Exploring public policy on the challenges of internally displaced persons in Nigeria

Abstract

The major objective of this study is to investigate the effects of public policies toward mitigating Internally Displacement in Nigeria. These are groups of persons forced to leave their places of habitual residence due to violation of human right, situations of generalized violence natural or human made disasters. These people suffer high rates of mortality than the peaceful or normal environment as they are frequently deprived of adequate shelter, education, food and health service. Even these displaced are not in peaceful relationship with the host communities due to the destruction and violation of their economy and cultural lives. Consequently, there are more incidence of cases relating to poverty within the locality. Efforts of the public policy targeted to mitigate the conflicts, yielded little or no result. The paper indicated the causes to the low level of accountability of the leaders, bad governance, poverty, corruption, insecurity amongst others. The study adopted a historical approach to the political research and used secondary sources of information. The study applied conflict management theory which focuses on bargaining strategies and negotiating process as means to improve the relationship between the government institutions and the citizens. The study found that the inability of the government to come up with good policies has led to bad governance which exacerbates agitation of even development in the society. In sum up lack of sustainable development were the main problem to conflicts that led to displacement of persons from their environment. It is therefore recommended that the entire reviewing of the government policies with a view in making impact for sustainable development in the country.