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INTER-COMMUNAL CONFLICTS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
Overtime, socio-economic development has always been
marred by inter-communal conflicts, having a negative effect on employment
generation, education and small scale businesses. This study focused on inter-communal conflicts and socio-economic
development in Iwuochang in Ibeno and Esit Udua in Eket, Akwa Ibom South
Senatorial district, Akwa Ibom State. The study set out three research
objectives which were to examine the effect of inter-communal conflicts on
employment generation, education and small scale enterprises in the affected
communities. The study was based on Relative
Deprivation theory. Survey research design and descriptive method was adopted
as the research design while a sample size of 400 was determined using Taro
Yamani formula, the study adopted the Pearson product moment correlation as a
method of data analysis. It was discovered among others that the there is a
significant negative relationship between inter-communal conflict and
employment generation, indicating that the more the conflict the greater the
number of persons that will remain unemployed. Other findings revealed that the
conflict between the two communities has led to the destructions of both primary
and secondary schools, hospitals, churches, farmlands. A continuous increase in
the conflict will lead to the destruction of properties leading to
underdevelopment of the area. Other findings revealed that the conflict had a
significant negative impacts on small and medium scale enterprises in both
regions as the business owners could not go about their normal businesses with
corresponding negative impact on the socio-economic development of Akwa Ibom
State at large. Based on
the findings, it was recommended among others that the Akwa Ibom State
Government should come up with security measures and strategies to put an end
to the inter-communal conflicts. The strategies will ameliorate the sufferings
of persons who have lost their jobs and businesses as a result of the
conflicts.
KEYWORDS:
Communal Conflict, Socioeconomic Development, Employment Opportunities,
Educational Development and Small Scale Enterprises
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