Challenges of governmental agencies and governance of Exodus

Abstract

Every government unit, national to local, is concerned with migrants and refugees. Challenges confronting governmental agencies for the reintegration of returnees from Libya to Nigeria need scholarly attention. Primary and secondary data were utilized for the study. Primary data were collected through the administration of questionnaires and interviews. The study population (10,369) comprised the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA, 34), National Agency against Trafficking in Persons and other related crime (NAPTIP, 108), International Organization for Migration (IOM, 34), Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM, 15) and Nigeria returnees (10,180) from Libya. The sample for the study was made up of 399 respondents. The distribution is as follows: NEMA (17), NAPTIP (54), IOM (16), NiDCOM (15), and returnees (297). Secondary data were obtained from decision extracts of the agencies. Data collected were analyzed using frequency, distribution, percentage, and Chi-square. Furthermore, the result of the Chi square analysis showed that the x2 cal(9.2) is greater than x2tab (5.99), hence, the rejection of the null hypothesis. Hence, the study found a significant relationship between governmental agencies. The study concluded that governmental agencies strategies have effect on the reintegration the returnees from Libya to Nigeria.