Humanitarian response to electoral violence in Nigeria-focus on 2011 general election

Segun Moses Ayodele
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The 2011 election is infamously hailed as the most brutal and violent election in Nigeria’s history. Scores were killed; more were displaced from their places of residence, and; most were deprived of the basic necessities of subsistence. The way and manner that the government handled or tackled the humanitarian issue of the 2011 electoral violence have not been adequately understood. Consequently, underpinned by the social inclusion and stakeholders’ theories, this paper sets out to ascertain the humanitarian role the government has played in addressing those affected by the electoral violence of 2011. This study thus, interrogates the major stakeholder in the management of the largest internal displacement camp in Nigeria as a result of the 2011 elections. Hence, the study relies on a limited extent on primary sources of data and heavily on secondary sources of data for analysis. This study reveals that the measures being utilized by the Nigerian government in handling the humanitarian needs of the affected population, most especially internally displaced persons as a result of the aftermath of the 2011 election violence has been on an ad-hoc basis with no solid or structured modus operandi. As an illustration, some lessons learnt by the Kenyan government in addressing some of the humanitarian needs of the affected population were made reference to. In essence, this paper advocates that the government of Nigeria ensure strict, decisive and clear-cut policies on IDPs management in order to avoid ambiguity in boundaries and in the roles of agencies managing internally displaced persons.
对尼日利亚选举暴力的人道主义回应——聚焦2011年大选
2011年的选举被认为是尼日利亚历史上最残酷、最暴力的选举。数十人被杀;更多的人从居住地流离失所;大多数人被剥夺了基本的生活必需品。政府处理或处理2011年选举暴力的人道主义问题的方式和方式还没有得到充分的了解。因此,在社会包容和利益相关者理论的基础上,本文着手确定政府在解决受2011年选举暴力影响的人方面发挥的人道主义作用。因此,本研究询问了2011年选举后尼日利亚最大的国内流离失所者营地管理的主要利益相关者。因此,该研究在有限程度上依赖于主要数据来源,并在分析中大量依赖于次要数据来源。这项研究表明,尼日利亚政府在处理受影响人口的人道主义需求方面所采取的措施,尤其是在2011年选举暴力之后国内流离失所者的人道主义需求方面,一直是临时性的,没有坚实的或结构化的运作方式。为了说明这一点,会议提到了肯尼亚政府在解决受影响人口的一些人道主义需要方面吸取的一些教训。从本质上讲,本文主张尼日利亚政府在国内流离失所者管理方面确保严格、果断和明确的政策,以避免边界和管理国内流离失所者的机构的角色模糊。
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