From Violence to Peace: the National Union of Road Transport Workers and Political Thuggery in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, 1999-2015
| dc.contributor.author | Adebiyi, Oluwashina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-01T10:46:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-01T10:46:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ibadan, Oyo State in the Fourth Republic culminated to severe acts of political thuggery and violence especially during the period preceding the emergence of Senator Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi as the governor of the state. During the reign of terror of the Union, residents of Ibadan witnessed violent clashes among members of the Union almost on daily basis. These resulted into scores of deaths and injuries inflicted on both the members of the Union and residents of the city. This study examines the NURTW in relation to political thuggery in Ibadan, Oyo state from 1999-2015. The major objectives of the study are to examine and analyze the NURTW as a principal source of political thuggery and violence in Ibadan from 1999 to 2015, to examine the factors which induced members of the Union to perpetrate acts of political thuggery and violence and to find out the implications of political thuggery and violent acts of the Union on peace and stability in Ibadan. This paper was situated within a theoretical framework of the culture of violence theory. Data was however, derived from both secondary and primary sources. Sources of secondary data included journal articles, textbooks, newspaper articles and organizational publications while primary data was collected through interviews conducted with some members of NURTW in Ibadan. Findings revealed that the activities of NURTW from 1999 generated acts of political thuggery and violence which affected public order in Ibadan and peaceful co-existence of the members of the Union. It was also discovered that the nature of party politics among others induced political thuggery and violence in Ibadan. It was however, suggested among other recommendations that shelving politics of acrimony and bitterness will go a long way in curbing political thuggery and violence in the NURTW. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 12449-1314 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3334 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of sociology, Osun State University Osogbo | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | ;Volume 4 Numbers 1&2 | |
| dc.subject | Political Thuggery | en_US |
| dc.subject | Godfatherism | en_US |
| dc.subject | Culture of Violence | en_US |
| dc.title | From Violence to Peace: the National Union of Road Transport Workers and Political Thuggery in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, 1999-2015 | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |