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I ‘ve no quick solution to Niger -Delta problem-Buhari
By Levinus Nwabughiogu

ABUJA – Stakeholders from the Niger Delta region of the country have demanded that the region be included in the sharing and ownership of the oil blocs in the country.


This was among the set of 16 demands pressed on President Muhammadu Bahari at a crucial meeting in Abuja Tuesday

Other demands included the review of the presidential amnesty Programme, Relocation of istrative and Operational Headquarters of IOCs

to the area of operation, the approval of Maritime University, Strengthening the Niger Delta Ministry, resuscitation of Key regional critical

infrastructures, the resentment of Bakassi indigenes, restructuring and funding of the NNDC. Others were the introduction of fiscal federalism,

economic development and empowerment of Niger delta people, improvement of power supply, security surveillance and protection of oil and

gas infrastructure, meeting the immediate need of the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, the effect of increased military presence in the Niger

delta and The Ogoni clean-up and environmental remediation. Rising from the meeting which lasted about 3 hours at the council chambers of

the presidential villa, Abuja on Tuesday, the leaders who were galvanized under the aegis of Pan Niger Delta Forum led by chief Edwin Clarke

stated that the issues were critical to finding lasting peace in Niger Delta.

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Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/niger-delta-leaders-buhari-want-oil-blocs/

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Bloody thieves.

Give it to them. I'm sure that's what is going to kill them.

Useless fools...pleading to get what belongs to you. SMH

hmmm.

Na so? You are begging to have what God freely gave to you at your backyard? Have you now realized that you are a slave? I thought that Igbo man was your problem and wanted to dominate or steal your oil in 1967

It seems these people are just waking up from their deep slumber.

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yang:
Demand your freedom

when you own your land you can call your backyard or bathroom oil bloc or whatever you want to call it

Demand to leave the monkey republic

No more Baboons

What exactly is your wish? That Niger Delta should break off from Nigeria and then enter into an unholy alliance with Biafra? Keep dreaming ehn.

their request is justifiable.....but am confused if this is not another conspiracy, request by their political agbalagbas; where the elites live off the masses...using the interest of the region for their own selfish gains

Infact all our political elites agbalagbis as at now are not to be trusted...

Am sure if na youth go represent d region dre.....e go be" we are taking back our inheritance" not begging...

Clinton9000:
Useless fools...pleading to get what belongs to you. SMH

It is the leaders in your region that are fools. Their stupidity, greed and selfishness will not allow them unite and engage the government in dialogue to find a workable solution to your Biafra issue. Our elders have taken the right step towards solving our problems. How does that affect you?

Sincerely this country needs an hard reset. We can't continue patching things up. These people are greedy. They have NDDC, NigerDelta ministry, 13% derivation and various interventions from the IOCs. What has become of all these? Yet they want more.

President Buhari, please give them 100 percent and sit back and see how they will destroy themselves.

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I wısh all there demands can be met and even gıve them there own country sef mazbe small peace wıll come there but what wıll happen to all the weapons ın theır possession, what wıll happen to those makıng money from thıs crısıs...

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I doubt if these people are truly the Niger delta leaders. Oil blocs for what? Oil blocs will only leave u with few billionaires here and there. Even if they give 50 to 100 Niger deltans oil blocs, my conclusion is that...the life of average person in Niger delta region would not change.

Why not request for fiscal federalism with highly competitive units. And this is where I blame the citizens of this country. Our main problem is the concoction in Abuja and the youths are keeping quiet, worst-still, placing all their hopes on one old man with dust in the brain. I weep for my country
#TeamTrueFedralism

Oil bloc??

So why did they reject the proposed $10 Billion that the government is planning for key development of their infrastructure.

Who will oil block epp? The elite
Who will NDDC funding epp? The same elite
Who maritime university epp? The same elite

How do they expect the DG to force IOCs to bring the headquarters back to the ND when it's not a government agency?

These people needs to get serious and draw up a better plan and strategy that will improve the lives of the people they claim they are fighting for.

The call for regional autonomy should be at the top of their voices and not all these rubbish.

Ik

lol

They can't get oil block for free

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amokemi:
Sincerely this country needs an hard reset. We can't continue patching things up. These people are greedy. They have NDDC, NigerDelta ministry, 13% derivation and various interventions from the IOCs. What has become of all these? Yet they want more.

President Buhari, please give them 100 percent and sit back and see how they will destroy themselves.

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CandyDiamond:
They can't get oil block for free

Please who is going to own the oil blocs? The state? The "elders"? The "people"? Selfish old men that called themselves Niger Delta leaders.. So if u get oil blocz what will happen to your people.....self-centered foolz