Oil and Gas Exploration, Poverty and Its Consequences on the People of Niger Delta: The Bayelsa State Experience
Abstract
Bayelsa State, a region in the Niger Delta is characterized by accidents of spillages which affect both the fauna and flora of the area resulting in direct negative effects on the overall productivity potential of the area. The main objective of the study is to investigate oil and gas exploration, poverty and it's consequences on the people of Bayelsa State in Nigeria. The paper derived its data basically from secondary materials from textbooks, journals article, newspapers, through a systematic qualitative content analysis, using a theoretical framework of resource course as a tool for analysis. One major finding is that, there is absolute poverty due to environmental degradation, as a result of oil and gas production. We therefore, recommend adequate compensation for wherever there is oil spillage and provision of basic infrastructure for sustainable development.
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