Abstract

Environmental challenges of the Niger Delta region caused by the activities of the oil and gas industry as well as the disregard of the region by both the oil firms and the state of Nigeria have been contentious in the discourse of environmental issues in Nigeria. In this dilemma, it appears that the oil communities are powerless in the face of the obnoxious display of might and the right to make and apply policies that affect the general well-being of the Niger Delta people and their environment. The question that might arise in this situation is the ethical perception of some of those who make and execute policies about the ecological problems of the region. Therefore, this paper focuses on discussing eco-justice in the light of Jesus teaching on equity and equality in Matt. 7.12, where he counsels that human actions on the others should be moderated by the actors’ desire for his well-being.