent tea area, 49 per cent tea worker population, and 52.04 per cent tea production, occupy an important place in the economy, culture and polity of the state. The onset of tea plantations during British colonial rule has not only changed the landscape of the upper Brahmaputra valley through green tea bushes being nourished by tea tribes from east-central India, but also evolved a distinct tea culture. Although formation of small tea growers has added a new dimension to the growth of tea industry of Assam in recent times, the culture that emerged due to the long continued interaction of British planters, tea worker tribes and indigenous Assamese is well reflected in the language, way of life, work culture, food habits and many other socio-cultural practices in most of the large tea estates in the state. In fact, the impact of tea culture is so penetrative that it has been able to bring about development in the form of tea festival, tea tourism, tea folk songs and dances, etc. in the state. An attempt is made in this paper to explore the role of tea plantation and the people associated with it to the socio-cultural transformation of Assam based on both secondary data and primary data through field study. The primary data have been collected from selected tea estates, tea garden worker colonies, tea-tribe villages and urban dwellers.

scholarly journals Penguasaan Negara terhadap Pemanfaatan Sumber Daya Alam Ruang Angkasa Menurut Undang-Undang Dasar Negara Republik Indonesia Tahun 1945

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Athari Farhani ◽  
Ibnu Sina Chandranegara
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
The State ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The People ◽  
The Republic ◽  
International Conventions

Pasca amandemen UUD Negara Republik Indonesia 1945 Pasal 33 ayat (3) yang berbunyi “Bumi, air dan kekayaan yang terkandung di dalamnya dikuasai oleh negara dan dipergunakan sebesar-besarnya bagi kemakmuran rakyat” penguasaan negara yang ada dalam Pasal 33 ayat (3) tersebut hanya mengatur pada bumi, air dan yang terkandung di dalamnya. Padahal saat ini keberadaan ruang angkasa berhubungan erat dengan hajat hidup orang banyak, salah satunya pemanfaatan GSO (geo stationary orbit) yang merupakan sumber daya alam terbatas. Sehingga hal tersebut menimbulkan masalah baru khususnya bagi Indonesia sebagai negara khatulistiwa yang mana penempatan GSO berada di atasnya. Masalah tersebut adalah bagaimana internalisasi terkait konsep penguasaan negara menurut Pasal 33 ayat (3) UUD NRI 1945 terhadap pemanfaatan sumber daya alam yang ada dalam wilayah ruang angkasa, serta bagaimana regulasi-regulasi yang mengatur terkait pemanfaatan sumber daya alam di wilayah ruang angkasa apakah sudah sesuai dipergunakan sebesar-besarnya bagi kemakmuran rakyat. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan metode penelitian analisis kualitatif. Hasil dari penelitian ini memberikan gambaran bahwa keberadaan ruang angkasa memiliki peranan penting bagi setiap negara, khususnya keberadaan GSO sebagai sumber daya alam terbatas, keberadan GSO hanya ada di atas khatulistiwa dan Indonesia salah satu negara yang dilalui garis khatulistiwa. Beragam konvensi internasional yang telah disahkan ke dalam peraturan di Indonesia maupun regulasi yang ada di Indonesia berkenaan dengan pemanfaatan ruang angkasa sampai saat ini belum memberikan manfaat dan pengaturan yang komprehensif terkait memanfaatkan sumber daya alam yang terkandung dalam wilayah ruang angkasa tersebut, sehingga menjadi suatu keharusan bagi Indonesia sebagai negara yang berdaulat untuk memberikan jaminan secara konstitusional bagi keberadaan sumber daya alam yang ada dalam wilayah ruang angkasa untuk dipergunakan sebesar-besarnya bagi kemakmuran rakyat.After the amendment to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia Article 33 paragraph (3) that stated "The land, the water and the natural resources within shall be under the powers of the State and shall be used to the greatest benefit of the people" the state authorities in Article 33 paragraph (3) only regulates earth, water and and the natural resources within. Whereas today, the existence of the outer space is closely associated with the lives of many people, as such, the utilization of GSO (Geostationary Orbit) which is a limited natural resource. So that it rises new issues, especially for Indonesia as an equatorial country where the placement of GSOs is above it. The problem is how to internalization the utilization of natural resources in outer space (related to the concept of state authorities according to Article 33 paragraph (3) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia), and how the regulation that regulates the utilitazion of natural resources in outer space are appropriately used to the greatest benefit of the people. This study aims to answer these two issuess by investigating normatively or library research. This law research conducted by analyzing secondary data from primary, secondary and tertiary materials. In this qualitative analysis research, the secondary data from primary, secondary and tertiary materials connected to each other and interpreted in order to find answers to solve the research issues. The results of this study provide an overview about the existence of outer space which has an important role for every country, especially the existence of the GSO as a limited natural resource. GSO only exists above the equator and Indonesia is one of the countries which is passed by the equator. International conventions that have been ratified into Indonesian regulations and regulations in Indonesia relating to the utilization of outer space have not provided a comprehensive benefits and regulations related to utilizing natural resources contained in these outer space areas, so that it becomes a necessity for Indonesia as a sovereign country to provide constitutional guarantees for the existence of natural resources that exist in the outer space to be used as much as possible for the prosperity of the people.

scholarly journals Assessment of macroeconomic and ecological security of Vietnam in the current period

2020 ◽  
Vol 203 ◽  
pp. 05006
Author(s):  
Huong Le Thi Mai ◽  
Vang Dang Quang ◽  
Thinh Bui Tien
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
The State ◽  
Financial Security ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
Current Period ◽  
The World Bank ◽  
The People ◽  
Security Indicators ◽  
Bad Debt ◽  
The International Monetary Fund

The article highlights the state of financial security in Vietnam in the period of 2000 - 2018. Based on secondary data collected from agencies such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the State Bank of Vietnam Nam and based on four groups of indicators measuring financial security, namely the wealth level of the people, namely the wealth level of the people, economic scale and level of development, Prospects of economic growth, Economic stability. The research results show that before 2007, the level of integration of the economy was still low, so the financial security indicators were supported by the national debt situation, the ratio of high bad debt, High budget deficit, ineffective financial and monetary monitoring activities have not contributed much to security, and these indicators are quite low when compared to other countries in the region.

scholarly journals SISTEM PARLEMEN BERDASARKAN KONSTITUSI INDONESIA

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 415
Author(s):  
Widayati Widayati
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Data ◽  
The State ◽  
Parliamentary System ◽  
The People ◽  
Democratic System

This study aims to assess and analyze the parliamentary system based on the Constitution ever prevail in Indonesia. The method used in this research is normative juridical with secondary data, which was analyzed by the method of normative, then presented descriptively. Based on the research that the Parliament in a modern democratic system is representative of the people who are generally in charge of making laws and oversees governance, and other functions that vary in each country. Parliamentary system which is applied differently from country to country. Typically, a country shaped unitary parliamentary system is unicameral, and the state in the form of a federal parliamentary system is bicameral. Parliamentary system implemented in Indonesia is changing with the constitution and form the country of Indonesia has changedPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji dan menganalisis sistem parlemen berdasarkan Konstitusi yang pernah berlaku di Indonesia. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah yuridis normatif dengan data sekunder, yang dianalisis dengan metode normatif, kemudian disajikan secara deskriptif. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian bahwa Parlemen dalam sistem demokrasi modern merupakan wakil rakyat yang pada umumnya bertugas membuat undang-undang dan mengawasi jalannya pemerintahan, dan fungsi-fungsi lain yang berbeda-beda pada setiap negara. Sistem parlemen yang diterapkan berbeda antara negara yang satu dengan negara yang lain. Biasanya, negara yang berbentuk kesatuan sistem parlemennya adalah unikameral, dan negara yang berbentuk federal sistem parlemennya adalah bikameral. Sistem parlemen yang diterapkan di Indonesia berubah seiring dengan perubahan konstitusi dan bentuk negara Indonesia yang berubah

scholarly journals Constitution of Nepal and Political Development: Adaption and Challenges of Implication

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 148-159
Author(s):  
Girdhari Dahal
Keyword(s):  
Political Development ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Interdisciplinary Studies ◽  
The State ◽  
Constitutional History ◽  
Sustainable Peace ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
Peace And Development

The present constitution- promulgated by the Constitutional Assembly (CA) in September, 2015 is the seventh written document in the constitutional history of Nepal which has institutionalized Federal Democratic Republic achieved after the success of peoples' movement of 2006. It was made based on the principles of constitutionalism. The constitution of Nepal has addressed different issues for a modern state and is regarded as a progressive, people oriented constitution. It has also paved paths for further economic development. It has opened door for rights of the people, political stability, restructuring of the state, and sustainable peace and development of the state. However, there are many prospects as well as numerous challenges for its proper implementation. Some Madhes based parties (People of Terai) and ethnic minorities have criticized the constitution for being unable to address their pertinent issues fully. However, they have involved in the process of constitution implementation by participating in first local, provincial and federal level election held under new constitution. So the government needs to bring the Madhesh based parties and other groups into a peaceful consensus and should pave a path for implementation of this constitution. At the same time, implementation of federalism, election of local bodies, sustainable peace, political stability and development are among other challenges faced by this constitution. Janapriya Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 6 (December 2017), Page: 148-159

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