COMMUNAL RESOURCE CONFLICT DYNAMICS AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN CROSS RIVER STATE

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Communal crisis is gradually replacing the conflict between states which appears to have dominated the international state since end of the Second World War. The harmonious relationship and peaceful co-existence which characterized rural dwellers especially in Cross River State seems to have been torn apart owing to the daily occurrence of crisis within the polity which has in no small measure undermined development of social and economic lives of the people. This crisis manifest in different forms, common among them include; civil wars, violence and conflicts, land disputes, gang violence and political wars, etc. the critical nature of this crisis and its devastating impacts are adversely affecting socio economic wellbeing of affected communities. Data for the study were elicited through questionnaire from two hundred and twenty ( 220) respondents randomly selected from four (4) communities within the study area. Chi-square (X2) was used as analytical tool to test hypotheses. Data collected were analyzed at 0.05 level of significance. Findings confirm that socio economic underdevelopment could be a negative consequence of communal crisis. It is suggested that government in collaboration with the people should rise up to the challenge of maintaining peace and order to pave way for development programmes.

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