Who caused the Niger-Delta crisis ?

Some peeps say the ND Governors,LGA Chairmen & community leaders are the cause of the crisis.However,the popular view holds that it was caused by the long EXPLOITATION & NEGLECT of the Area by the Nigerian State controlled by the elites of the major ethnic groups & the Oil Multinational Companies operating in the area.Pals!what's ur take on this.

Posted: at 10-07-2008 02:53 AM (15 years ago) | Upcoming

Posted: at 17-07-2008 10:55 PM (15 years ago) | Upcoming

Like someone said before, the comunity leaders and the greed of the ppl themselves. They started it all by fighting among themselves... Isoko, urhobo, ijaw etc.

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Posted: at 18-07-2008 12:18 AM (15 years ago) | Upcoming

The government is crap .Even want 2 worsen the prob by seekin foreign aid. You cant expect less from a govt that dont have its citizenry in mind. I suggest yaradua goes personally 2 resolve issues. Thats what obtainable elsewhere. Lets see some seriousness

Posted: at 26-07-2008 10:43 AM (15 years ago) | Newbie

Great points guys, but i think we should keep prayering for the nation because if you look at Nigeria so much is happening but it has not lead to war and bombs every where, God's hand is in this nation i see it everyday how, in the way the country is going, the guys in the niger delta have decided to sell their soul to the devil, becos right now they have moved from kidnapping innocent citizen, just 2 week ago they returned a girl they kidnap after asking her brother to bring them some millions which he didn't have becos he was just a worker, they not only raped the girl who is how in the hospital but they did not turns i think that was bad. God gave us freedom to live our lives well but some people have chosen the wrong part which will lead to their destruction if they dont change!!!!!!

Posted: at 28-07-2008 06:56 PM (15 years ago) | Newbie

I agree wit shizou .as 4 the rape. MEND has said its not responsible 4 such kidnappings rather some other degenerate elements under their guise..  recently MEND issued a 30-day ultimatum 2 blow up an oilwell in response to the bribe alleged by NNPC...  lets see wat happens

Posted: at 30-07-2008 08:17 AM (15 years ago) | Newbie

Am very sorry for joining you at this point may be I might have prevented some of your unenlightened statements.
Firstly “to call a spade a spade” the crisis in the Niger Delta is as a result of pre-colonial miss-adventure in the governing and amalgamation of independent kingdoms with little or no consultation of the people for the betterment of the British Empire.
Secondly the colonial government had proposed to handle the Niger Delta Area as a special area before independence but I guess our independence over shadowed that attempt.
Next the Niger Delta Area fell into an independent Nigerian state as a house divided with little or no binding factor with which to lobby for special attention.
And then the oil boom came, without proper understanding, with a high degree of nonchalance and disregard the Niger Delta Area has been exploited, our lands and rivers violated to pollution with little means of livelihood.
Now due to the pollution, underdevelopment and deprivation of this region, for these are the foundation for this devil’s workshop, the pillars of hunger and anger has held the walls of hatred, greed, corruption, helplessness and all forms of wickedness, thus the house called crisis was built on my homeland the Niger Delta Area.   

Posted: at 30-07-2008 04:48 PM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Benzion i really liked your post,it was as if you knew what was in my mind.i believe that if the people of Niger-Delta want their region to be developed, then they must give peace a chance.with all the kidnappings going on,nothing would change.the region will not develop.i just heard Julius Berger pulled out of the region. And again,take the North as an example,they get less allocation,but they are more developed compared to the Niger delta.we should ask ourselves why is this so?
 With that being said,it becomes necessary for EFCC to prove the governors of the Niger delta and the people of Niger delta must give this administration a chance.

Posted: at 30-07-2008 07:34 PM (15 years ago) | Newbie

You all are missing the point here the militants, the corrupt governors and every other criminality are not the root of the crisis they are the fruits, the result and evidence of the crisis.
If you want to chase shadows that’s fine but even that will only be more money down the drain.
Please if you don’t understand the problems of the Niger Delta, just try to give positive advice and stop trying to judge after all nobody holy pass.

Posted: at 31-07-2008 09:42 AM (15 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Buddyflex,I must commend u 4 ur clear understanding of the ND crises.Many folks here seem 2 misunderstand the crux of the crises.They are looking @ the symptoms rather than looking @ the ailment.Just 2 reiterate,let me state it here that the so called militants are not part of the crises but an offshoot or offspring of the crises.

The ND crisis is a crisis of UNDERDEVELOPMENT,caused by unbridled ethnic chauvinism & ethnic based political domination,that ve given those with access to State power,the opportunity 2 exploit & expropriate those without power.In this case,the Niger delta happened 2 be the victims.This crisis of underdevelopment,which is characterized by the Niger Delta masses living in abject penury,while the whole country grow fat from the Petro-dollar, which is earn through activities that ve many negative externalities for the ND people.The frustration that comes out of this(the crisis of Underdevelopment)was/is what ve led to the 2nd crisis-the crisis of INSTABILITY.The crisis of instability has taken various forms.Namely,intra & inter communal & ethnic conflicts,Youth restiveness,hostage taking,insurgence(which some of u call militancy),sabotage of the Fed Govt interest in the area,etc.

You cannot understand the Crises without putting it in its proper perspective like this.Some of u ll ask,"is he then saying the Niger delta ruler ain't part of the problem?"I ain't saying that.I'm only saying,u should look past the smoke(flame)& see the fire.Buddyflex talked about a pre-independence agreement to develop the area.Yes the Willinks Commission report said the ND should be declared a SPECIAL AREA 4 development,but nothing was done.
For those of you talking about Militancy,ve u ever asked urself why there weren't militancy B4 1999?Have u taken the time out 2 ask urselves why the once peaceful ND people,who actually fought in the side of Nigeria during the 30 Months Civil war,decided to be agitating all of a sudden?It's called CONSCIOUSNESS in Marxism.

Posted: at 3-08-2008 03:14 AM (15 years ago) | Upcoming