... Sustainable development is part of modernism. In its economic aspect, this modernism has come at a cost: material wealth is not evenly spread; and the generation of wealth, most notably from oil in the Niger Delta, has endangered the lives of millions of people. In the attempt to seek economic modernisation, the country has created serious and damaging crises of resource depletion, environmental degradation, and a sharp gap between the haves and the have-nots. As the case of the Niger Delta shows, there is a gulf between the environment and development.
The quest for modern development sabotages progress itself by its failure to address the contemporary interwoven environmental, organisational and cultural problems. No doubt, the country has compromised the ability of the present and future generations to meet their own needs with regard to the economic, social, and environmental concerns of sustainable development.
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