Scholarly literature on the Presidential Amnesty Programme as peacebuilding strategy abounds, leaving institutionalized corporate peacebuilding comparatively underexplored. Thus, this study examined the Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) peacebuilding efforts, and mitigation strategies in the post-amnesty Niger Delta. Qualitative-historical descriptive research design was used in both data collection and analysis. The Local Ownership peacebuilding and Structural conflict theories were used in examining PIND strategy in promoting peacebuilding in Chevron host States of Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers State. The study showed that to achieve its mandate of peacebuilding, PIND leveraged on multi-stakeholders’ collaborations and partnerships with donor agencies and technical partners such as USAID, EU, UK-DFID, Fund for Peace etc. for funding and technical support. The study showed that to promote sustainable peacebuilding strategy, PIND established the Integrated Peace and Development Unit (IPDU), Partners for Peace (P4P) network, Prevent Council members as local peace actors who understand the conflict dynamics of the locality. It further demonstrated that to mitigate conflict, P4P members send conflict incidence report through a dedicated phone line, to the Early Warning and Early Response (EWER) platform, linked to the Peace map for data visualization, and quick response. The study argued that PIND investment in peace infrastructures such as peace map, EWER, recruitment of local peace actors are sustainable peacebuilding strategies however, it has not effectively address structural dynamics, driving conflict in the region such as poverty, food insecurity caused largely by oil and gas pollution. It further argued that while PIND Economic development programme is intended to tackle poverty and food insecurity, it rather adopts a market-based approach, relying more on capacity building and minimal incentives than financial empowerment for trainee farmers and SMEs. The study, therefore, recommend that PIND through its economic development intervention, focus more in addressing underlining structural inequality driving conflict in the region, so that its peacebuilding interventions can have a sustainable multiplier outcome in the region.
