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By Ifeatu Agbu

For very good reasons, the problems of the Niger Delta have remained on the front burner for some time now. The issues at stake, which revolve around oil exploration and exploitation with the attendant injustice on the people, are fairly well known. The solutions have also been properly articulated and documented, beginning from the Henry Willink’s commission report of 1958 to Ledum Mitee’s recommendations of 2008.
In all, there is a consensus that Nigeria’s delta region needs urgent and massive development to save the people of the area from the decades of environmental despoliation that has destroyed their main sources of livelihood. President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, like his predecessors agrees that the situation requires drastic measures, hence the inclusion of the perennial problem of the delta in his Seven-Point Agenda.
Sadly though, it is taking a long time to translate the intentions of the government to concrete actions that would change the face of the region that oils the wheels of the nation’s economy. Like most things in Yar’Adua’s administration, the bail-out plans for the Niger Delta are caught up in the infamous “go slow” that has characterised the implementation of development programmes.
In the case of the Niger Delta, a Regional Development Master Plan is already in place. It is waiting to be fully funded and implemented. The widely acclaimed roadmap can only begin to make the desired impact when the necessary financial muscle is given to it. Unfortunately, the process of activating the plan has in the last couple of years been hampered by delays associated with budgeting and the release of funds, which negatively affects all spheres of the nation’s development.
Is it not surprising that the budgets of the Niger Delta Development Commission [NDDC] and the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs are still being scrutinised by the National Assembly five months to the end of the 2009 financial year? What this means in essence is that most of the projects slated for execution this year may not materialise until next year. Yet, we are talking about the rapid development of a region that has suffered neglect and deprivation for so long. This disturbing trend is gradually becoming a rule rather than an exception.
This is the picture that emerges from the budget proposal presented to the National Assembly by the then Acting Managing Director of the NDDC, Pastor P.Z Aginighan. He told the Senate Committee on the Niger Delta that the 2009 budget was tagged ‘Budget of Continuity” because projects in the 2008 budget were rolled-over to 2009 to allow for full implementation of the previously agreed projects and programmes. The lawmakers were also told that the late approval of the 2008 budget seriously affected the implementation of the planned projects and programmes as agreed upon by the various stakeholders.

Consequently, Aginighan said that new projects in the 2009 budget accounted for only 10 per cent as the emphasis would be on the completion of all on-going projects. This is commendable because there is no sense abandoning old projects. The cumulative effect of these delays is the continued deprivation of the people of the oil-bearing communities of the amenities that would have helped to ameliorate their plight. This has added to the frustration and anger in the delta region. It has also made the people not to trust the government, thus making the task of developing the region doubly difficult.
To make matters worse, the long journey to project implementation does not end with the passage of the budget bill into an Act of Parliament. Even after the President has signed the bill, releasing the approved funds appears to be a tougher hurdle to scale, a situation that recently raised a lot of dust in the National Assembly. The lawmakers having watched the snail-pace of implementation of the 2009 budget are worried that nothing much would be achieved as the budget year has gone beyond the half way mark.
They were ostensibly infuriated by the fact that what is happening is a repeat of the fate suffered by the 2008 budget, which was hardly implemented. The House said that there was no justifiable reason for the President not implementing the budget as signed into law. They were unanimous that the report of its Appropriation and Finance Committees put a lie to the claims by the Federal Executive Council that the 2009 Appropriation Act cannot be fully implemented on account of dwindling revenue. The House of Representatives literally boiled over with members from across party lines condemning the partial implementation of the budget, noting that it has stalled infrastructural development, thus crippling the economy. They were unhappy because they have nothing to show their constituents back home as the evidence of the existence of government.
The report showed that “even with shortfall in revenue due to militant activities in the Niger Delta region, leading to reduction in daily output from targeted 2.292 mbd to about 2.05 mbd and reduction in OPEC quota, government was able to surpass the projection to the tune of N27.98 billion.”
The House of Representatives had earlier expressed concern over the slow pace of work by the Ufot Ekaette-led Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, stating that the purpose for which the ministry was created by the present administration may be defeated.
Hon. Olaka Nwogu, Chairman of the House of R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ‘ Committee on Niger Delta Affairs said “the house is on fire and every approach should be with precision. So I think this ministry should immediately begin something otherwise we fear you may not be able to utilize your budget this year and the year is almost coming to an end.”
The Senate is not left out in the efforts to ensure that actions begin to speak louder than guns in the Niger Delta. To demonstrate their concern, the Senators raised the budget of the NDDC from N87 billion proposed by the executive to N96.6 billion and after further adjustments finally arrived at an enhanced budget of N128.4 billion.

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta, Mr. James Manager, said the increase in the NDDC’s revenue profile was possible because of the expected better funding from the oil and gas companies as well as a proper capture of the Federal Government’s contribution to the commission. The Senate also agreed to pursue a revenue allocation formula that clearly defines the status of the ecological fund to enhance the revenue of the interventionist agency.
Perhaps, the Senators are making good their promise to initiate actions that would reflect their appreciation of the scandalous neglect and deprivation that confronted them when they visited the creeks in 2007. Ashamed by what they saw, they resolved to contribute their quota in seeing that more money was voted in the budget to address the intimidating challenges in the Niger Delta.
Based on their findings, they promised to give serious consideration to the review of the constitution to give more weight to the derivation principle in the revenue allocation formula. In addition, the Senators said they would take their oversight function more seriously, especially as it affects the disbursement of the ecological funds to the states. It is a shame that eight years after its establishment, the NDDC is yet to benefit from the fund in spite of the provisions of the law. Section 14 of the Act establishing the commission provides that 50 per cent of the ecological funds due to the member states of the NDDC should be paid to the commission.
Similarly, the Federal Government is yet to comply with the law which provides that it should contribute 15 per cent of what goes to the Niger Delta states to the NDDC budget. This has left a deficit of N326 billion that should rightly be paid to the interventionist agency. If the Federal Government cannot pay this debt in one fell swoop because of the economic meltdown, it should do so install mentally. That would reassure Niger Deltans that Yar’Adua’s inclusion of the region in his seven-point agenda is no fluke after all.
A government that is genuinely committed to the rapid transformation of the Niger Delta would not continue to short-change the agencies it has set up as vehicles for translating its intensions into projects and programmes on the ground. The amnesty granted to militants and the cease fire that followed have provided a window of opportunity for the Federal Government to demonstrate its sincerity in developing the region by adequately and promptly funding the NDDC and the new ministry of Niger Delta.

By Masterweb News Desk

Memorial service for murdered Nigerian taxi driver and ex-diplomat, Mr. Joseph Adefolalu is scheduled today, Thursday, August 27 at 6:00 pm at Redeemed Christian Church of God, 3535 Rehobeth Church Rd, Greensboro, North Carolina. The church can be reached at (336) 297-4055 for inquiries regarding the memorial service. The funeral takes place Friday at Noon at Hargett Funeral Home. 905 East Market Street, Greensboro, North Carolina. Hargett Funeral Home can be reached at (336) 273-8293 for more information regarding Adefolalu’s funeral itinerary.

Masterweb News Desk has reliably gathered, Greensboro Police is working on several new tips provided to the unit by Crimestoppers. Greensboro Police Captain Janice Rodgers at a press conference said detectives were doing their best to track down suspects, and that they have put other area cab drivers on alert to be cautious as investigations continue. Mr. Adefolalu was gunned down and robbed last week on North Raleigh Street, Greensboro, North Carolina while driving his taxi cab for the night.

Adefolalu previously lived in Washington, D.C. with his wife and family, where he was a Counselor Officer at the Nigerian Embassy. He moved to Greensboro upon retirement and began
writing, donating the proceeds to charity. He later started driving cab for United Yellow Taxi for extra cash. He worked the night shift, which he drove for three years without incident until his murder.

Greensboro Crimestoppers can be reached at (336) 373-1000 for information that may assist in the identification of Adefolalu’s murders.

By Nwaorgu Faustinus Chilee

One of the banes of Nigerian politics has been the issue of godfatherism. This phenomenom has eaten so deep into the nation’s political landscape since the return of democracy and its experimentation in Nigeria from May 29, 1999 to date. One major instance and worthy of note was the period of awesome infrastructural decay in Awka, the state capital of Anambra State when Chinweoke Mbadinuju held sway as the Chief Executive of the state. In addition, not only was the state of infrastructure in a state of comatose as evidenced in poor health facilities, insecurity, poor roads, etc but civil servants and their pensioner counterparts were owed back log of arrears by the then Mbadiniuju’s led administration.

In short that regime was adduced as a failed administration in the annals of political history of Anambra State , courtesy of self-centered, megalomaniac, kleptomaniac avaricious and visionless godfather – Emeka Ofor. The story how Mbadinuju and his political godfather, Emeka Ofor who sponsored him for the Governorship post reached an agreement on how to share government funds is public knowledge. This duo unleashed painful and unequaled economic rape in the lives and psyche of Anambrarians that will ever remain indelible.

Aware of the saying that “those who are not familiar with the tragedies of history do repeat them”, Mbadinuju’s successor, Chris Ngige defied to abide by the terms of agreement which he reached with his godfather, Chris Uba. Later it was learnt that he (Chris Ngige) signed a document under duress on how to settle his godfather with state funds for helping him ascend to the position of a governor. Ngige’s refusal to share state fund with his godfather occasioned politically masterminded crisis in the state which culminated to his abduction.

Commenting on the crisis on page 12 of the Nigeria Compass, feb.22, 2009, one Emmanuel Enyi Appolos wrote, “But that administration witnessed turbulence than no other. The reason was due to Ngige’s dogged wrestle against the godfathers who wanted him to hold the cow of the state while they milked it.

The above scenario was what informed the substitution of Governor Amaechi with his cousin, Sir Celestine Omehia to run for the governorship post at the eleventh hour by the godfathers who run the political landscape in Rivers State . The reason for his replacement being that he may not likely settle his godfathers with state funds among others.

As a law abiding citizen, Amaechi fought his replacement constitutionally which saw him through the Appeal Court , where he lost, and to the Supreme Court in Abuja , which declared him as the suitable candidate who ought to occupy the Brick House in Port Harcourt .

Having come into power by the Supreme Court ruling, Amaechi considered it as a duty, responsibility and obligation to protect the interest of Rivers State people and not the parochial and avaricious interest of a few godfathers who wanted to frustrate his governorship bid. In this regard, he has not failed his people though there may be some contrary opinions.

With the experience he garnered as former Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, for about 8years, Amaechi knew virtually all the challenges staring his state in the face to wit; insecurity, deplorable healthcare system, poor roads, deficient waste management, abysmal education sector, poor revenue generation and so. These were the legacies left behind which he inherited from his predecessors as he mounted the mantle of rulership.

Those who have sincere, honest and frank opinion of the present administration, be it the ordinary man on the street, the elite, opposition party members and market women will agree that Amaechi has performed creditably well in the aforementioned challenges just within a period of two years. In the words of one Chief .Eze.C.Eze, a political analyst: “In Dr Odili’s eight years at the helms of affairs in the state, only about thirty roads were attended to. However, within two years of Amaechi’s administration a conservative total of about 245 roads are under construction in various parts of the State. Even with Odili’s antecedents as a Medical Doctor, the Health Sector of the state was moribund, with very few medical establishments given attention during his tenure. Whilst over 150 model Health centres, three major Health Institutions (Delta, Mega Hospital and Mother and Child Care etc) are currently under construction glaringly testify to Amaechi’s commitment to bringing sanity to the Health sector. During Odili’s infamous regime, no PPP Project was initiated, but Amaechi’s regime in its two years of existence, has recorded at least four major PPP initiative projects in the State - (The International Market, Mother and Child Hospital , Mega Hospital and the Silver Bird Cinema)”.

With these achievements, Amaechi has not considered it expedient to invite President Umar Musa Yar’Adua to commission the projects, knowing full well how much it will cost the state to host the President. This may to some extent buttress the depiction of Amaechi by some as one who is frugal, miserly inclined and parsimonious with state funds.

This is a complete departure from the regime of Odili who made it a duty that for every three months Obasanjo pays a jamboree state visit to the state to commission uncompleted or non-functional projects or the other in order to squander state fund on the ex-president which should have been used to better the lots of Rivers’ people.

Amaechi may be waiting for the right time when the ovation or encomium poured on him in regard to his landmark developmental projects is loudest before he can invite President Yar’ Adua to come and commission the projects.

Though without known godfather, to settle with state funds, to the detriment of Rivers State people and in connection to Amaechi’s commendable strides, with particular reference to massive construction of roads, Urban Renewal, employment, etc all need to be said is, ride on the Godfatherless Governor but let not commendations becloud your determination to turn around positively the fortunes of Rivers State.

Nwaororgu Faustinus Chilee is a Scio-political commentator - writes from Igboeche, Rivers State , Port Harcourt .

By Masterweb News Desk

In Serbian city of Nis on Friday, a customer trying to get cash from an ATM machine found himself face-to-face with a 2-meter (6.5-foot) python sprawled over the ATM. He ran away calling the police who with the help of city firefighters used shovels and a bag to capture the snake.

City firefighter rescue unit commander, Nenad Ristic, told reporters the snake would be held in custody until its owner came forward or is identified. The python which is presumed an escaped pet has not been claimed by anybody as at the time of this report, apparently for fear of punishment by the law for negligence.

By Masterweb News Desk

Chicago Crime Stoppers are offering cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in the killing of a Ghanaian student. The victim, Francis Oduro, a 22-year-old freshman at
Truman College, Chicago was an innocent victim of gang gun violence. Oduro was hit by stray bullet on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 during a shoot-out between street gangs on his way home
from school. He had only been in the U.S. for one and half years at the time of his death.

According to police, two gang-bangers were chasing another gang member when they began shooting wildly. They hit their target paralyzing him, but a stray bullet hit Oduro in the head and he
fell to the sidewalk and died. Chicago police still seeks a white Subaru Forester the two suspects witnesses said fled in.

It has been over a year since the murder of Oduro without apprehension of his killers. Chicago police and Crime Stoppers passed out fliers on Saturday to draw attention to the unsolved murder. Chicago Crime Stoppers are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest and can be reached at 800-535-7867 in the U.S.

Callers will not be required to disclose their names but only their tips. Crime Stoppers get these tips to the proper law enforcement agency for action.

By Masterweb News Desk

Joseph Adefolalu, a 54-year-old Nigerian ex-diplomat and author was murdered in Greensboro,
North Carolina while working as a taxi driver. Adefolalu was shot by an unidentified person
around 11:30 pm in the 1200 block of N. Raleigh St., crashing the cab minutes later. It seemed
the motive of the shooting was robbery as Adefolalu’s wallet was missing when police and
paramedics got to the scene.

Adefolalu previously lived in Washington, D.C. with his wife and family, where he was a
Counselor Officer at the Nigerian Embassy. He moved to Greensboro upon retirement and began
writing, donating the proceeds to charity. He later started driving cab for United Yellow Taxi for
extra cash according to his wife Anire who said she was nervous at times about his night cab
career.

The deceased was a Deacon at The Redeemed Christian Church of God in Greensboro and had
been married for 23 years. The marriage was blessed with three children, two sons and a
daughter. He was author of Christian books, and a book on Nigerian brain drain. He was
almost done with his fourth book, a Christian story based on Noah’s Ark, at the time of his
death.

Adefolalu’s case was the second time this week a cab driver in Greensboro was attacked. On
Monday, a cab driver was robbed near Textile Drive, but his life was spared.

Greensboro Crimestoppers can be reached at (336) 373-1000 for information that may assist in
the identification of the culprit(s).

By Masterweb News Desk

United States St. Louis-bound Southwest Airlines Flight 947, Thursday morning had to abort its flight after fist fight broke out between a naked passenger and the flight crew.

Darius Chappille, a 21-year-old male passenger, twenty minutes into the flight, reportedly exposed himself to a female passenger sitting next to him. He punched her in the face after she
rebuked him screaming loud. Exchange of words eschewed between the two and other passengers who challenged him. The situation got worse as he started hitting those that confronted him,
which got flight attendants running to the scene.

Chappille upon the intervention of the flight crew completely removed his clothes as he fought them. He was eventually subdued naked as the plane returned to Oakland International Airport,
its take-off point. He was completely naked when sheriff’s deputies arrested him using two sets of handcuffs to take him into custody. Jim Scanlon, 52, of San Ramon, a passenger on the
aborted flight, described Chappille “a big guy, about 6-1 and a good 300 pounds, wearing an Oakland A’s baseball cap, probably in his mid-20s".

The plane after about a two-hour delay, resumed its original route. Several traumatized passengers too shaken to fly opted to cancel their fight.

By: Biodun Oyeleye.

I note with great interest the compelling article by ‘Sister Jess’ in last week’s edition of The Punch Newspaper (Pulpit Politicians) on the unfortunate apparent turn of focus by Nigerian Pastors (or more conveniently churches) and how this has affected the world of youngsters, particularly teenagers. As a pastor and someone with interest in young people, I cannot but weep along with the likes of Sister Jess when one looks at the diverse challenges facing those in this age bracket and how seemingly they are neglected.

Pastors who focus more on prosperity messages than cautioning and warning against sinful lifestyles are surely a problem to the body of Christ, but I would rather ask Sister Jess to let us focus more on parents and their roles in moulding the character of young people than this set of clergy. In any case I am yet to accept that the role of the church in moulding the lives of teens is greater than those of the parents.

It appears to me that critics of the church and its message of prosperity often overlook two simple facts namely; that while the gospel may be free, the means of preaching it is not and that with the failure of government in providing social needs of citizens, the church has become an alternative government in seeking for avenues to meet the needs of the people. The first point may need little or no elaboration. For instance Jesus Christ rode on a donkey into Jerusalem towards His last days on earth. It was free, but no it was not because it cost someone to have released such ‘property’ for the master’s use.
The second leg of the argument perhaps needs a little more explanation and it is this; that in social systems where the government lives up to its role of providing employment, welfare insurance, old age care etc, the church would not be saddled with some of the responsibilities it is carrying today. Again, there should be no argument among believers that the church will continually need to explain the principles, mark the word please, principles, of prosperity because it is scriptural and it is needed even at such a time like this when observing such is a biblical guarantee of improved living and of course enhanced treasure in heaven.

Does that mean I support flamboyant pastors who fleece their flocks to make their own robes of gold? No, because it is not scriptural. But should the fact of some people doing it the wrong way stop the church from preaching what is true? Again the answer is no, because even if non-church goers practice the principles it will still benefit them and of course it is not every church that preaches such messages that knows the true God.

But beyond these, my major concern was Sister Jess’s conclusion that it is the church that can give ‘the direction, godly mentoring and nurturing’ for the young ones and not their parents or even their teachers. I agree that not even school teachers are in the best position to train a child. But I will find it difficult to concede that the church has more roles to play in the upbringing of children than parents. Once upon a time we used to look up to teachers for such ideals but with the fall in societal values, we are now running to the church apparently to support my earlier observation that the church has become alternative government, a powerful social institution.
I agree that the church has influence, but I submit that parents have far greater role to play than the church in the matter at hand. The role of the church is to teach the right thing, but it is the duty of parents to implement the word of God in the lives of the children. Between the church and the home, where does a child spend the greater part of his time? Between the pastor and the parents, whom does the child see more often? If the church fails, should a godly parent do? Parents are abdicating their roles at home, giving some to schools and now another portion to the church while they go about their daily search for bread and butter as if meeting the material needs of the home is the beginning and end of parenting. They don’t have time for their children let alone for the church.

Who will God judge for the life of a child, the church or the parent? I think the example of Prophet Eli in the bible is good enough here. The story of Eli in a way exemplifies the Yoruba concept of ‘Abiiko’ and ‘Akoogba’. While the latter is the child who has refused to obey parental directives, the former is the spoilt brat who has been left to his own desires due to parental laxity. Hopni and Phineas, the two sons of Eli fall into the second category if we accept their father’s explanations that he had not taught them the waywardness they were exhibiting in the temple. But when the judgment of God came, it showed that God looked at the matter from the perspective of the first category; that Eli had failed to teach the children the proper thing and elevated them above God by his failure to ensure they followed the godly direction.

The popular scripture for child training for all men is Proverbs 22:6. “Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it.” (NASB77). Adam Clarke’s Commentary explains that versesuccintly: “The Hebrew of this clause is curious: chanoch lannaar al pi darco, “Initiate the child at the opening (the mouth) of his path.” When he comes to the opening of the way of life, being able to walk alone, and to choose; stop at this entrance, and begin a series of instructions, how he is to conduct himself in every step he takes. Show him the duties, the dangers, and the blessings of the path; give him directions how to perform the duties, how to escape the dangers, and how to secure the blessings, which all lie before him.
“Fix these on his mind by daily inculcation, till their impression is become indelible; then lead him to practice by slow and almost imperceptible degrees, till each indelible impression becomes a strongly radicated habit. Beg incessantly the blessing of God on all this teaching and discipline; and then you have obeyed the injunction of the wisest of men. Nor is there any likelihood that such impressions shall ever be effaced, or that such habits shall ever be destroyed.

“Chanac, which we translate train up or initiate, signifies also dedicate; and is often used for the consecrating any thing, house, or person, to the service of God. Dedicate, therefore, in the first instance, your child to God; and nurse, teach, and discipline him as God’s child, whom he has intrusted to your care. These things observed, and illustrated by your own conduct, the child (you have God’s word for it) will never depart from the path of life. Coverdale translates the passage thus: “Yf thou teachest a childe what waye he shoulde go, he shall not leave it when he is olde.” HORACE’s maxim is nearly like that of Solomon:—
“The docile colt is form’d with gentle skill
To move obedient to his rider’s will.
In the loud hall the hound is taught to bay
The buckskin trail’d, then challenges his prey
Through the wild woods. Thus, in your hour of youth
From pure instruction quaff the words of truth:
The odours of the wine that first shall stain
The virgin vessel, it shall long retain.”
FRANCIS.”

What of Ephesians 6: 4, which gives the duty of child training to the father? The same Adam Clarke’s Commentary explains the term ‘Bring them up’ thus: “literally, nourish them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. The mind is to be nourished with wholesome discipline and instruction, as the body is with proper food. Discipline, may refer to all that knowledge which is proper for children, including elementary principles and rules for behaviour, etc, instruction, may imply whatever is necessary to form the mind; to touch, regulate, and purify the passions; and necessarily includes the whole of religion.

My last reference shall be Deuteronomy 6: 6-8. The Bible in Basic English (BBE) renders that passage thus: “Keep these words, which I say to you this day, deep in your hearts; Teaching them to your children with all care, talking of them when you are at rest in your house or walking by the way, when you go to sleep and when you get up. Let them be fixed as a sign on your hand, and marked on your brow”.
Like Sister Jess, we also run programmes with Teenagers and I would like to share two insights we have gained from asking them questions or responding to their curiosities all which perhaps have influenced my opinion. In one instance, we asked participants to indicate whether any of them would have loved another couple in their congregation to be his/her parents and to explain why. Those that answered the question positively gave almost the same reason even though they chose different couples in their congregations. They were bothered that their parents were not providing the atmosphere for peace and correct spirituality at home even though they are Christians.

In another instance, we asked them to list a few things that they wish their parents knew about them. Let me share a few of their answers here: “I wish my mummy understand that I do think deeply in my understanding”, “I wish my parents understand my deep interest in God”, “I wish my daddy understands that I can be a changed person” “I wish my daddy understands that I can still make it in life”, “I wish daddy will invest in my education; buy me text books; send me to extra-mural lessons etc”, “I wish my parents know the level of my goals and dreams”, “I wish my parents know I am set for certain life standards”, “How I wish my mummy understand that there is this thing bothering my heart”, “. I wish my mummy knows that I can be ‘otherwise’ if I choose to”.

That is why I maintain that, yes while the church has its duty in teaching the way of the Lord (Ezekiel 43:10-11) it is the responsibility of parents to lead that way for their wards to follow. I was at a recent Teenagers Conference and the few parents I saw were those who had official roles to perform in that meeting. No other parent turned up even if to see how his or her wards would perform. How would you correct a wrong doing if you don’t see or hear them? The point is if parents would rise up to support the likes of Sister Jess by ensuring young people follow the teachings of the Lord, then there shall be less lamentation. Sister Jess, keep doing your work and may the Lord of help grant you success.

*Biodun, a journalist is also an Assistant Pastor responsible for Teens with Dominion Life International Church, Ilorin, Kwara state. He can be reached at bioyenig22@gmail.com or
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By Kali Gwegwe

2009 is not a year for any serious Nigerian to sit on the fence and watch the political class plunge the nation into an avoidable danger. This is indeed the time for every Nigerian to come out and talk the nation out of trouble. I wish to therefore state unequivocally that except our political leaders properly trace the root of our problems; they would end up leading us into yet another ditch.

For sometimes now, the activities of Niger Delta militants have posed serious concerns to the Nigerian nation and the international community. But strangely, the presidency has continued to act in manners that clearly suggest it does not understand the root causes of militancy in the Niger Delta region. For the avoidance of doubt, militancy in the Niger Delta is a response to the grave injustice in the sharing of oil and gas revenue between the federal government and the oil bearing states. President Yar’Adua must therefore dig deeper or else; he would end up in a shallow pit.

The foundation of the problems threatening the survival of Nigeria goes beyond militancy. Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka was right when he picked holes in the presidential offer of amnesty to Niger Delta militants. From all indications, amnesty will only succeed in temporarily reducing the activities of militants owing to the manner the peace deal is being pursued. I am not too sure if it would succeed. From the look of things, the presidential offer of amnesty is fair in spirit but arrogant in nature. Even the timing too is very faulty. It has therefore turned out to look as if the presidency is deliberately ignoring the main source of the problem. This has caused many people- natives and non Niger Deltans to lose confidence in the amnesty deal.

To begin with, there is already a very deep and faulty assumption by many in government and the military that militancy is the main challenge being faced by Nigeria. It is for this reason that the federal government has appropriated huge amount of human, material, and financial resources towards maintaining peace and security in the Niger Delta region in the last two years. It is most pertinent to note that no amount of guns and bombs can bring about genuine peace and security in the midst of grave injustice. There is an overwhelming reality of injustice in the sharing of oil and gas wealth. To many discerning mind, the offer of amnesty to repentant militants is a clever way of suppressing genuine demands of the Niger Delta people. To achieve this goal, the issue of criminal elements in the “struggle” have been placed on the podium of national discourse. The element of injustice against the Niger Delta people has been placed in a shallow grave in Aso Rock. Justice and fair play have been murdered! The truth is that; even if the federal government succeeds in using amnesty to suppress genuine agitations of the Niger Delta people, the Nigerian nation would still be hunted by the ghosts of justice and fair play.

The greatest threat to the survival of Nigeria was the civil war of 1967 to 1970, where about 500,000 people died either from hunger or military operations. It is necessary to point out that this unfortunate war was fuelled mainly by deep tribal sentiments. The wanton scaling down of derivation principle from 50% in 1960 to the current 13% too is induced by profound tribal sentiments. There is a strong belief among the Niger Delta people that derivation principle would have remained at 50% if God had blessed the nation’s super tribes with oil and gas. Therefore, after several political efforts failed, militancy was introduced to make the Nigerian nation allow the Niger Delta people too taste the same kind of benefits the super tribes enjoyed when groundnut, cocoa, and palm oil where the main stay of the nation’s economy.

The voluntary offer of amnesty and unconditional pardon to repentant militants by President Yar’Adua is arrogant in nature because the presidency has deliberately chosen to put the cart before the horse. It would have been more appropriate if the offer of amnesty had come after the consideration and part implementation of the recommendations of the Ledum Mitee led Niger Delta Technical Committee (NDTC). In trying to find solutions to the Niger Delta question, the federal government is bent on digging from the bottom of the problem. This is wrong. The massive weight of injustice may collapse on the labourers under. These labourers are mostly Niger Deltans; genuinely desirous of lifting the region out of the pit of insecurity and underdevelopment. It would therefore be proper that President Yar’Adua first remove the mud of injustice covering the sharing formula of revenue from oil and gas. As recommended by the NDTC, derivation principle should be raised to 50%. With this, there would no longer be any justification for militancy. Oil installations would no longer become targets of militants. Rather, militancy would be domesticated. Local politicians would be forced to become accountable to the people. This is the surest way the presidency can effectively solve the problems of militancy and insecurity in the Niger Delta region.

Let no one be deceived by the false opinion that the Niger Delta people are dissenting because of neglect by succeeding Nigerian federal governments. This is clearly a deviation from the truth. In fact, it is a very huge distraction. We must realise that Nigeria is a federation. As such, no federating unit(s) is supposed to wait for Abuja to dictate the pace and direction of its development. By the instrumentality of both the NDDC and Ministry of the Niger Delta, the pace and direction of development of the region would conveniently fall into the hands of the federal government. This is risky and not in the spirit of federalism. It is even perilous for any group of people to have their destinies in the hands of others. Despite the fact that the NDDC and Ministry of Niger Delta are manned by natives of the region, it is non-Niger Deltans that dictate the tone.

While moving a motion to amend Anthony Enahoro’s historic independence motion on the floor of the Federal House of Representative on the 31st of March, 1953; the leader of the Northern People Congress (NPC), Sir Ahmadu Bello submitted that: “Every community is the best judge of its own situation. In this regard, Mr. President, the people of the North are the best judges of their own situation and we cannot commit ourselves to fixing a date for the attainment of self government. We are fully aware of all the implications involved and we want to make it abundantly clear that the destiny of the North is in the hands of the people of the North and for the 1956 date, it should be amended to substitute as soon as practicable.” The real implication of Sir Ahmadu Bello’s submission as it relates to the Niger Delta question is that both the newly created Ministry of Niger Delta and NDDC cannot naturally address the developmental challenges of the region. This is simply because; Niger Delta people are the best judges of their own situation. 50% derivation is the only way the Niger Delta people can have their destinies in their own hands.

Professor Wole Soyinka, Chief Martins Elechi- governor of Ebonyi State and many other prominent scholars have argued that since Nigeria is a federation; every state in the country was supposed to develop at its own pace and direction. This is the beauty of fiscal federalism. As against the fears of many, fiscal federalism will encourage healthy competition among states. A healthy competition will promote diversification of the economy. There would also no longer be the traditional “waiting” for the monthly federation account allocation from Abuja. We must not forget the fact that there is no part of this country that is not naturally endowed. Our leaders are only lazy and non creative. There are very countries on the face of the earth that do not have oil and yet, doing better than Nigeria.

Let me at this point emphasise that tribalism is the foundation of Nigeria’s numerous problems. Because of tribal interests, our past military and political leaders could not locate proper solutions to combat the hydra-headed problems of corruption. It is now strictly unNigerian to indict or expose a fellow tribesman for corruption. Colonial Britain planted the seed of tribalism in Nigeria. She did this for her own selfish economic interests. Before the birth of the Nigerian nation following the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates in 1914, the numerous tribes were not offered any opportunity to discuss their future. Such discussion would have enabled the tribes to set safeguards and standards on how they would co-exist. This arrangement would have also helped to protect the rights and privileges of both the major and minor tribes so as to avoid conflicts.

The whole world is aware that Isaac Boro decided to pull the Ijaws out of the Nigerian nation in 1966 owing to the domineering nature of Nigeria’s super tribes. Tribalism seeks to give undue advantage to tribal interests. At some point in time in the history of Nigeria, tribalism became so popular that derivation principle was reduced when crude oil took over the place of groundnut, cocoa, and palm oil. It took various efforts, including militancy for derivation to climb to 1.5%, 3%, and the present 13%. The raw message the super tribal zealots are now preaching to the Niger Delta people is: “Half bread is better than none.” This half bread is represented by the NDDC and the newly created Ministry of Niger Delta. The question following all of these is: “Why give half, when the full would suffice?” 50% derivation is the full loaf of bread the Niger Delta people are demanding. This is the reason for militancy in the region. Unfortunately, criminal elements were able to infiltrate a genuine struggle that was aimed primarily at righting the wrongs caused by the nation’s past leaders. It is also necessary to point out that high-level youth unemployment, poverty, and do or die politics were the holes through which the criminal elements entered the Niger Delta struggle.

It is my humble opinion therefore that for Nigeria to move forward, the presidency should not isolate and deal with the problems of militancy in the Niger Delta region alone. This selective action would not take Nigeria any further than where we are presently. It would rather push us into a ditch. I am calling on President Yar’Adua to dig deeper by ignoring tribal sentiments in finding genuine solutions to the Niger Delta question. He should quickly sponsor an executive bill that seeks to increase derivation principle to 50%. He should also intensify the war against graft. The EFCC and ICPC have gone to bed since he took over from Chief Obasanjo. It is only then that Nigeria would experience peace and progress.

Should the president fail to do so, it would appear to mean he does not appreciate the evils of tribalism and corruption. Without any fear of contradiction; tribalism and corruption have done Nigeria more damage than militancy. So why fight only militancy? If the amount of force used to fight Niger Delta militants are directed at super tribal zealots and corrupt Nigerians, this country would enjoy peace, unity, development and prosperity.

KALI GWEGWE
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By Masterweb News Desk

Olatunbosun Ugbogu, a 23-year-old Nigerian U.S. sailor has been handed life imprisonment in Japan for the robbery and murder of a taxi driver last year. Japan Yokohama District Court convicted Ugbogu of fatally stabbing 61-year-old Masaaki Takahashi in the neck in the Kanagawa Prefecture city of Yokosuka on March 19, 2008. Ugbogu according to reports, decided not to pay his taxi fare of 19,000 yen, and in addition robbed and stabbed the taxi driver to death.

Ugbogu at the time of the incident was a crew member of the 9,600-ton guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens. He had deserted from the U.S. Navy earlier the same month. He pleaded not guilty and testified at his trial “voices” ordered him to kill the cabbie. His lawyers argued their client’s unstable mental health punctuated by the imaginary voices which climaxed on the fateful day ordering him to kill, led to his unruly terminal action.

The lawyers to buttress their argument of insanity, told the court Ugbogu fled the crime scene without stealing anything from the victim.
Presiding Judge Masaaki Kawaguchi disagreed with defense ruling the defendant mentally competent, after a court-commissioned psychiatric test indicated he could be held responsible for his actions.

It is normal to feel emotionally low sometimes, especially during difficult and trying moments. To dwell in that condition, however, even when the storm has faded away, is unreasonable. Life is a mind game. You can either channel your mind to live your life the way you always want it to be or play puppet to the hands of cruel relentless fate.

They say you are what you eat. That must also be true with your thoughts. You are what you think. Your will is an extremely powerful tool that can set the events that will ultimately happen in your life. Your resolve spells all the difference in the world you tread. It can either bring you success or misfortune. Therefore, the best way to do it is to make it work to your advantage. Learn to control your life through a consistently empowering strength of mind.

Think positive. Do not ignore life’s harsh reality but always take each occasion with an optimistic mind. Yes, an awful lot of things can happen to your life but to let such unhealthy thoughts always preoccupy your mind is a sign of a weak resolve. Do not let your worries get the better of you. Events will happen if they must. If you can control them, well and good; if you cannot, there is no need to bother.

Read between the lines. You need to learn to go beyond what seems to be and decipher what its genuine meaning is. The petty things that happen in your life might be opportunities for self-discovery and growth. The simplest things can sometimes bring about the most profound changes. Learn to read between the lines and unearth beauty even in the most unsightly circumstance. There has to be something more than just relentless malice. Life has got to be better than that. Concentration camp survivors learned this lesson the hard way. Nevertheless, they tried to squeeze the meaning of their suffering and let hope be their guiding light. They realized things happen for a reason.

Feed from positive sources. When you were young, you probably thought once you are done with your formative years in school, education stops. You discovered it is not the case. You can never outgrow the need to educate yourself. Your experiences can get you through tough times, but they are not enough. You need to embrace other people’s experiences as well. Life is one big circle of humanity. Be one with the community. Contribute and share your personal knowledge. Study and hear out the rich history of successful people.

You are what you think so it is up to you to take the challenge and live your life according to the merits of your willpower.

Matts
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By Ifeatu Agbu

If recent events are anything to go by, it seems that peace is beginning to return to the troubled Niger Delta. At least, for now, the guns are silent. A good number of them are being surrendered at the various collection centres set up as part of the amnesty deal between the Federal Government and the militants who are fighting for justice and equity for the oil-producing communities.

It is noteworthy that the amnesty kicked off on the day President Umaru Yar’Adua inaugurated the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This is significant because the interventionist agency has a crucial role to play in ensuring that the gains of the amnesty are sustained. Apparently informed by the high credibility rating of the commission in the region, the President urged the NDDC board to “fully integrate into the amnesty programme.”
The President expressed implicit confidence in the ability of the NDDC which is the flagship of the central government’s intervention in the region. He knows that the only tangible evidence of federal government’s presence in the creeks and mangrove swamps are the projects executed by the commission. With numerous projects spread across the Niger Delta, the commission could be said to have performed creditably, despite being encumbered by inadequate funding.
Evidence abounds of the numerous development projects of the commission, which have positively touched the lives of people in the oil-bearing communities. So far, the commission has initiated over 2,760 projects in the 185 local governments in the region. Out of these, over 1,250 have been completed while others are at various stages of completion.

However, the job at hand goes beyond what one agency can effectively tackle. As the President acknowledged, “we need trust, collaboration and commitments on all sides. The Federal Government is ready; other stakeholders and the people must be ready too. It is my hope that when the history of the transformation of the Niger Delta is written, the NDDC will be remembered in letters of gold. ”
He explained that the issues involved in the Niger Delta question were of such magnitude that his administration could not afford to subordinate them to political or parochial considerations. He promised that everything would be done to maintain peace and stability in the region and secure it for sustained development and economic growth. He also underlined the importance of all stakeholders to work with honesty and unity.

The need for collaboration and synergy among the stakeholders can not be over-emphasized. For that is the sure way to guarantee harmony and get the best possible results. With proper coordination, as envisaged in the Niger Delta Regional Development Master Plan, the resources of the key stakeholders like the states and local governments, as swell as the oil companies would be fully harnessed.

In recent times, the NDDC has been going into partnerships with other key players in the region with a view to building robust capacities to confront the daunting development challenges in the Niger Delta. One of such partnerships is that between the commission and Shell Petroleum Development Company [SPDC] in the construction of the Ogbia-Nembe Road. The 29-kilometre road being built at a cost of N9.6 billion, illustrates the kind of challenges confronting the Niger Delta. It cuts through the swamps with 9 bridges and 99 culverts. The terrain is such that four metres of clay soil has to be dug out and then sand-filled to provide a base for the road. It shouldn’t surprise anyone, therefore, to learn that constructing a road in such tough environment costs twice or thrice what is required in other parts of the country.

The fact that Shell is partnering with the NDDC in the execution of this mega project, speaks volumes of the trust and respect which the commission enjoys even among oil companies. The new board should cash-in on this goodwill and further enlist the support and cooperation of other oil companies and international donor agencies in the arduous task of using development as a veritable instrument for aiding the amnesty process.. Of course, the NDDC board needs all the support it can get to quickly make its presence felt by Niger Deltans who are yearning for rapid socio-economic transformation of their region.

Air-Vice Marshal Larry Koiyan (rtd), the chairman of the new board, is no stranger to grassroots development. His experience in the Directorate of Food, Roads and Rural Infrastructure (DFRRI) will come in handy in his new assignment .He is expected to adopt the bottom-up approach in addressing the Niger Delta problem. He has promised to carry along the nine state governments, the 185 local governments and the over 13,000 communities in the region so that all concerned would buy into the vision of Mr. President to speed up the development of the oil-rich Niger Delta.

He assured the President that with a population of 30 million people to attend to; members of his board would ensure they faithfully carry out the Federal Government’s comprehensive development plan for the Niger Delta. He said that they would swing into action immediately in the discharge of this urgent assignment. While doing so, the board should place a lot of emphasis on partnership with other stakeholders to collectively move the region forward.

Thank God the Koiyan-led board is coming to direct the affairs of a commission that already has a well applauded Regional Development Master Plan. The President even acknowledged the significance of the plan during the inauguration ceremony when he said: “Specifically, I do expect that serious efforts will be initiated to commence the implementation of the NDDC Master plan which, I am convinced, contains the requisite ingredients for holistically addressing the challenges of the Niger Delta.”

The plan has properly been captured in the commission’s 2009 budget, which has just passed the scrutiny of the National Assembly. Everyone is now waiting for its implementation which is meant to fast-track the development of the Niger Delta. The board members must roll up their sleeves, gird their loins and jump into the trenches for serious work. This is even more so because previous boards as well as the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Pastor P Z Aginighan, who held fort as the Managing Director in the last four months, acquitted themselves creditably. Niger Deltans would, therefore, expect the new board not only to match but surpass the achievements of its predecessors. The antecedents of most of the members inspire confidence, that all things being equal, they would deliver on their mandate.

As they get down to business, it is expected that President Yar’Adua would give them the necessary financial empowerment to facilitate the execution of projects already outlined in the Master Plan. This is an opportunity for the president to direct the release of all outstanding funds owed the NDDC to help the new board to achieve substantial results. Without doubt, if the whopping N326 billion owed the commission by the Federal Government is released, it would give a tremendous boost to the development of the oil-bearing communities.
All said, the Federal Government needs to win back the confidence of the Niger Delta people. And this can only be seen and measured by how well the President keeps to his amnesty promise that the Federal Government would urgently attend to the genuine challenges which triggered off militancy in the Niger Delta. Thus, the Yar’Adua administration must be ready to match words with actions for the amnesty to make sense. The President even admitted while signing the Amnesty Proclamation that “previous attempts at meeting the yearnings and aspirations of the people were inadequate.”

He must make the state and local governments in the region to join the NDDC in executing projects that truly touch the lives of the people. All agencies of development in the area must buy into the faithful implementation of the Master Plan. Unless the Federal Government sincerely drives the rapid development of the Niger Delta, the objectives of the amnesty would be defeated. This must not be allowed to happen.

*Mr. Agbu writes from Port Harcourt

Fellow Nigerians,

Due to Mr. President’s amnesty package for repentant militants in the Niger Delta, some law-abiding and patriotic youths are grouping themselves to be overnight militants, not because they like violence but they fill being neglected by Mr. President.

There should also be a package for non-militants in the Niger Delta, most of them are repentant militants before amnesty offer, they are unemployed and can be more deadly than known militants. This is what I describe as Nigeria Amnesty Offer (An Impending Doom).

by Soji Adefemi

Compass News of 29/6/09

The crisis in Ogun State involving G 15 members of the House of
Assembly was triggered by a blood oath taken at a shrine in Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu North Local Government, last year, the Nigerian Compass learnt last night.

The members took the oath to ensure a united front against Governor Gbenga Daniel.

The oath was sponsored by some politicians including the father of a prominent politician in Abuja, a Senator, a former South-West governor, a former minister and another prominent politician in Ogun State.

The oath, which was taken naked by the members and in daylight, was witnessed by the sponsors and the native doctors, the administrators of the oath. Items used for the oath included blood, cow heads, calabash and other fetish materials.

Each participant swore to upholding opposition to Daniel at all times and submitted to the death of their first born, should they renege on the oath.

Each of them was required to mention the name of their first child in the course of the oath, setting in motion serious consequences for the children should their fathers go back on the prescribed course of opposition.

The Nigerian Compass learnt that the finality of this oath is why prominent traditional rulers such as the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Michael Sonariwo, and other prominent leaders such as Prince Bola Ajibola, General Tunji Olurin and Yeye Oodua H.I.D. Awolowo were unable to persuade them to change their stance.

In exclusive photographs obtained by the Nigerian Compass, one of those who took the oath, Hon. Wale Alausa, representing Ijebu-Ode State Constituency and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is seen holding a white article of oath, standing in front of a calabash filled with blood at the shrine.

The photographs were taken by the initiators of the oath to blackmail the G 15 members and prevent them from reneging. The Nigerian Compass obtained some of the photographs following a disagreement in the camp of the initiators.

Behind him in the photograph on the right taken outside the shrine (with his hand showing) is one of the native doctors who administered the oath. The photograph on the left was taken inside the shrine.

A source said last night: “It is because of the oath that the crisis in the state has been protracted. They have vowed that nobody or nothing will stop them from achieving their goal, which is to impeach the governor and make the state ungovernable.

“This lawmaker called Alausa was jobless when his father, Alhaji Agboola Alausa, took him to the governor and the governor made him a special assistant in the office of the deputy governor. Even when he was working with Alhaja Salmot Badru, the deputy governor was not happy with him because of the various scandals he was involved in.

“In 2007, the father also begged that he should be made a lawmaker and the state PDP respected his view by giving the Ijebu-Ode State Constituency to his son.

“But since Wale Alausa and other members of the G 15 seized the Assembly in a coup last year, peace has eluded the state. That is why they are blocking the N50 billion bond and embarrassing members of the executive under the cover of oversight functions.”

It would be recalled that the recalcitrant lawmakers began the festering crisis in the state by first impeaching the then Speaker, Mrs. Titi Shodunke-Oseni.

They followed the impeachment with her suspension and that of another member of the House who was loyal to her, despite the fact that the court ruled otherwise.

For several weeks, they also refused to sit, blaming lack of protection by security agents for their action.

Besides, they recently passed Resolution 167 barring financial institutions from dealing with the state government, especially over its attempt to raise a N50 billion bond.

Source: Compass News
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