WHO CAUSED THE NIGER DELTA CRISI?

Niger Delta Crises?

The System of Government which allows a single tier to superceed the others and carry out decisions and actions without considering the opinions of the other tiers, or even the citizenry.

The System of Government which allows a single party to rig itself into Government, without respect for the wishes of the citizenry, or considering the votes of the citizenry.

The System of Government which allows Square pegs in round holes. What business does a lecturer who hasn't been able to impact on the lives of his students, have becoming the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, what military xperience does he have?

The Mediocricy of The Government, at all levels of Government, from the Federal, to the State, to the LG, which makes them not able to do what they ought to. Look at the various ministries we have, all dysfunctional.If all the ministries where performing their intented functions, I'm sure there'd have been tons of jobs for ppl to do.

The Insensitivity of The Government, at all levels, to the sufferings and yearnings of the citizenry.

i could go on and on...

 

Elpadroni,i agree with u almost totally,apart from where u say a C-in-C must ve prior formal military experience.that's not a requisite 4 becoming a President in a modern democracy, that we are aspiring to build.

You also did not say anything about the role of ethnic based political domination in the crises.

In all,I like ur comment.

 Samurai!The inter-ethnic clashes in the Niger Delta is not a cause of the crises.Those are symptoms of the crises.Ur argument on this 1 is cyclically.It's like saying Africa is underdeveloped because its people are poor.
The Niger Delta Crises  have 2 components,name:(1)The crisis of underdevelopment;&(2)The crisis of Instability.It's these components that led to the intra & inter-communal & ethnic clashes.The political economy of these conflicts is the quest 4 access 2 the fruits of the oil wealth that comes from their ethnic home-lands.

In conclusion,it is the Niger Delta Crises that gave birth 2 those conflicts & not the other way round. 

Insentivity of leadership of Niger Delta has immensely contributed to the show of shame in that region. Moreover the people of the region, too, seem not to be ready to get themselvews extricated from  the schakle of backwardness and poverty as they contiunue to help these rogues to power. They must now rise against the traitors that parade themselves as leaders in that region. These leaders tactically collude with the power that be in the centre to further impoverish the hapless niger Deltans. What have they done with the huge financial resources they have drawn  from the federal purse to advance the economy and political stability of the region?

Ingnorant in the part of niger deltaians  hw can 1 kidnap sm1 developing ur area look at the eleme aba road hv been abdon and wat do we want govt. On the other hand govt 2 call a spared  a spared

Niger Delta is becoming an albatros. I have read various thread from very learned people among us, i have read people who praised the Millitant, as thier hero. I have also read people who veilfy them as criminals element. We need to disabuse our mind on various point. Number one the most powerful nation in the world America, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, France, China, Russia and Australia. Non of this nation depend on oil. Infact some does not even have a signle oil Barrel they are the most power and most prosperous.
Human being are the most vital and most important of any country today. Tapping into human potential can bring unimaginable profit to any nation. To say that niger delta is the hope of nigeria is far from the truth. All states collect allocation from the federal government and they should be accountable for it in fact Oil producing state collect more money 13 % more than all other state. Where are all these money going into. It is going to the pocket of the like of Ibori, Alamasea the governor general of Ijaw nation who stole so much and still being celebrated. The Igbinedon who did birthday in more than three continenet. and whose children donate a Cardillac worth I,000,000.00 Pounds i laugh.
Even if nigeria separate today the niger deltans will continue to suffer cause they lack visionary leaders who can turn things araound. The leaders they have are the millitants sponsored by political leaders
I am looking for a day when Nigeria will go back to regions structure like we had in days of Pa Obafemi Awolowo who build The TV station, Stadium,Cocoa House, University of Ife with Cocoa money. Remeber there is no oil then and mind you we spent our cocoa money together.
friend no region will suffer as long as we have good leadeship