khupid:
Nice move by the Elders to foil buhari's plan to destabilise the peace loving Biafrans

austinsmat:
now i believe that BUHARI is after SS and SE. boko boys in anambra now this,but with God all his plans will fail

victorD3:
I still want to understand the basis for wanting to site it in Akwa-Ibom State.

NDPVF:
[s][/s]Coconut head.

freedom96:
Elders be like na nuclear bomb this aboki president wan bring here abi?We reject in holy ghost fire name

I typed abok.i u con change am to northerner...wetin dey do una?

Faddd:
The project will entirely be handled by the plant's developers with the full supervision of IAEA. Who says Nigeria is not ripe to hold the plants? Make them bring am to Ondo State I beg

bakjal:

Even when d decision is Silly?

destinysaid:
so nuclear power which could help our epileptic power supply is not good or what?? if they arnt ready let d govt bring it to delta state jor. Good thing dem dey reject. These questions are asked bearing in mid that the International Atomic Energy Agency had warned that Nigerian does not possess the right competences to handle nuclear issues. Technical impact assessment at the international level also indicated that nuclear plant is not suitable for Nigeria for now; for obvious reasons,” they asked. insult of the century, but sadly true

Laredojohn:
STAKEHOLDERS in Akwa Ibom State have rejected the plan to site of a nuclear power plant in the state.

Instead, they called on the Federal Government to partner with the state at ensuring that, the independent power plant is put to maximum use for the benefit of all.

Speaking at a press conference in Uyo, the state capital, they wondered that, if the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA] had warned that, Nigeria was nor ripe to handle nuclear issues for now, the country would insist in venturing into it knowing the dangers associated with it.

The stakeholders include, Atuekong Idongesit Nkanga, Senators Anietie Okon, Emmanuel Ibokessien, Effiong Bob, Chief Nduese Essien, Dr. Asuquo Usoro and Mr. Larry Essien amongst others.

Speaking on their behalf, Senator Anietie Okon noted that for the past 40 years, the Federal Government had not sited any industry in the state, stressing that if the government had intended to do so now, it should not be a nuclear power plant with extreme disaster potentials.

Accompanied by the people of Itu Council Area where the said nuclear plant is said would be located, the people stressed that, Akwa Ibom people, nay Nigerians are opposed to the project because of the disastrous consequences always associated with the failure of a nuclear plant.

“After proper examination of the pros and cons of the project, tapping the knowledge of experts on nuclear technology and related disciplines, we had no option than to brace up to oppose to the fullest and say empathically and without any question that it is not welcome in our state.

“Our opposition to the location of the plant in our state is not borne out of ignorance of the benefits of the project, but more because of the peculiar experiences in our country and the disastrous consequences those failures of nuclear plants have brought to even more discerning climes.

“We ask ourselves what the fascination is with the project and what the intensions of the promoters are. These questions are asked bearing in mid that the International Atomic Energy Agency had warned that Nigerian does not possess the right competences to handle nuclear issues. Technical impact assessment at the international level also indicated that nuclear plant is not suitable for Nigeria for now; for obvious reasons,” they asked.

According to them, government should through deliberate efforts explore other means of power generation, which the country is endowed with and should have thought of resorting to nuclear only where all other alternatives had been exhausted.

Besides, they observed that, the country should not feign ignorance of the fact that, even those countries with well thought-out plans for nuclear power, its failure always resulted in monumental disaster with any slightest mistake.

“This is a country not known for taking environmental impact assessment seriously; the slightest false-step in the nuclear project would result in monumental disaster. We do not want that disaster here in our state. It is one of the strongest reasons why the opposition to the location f the plant in our state is emphatic and would remain decisive
source :http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/07/elders-reject-proposed-nuclear-power-plant-in-akwa-ibom/

Lilimax:
Nuclear gini?

Abbasi mbo!

slyopez:
Take it to your northern state, thank you very much for the intended development but we don't want it.