Obstacles to effective participation of civil society organizations in Nigerian extractive industry transparency initiative

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ID20404209
AutoresUju Obuka (University of Nigeria), Uju Beatrice Obuka (aFaculty of Law, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria), Emeka Adibe (aFaculty of Law, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria), Onyedikachi Josiah Alozie (aFaculty of Law, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria), Morning-Glory Nwafor (bFaculty of Law, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Nigeria), Helen Agu (aFaculty of Law, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria), Helen U Agu (University of Nigeria), Ike Chime (aFaculty of Law, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria), Patrick Umoh (aFaculty of Law, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria), Obinne Oguejiofor (aFaculty of Law, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria), Ndubuisi Nwafor (0000-0001-5492-555X, aFaculty of Law, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria), Paul Abutu (aFaculty of Law, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria)
Año2021
Volumen13
Número1
Páginas1-11
Fecha de publicación2021-11-11
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAfrica Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0974-4061 • E-ISSN: 0974-4061
EditorialWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1080/09744053.2020.1842993
OpenAlexW3115087599
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas6

The extractive industry is essential to the economic development of Nigeria. Accordingly, section 6 of Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Act 2007provides for a stakeholders forum called National Stakeholders Working Group of which Civil Society Organizations are involved. But the participation of civil society organizations in this forum has not been effective. Using doctrinal approach, the paper analyses the roles of civil society organizations as stakeholder representative in Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative. It seeks to identify the obstacles hindering their effective participation. The paper finds that problems ranging from lack of cooperation among the civil society organizations, politicization of their appointments by the President into the forum and other issues act as hindrances to their effective participation in the National Stakeholders Working Group. It is suggested that section 6 of Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Act be amended to give civil society organization the freedom to appoint a representative into the forum while they are encouraged to develop a better synergy amongst them

Business · Civil society · Political science · Public relations · Stakeholder · Law · Natural Resources and Economic Development · Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues · Public Administration