The resolution of the Niger Delta crisis is among the President's 9 point Agenda.However,after 1 year in office & the deepening dimension of the crisis,& the President's attitude,one is forced to ask this crucial question.1.He brought in a man with a history of contempt for the Niger Delta people,to chair a Niger Delta Summit.In spite of the peoples' rejection of this man(Prof.Gambari),the President still Arrogantly insist on using the man.2.The President have sent troupes 2 the Niger Delta region,which they consider as his declaration of war against them.
Given the foregoing,can they Niger Delta people trust the President?
Posted: at 4-07-2008 11:41 PM (16 years ago) | Upcoming
Buddyflex at 7-07-2008 04:56 PM (16 years ago) (m)
No!!!! the guy dey move like Cobra, just look at his eyes when he is talking. That guy is shifty men I dey tell you, him get plans make we wait and see.
Posted: at 7-07-2008 04:56 PM (16 years ago) | Gistmaniac
walerian at 28-07-2008 11:02 AM (16 years ago) (m)
guys, lets face it. fine, he's got plans but fruitless as i see it. wats the point of a plan that is not effective. dont forget that he was just a state govnor b4 being president sotherefore there is limit to how he can go against the DONS of the nation. OBJ, BABANGIDA, ATIKU e.t.c are just few of these DONS. so we shld stop deceiving ourselves but we may hope for the better. na only GOD fit help us o!.
Posted: at 28-07-2008 11:02 AM (16 years ago) | Gistmaniac
tooladapo at 3-08-2008 02:26 AM (16 years ago) (m)
the niger delta is not the only place with problems. the whole of nigeria is upside down.many think and say the president is not committed to solving our problems,but for me he is no empty barrel. so i want to give him the benefit of a doubt, but certainly not with much expectations
Posted: at 3-08-2008 02:26 AM (16 years ago) | Newbie
the truth is that the man has the interest of nigeria at heart but he is too weak and slow that at the of the day the nigeria factor will cautch up with he and he will be like other leaders
Posted: at 7-08-2008 02:00 AM (16 years ago) | Newbie
the truth is that the man has the interest of nigeria at heart but he is too weak and slow that at the of the day the nigeria factor will cautch up with he and he will be like other leaders
Posted: at 18-08-2008 12:55 AM (16 years ago) | Upcoming
guys, lets face it. fine, he's got plans but fruitless as i see it. wats the point of a plan that is not effective. dont forget that he was just a state govnor b4 being president sotherefore there is limit to how he can go against the DONS of the nation. OBJ, BABANGIDA, ATIKU e.t.c are just few of these DONS. so we shld stop deceiving ourselves but we may hope for the better. na only GOD fit help us o!.
The drama continues.Thisday Newspaper reports today that 29 Military officials were killed by MEND.The Nigerian State will not know better days until justice prevails.U cannot achieve peace without JUSTICE!Peace is an offshoot of justice.
Posted: at 31-08-2008 06:02 PM (16 years ago) | Upcoming
princeishere at 31-08-2008 06:18 PM (16 years ago) (m)
For cryin out loud i hate it when people talk like this...Let's give this guy a break, the fact that Yaradua came in through the machinery of some questionable individuals doesnt mean he doesnt have an independent mind to make his own decisions. The problem with most Nigerians is that we have toomuch expectations frm this administration. He is barely a yr in office and y'al expectin things to turn around so fast? do u want him to perform magic? Y'all must bare in mind that Nigeria is an heteroegenous society with people of diverse culture and ideas, we have inplace some bastardised systems and structures which requires time and patience to ammend.Rome was never built in a day...Lets give him a break pls. He is a workin president and not a sit down n look leader. Its too early to crucify him
Posted: at 31-08-2008 06:18 PM (16 years ago) | Upcoming
I agree that the President has only been there for a short period of time as some people will argue, so he is not expected to perform magic. But the first step to making people believe in your attempt to right a wrong is not by appointing someone that is known and rejected by the people because of his discredited history of standing when it comes to the niger-delta, what happens to a commission that comprises mostly of the niger-deltan leaders with someone from the West appointed as chairman instead? Gambari is the wrong person to chair that commission. And I don't think this president will even go half way to solving the niger-delta problem. the first step to solving niger-delta problem is for the government to start a massive scale project of building roads, schools, and hospitals in those regions, that way the people will be appeased and come to the negotiating table, we don't need no commission, we need money to be wholesomely spent on that region, the cow that produce the milk deserves a fair treatment.
Posted: at 31-08-2008 07:04 PM (16 years ago) | Newbie
princeishere at 31-08-2008 08:46 PM (16 years ago) (m)
I quite agree with u on Gambari issue but that doesnt mean he is not commited to solving Nigerdelta problm. The NDDC has been created by d previous admin to adress developmental issues in that area by the previous admin. what ve they been doing? I beleive its not about the system but the cleansing and discipline of the human mind- premised on NDDC's Performance so far
Posted: at 31-08-2008 08:46 PM (16 years ago) | Upcoming
The NDDC should not be mentioned in any serious discuss about the development of the Niger Delta.The NDDC to me is an instrument of internal colonialism.It's a tool used to deceive the Niger Delta people that the FG cares,while in the real,they dont. A president that ve the development of the region at heart will not withhold the regions funds.Ya'Adua is one of the funniest Presidents ve ever seen in my young life.They delayed paying NDDC funds till when it's time to pay up,the President said the money has expired.It's like a line from Tom & Jerry. Also,since its inception,there has being complains that the NDDC is being short-changed by the Presidency.
The NDDC is not representative of the Niger Delta people.It is an institution created by OBJ to patronize some of his boys from the region.Oyenma Ogochuku & Timi Alaibe are two vivid example.Thus,half of the Commissions funds go back 2 the Nigerian Power Elite at the Center.Anybody with the slightest knowledge of Bayelsa politics will remember Alaibe's demonstrations in 2003 & the build up to 2007 elections.Or should we talk about Ogochuku & Abia state politics?Pls the NDDC is not for the Niger Delta.Lest U wont ve Ondo,Imo & Abia in it.These 3 are not Niger Delta States.It is just an Oil Producing States 'development' commission.If U say the current NDDC is for the Niger Delta,then I 'll implore U 2 find out the meaning of the concept Niger Delta.Had it being,Taraba,Lagos,Kano & Sokoto all ve oil,they would ve being in this NDDC.That show you that the NDDC does not represent the ND.The Niger Delta is a geographical concept & not a political one.So any definition that add Abia,Imo & Ondo is but a political one.
In conclusion,the NDDC,is not there to serve the interest of the people of the Niger Delta.It's a smokescreen.A conduit pipe used by the Nigerian Central Elite & the boys in the Niger Delta to exploit,expropriate,de-empower,marginalize,exclude,deceive & underdevelop the masses of the Niger Delta.Thus,it has no place in any serious discuss on Niger Delta development.
Posted: at 31-08-2008 11:15 PM (16 years ago) | Upcoming
I agree that the President has only been there for a short period of time as some people will argue, so he is not expected to perform magic. But the first step to making people believe in your attempt to right a wrong is not by appointing someone that is known and rejected by the people because of his discredited history of standing when it comes to the niger-delta, what happens to a commission that comprises mostly of the niger-deltan leaders with someone from the West appointed as chairman instead? Gambari is the wrong person to chair that commission. And I don't think this president will even go half way to solving the niger-delta problem. the first step to solving niger-delta problem is for the government to start a massive scale project of building roads, schools, and hospitals in those regions, that way the people will be appeased and come to the negotiating table, we don't need no commission, we need money to be wholesomely spent on that region, the cow that produce the milk deserves a fair treatment.
Posted: at 16-09-2008 11:36 PM (16 years ago) | Upcoming
i think he is sincerely commited 2 solving d nigerdelta crisis......whether he is using d right and effective means in doing dat remains another debatable issue
TheTruth at 30-09-2008 12:31 AM (16 years ago) (m)
Quote from: zie85er on 28-09-2008 01:41 AM
i think he is sincerely commited 2 solving d nigerdelta crisis......whether he is using d right and effective means in doing dat remains another debatable issue
Zie85er I am still very much skeptical about his actions.Although,the Niger delta ministry is a welcome development,it's still a far cry from what the area needs.They need sustainable development .
Posted: at 30-09-2008 12:31 AM (16 years ago) | Newbie
i think he is sincerely commited 2 solving d nigerdelta crisis......whether he is using d right and effective means in doing dat remains another debatable issue
Zie85er I am still very much skeptical about his actions.Although,the Niger delta ministry is a welcome development,it's still a far cry from what the area needs.They need sustainable development .
I go with TheTruth on this one.Until this administration begin to show any serious commitment in the qualitative cum quantitative improvement of the standard of living of the PEOPLE of the Niger Delta,I wont say they are sincere.
Posted: at 30-09-2008 02:49 PM (16 years ago) | Upcoming
there's an African proverb that says,"U can tell a child's future from it's 2nd day on earth by the way he/she sucks they mom's Bosom ."I ve not seen the signs yet.
Posted: at 30-09-2008 11:15 PM (16 years ago) | Upcoming
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