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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appealed to the Federal Government to apply the stick and carrot approach to solve the issues surrounding militant activities in the Niger Delta region. Atiku made the appeal while speaking at the launch of a book titled "We Are All Biafrans’’ written by Chido Onumah‎ today May 31st.


“I think the Niger Delta should be handled with a stick and carrot approach. In 2007, before I ran for president, I met with various stakeholders on the Niger Delta issue and they came up with a policy. Part of the recommendations was that the ministry be moved to the Niger Delta and not Abuja. We have had administrations that did not do their homework on the Niger Delta.

If I had won, I would have sold 10 per cent shares in the NNPC; that will give me 20 billion dollars which would build infrastructure for the Niger delta but we will always end up with accidental leadership. Bring peace and development to the Niger Delta then they will stop blowing up pipelines. Then, we will get gas and then power can be stable but until then, we will not get it.’’he said

SOURCE: http://www.nairanaijanews.com/2016/05/handle-niger-delta-issue-using-stick.html

NA XO...

A politician is a politician no matter who he is.

The same carrots and stick approach Atiku's boss suggested on bokoharam that didn't bring any positive results.

It would be FANTASTICAL if he would lead the army from the front, instead ☀̤̣̈̇f on the pages ☀̤̣̈̇f Newspapers.

We don hear

When they eventually get the post, they withdraw the carrot and use the stick alone.

I can c Atiku is more sensible n a better choice dat Buhari

bilulu:
I can c Atiku is more sensible n a better choice dat Buhari

All politicians are the same, unless a ferocious law of their words before election is passed into bill then I can take them serious.

Believe this man is better than Pmb, on your own peril.

While he was building his university with government loot, why didn't he think of developing Niger delta then at-least.

Instead, he used his political power to acquire hesidious hectares of land from gullible people of Onne to mount his personal business(Orleans invest 'a major share holder' intel's).

He should just cut the crap!!!

Excellent talk! Whether Atiku is being sincere or merely being political, the fact is that he has raised very crucial points.

Person wey I feel say he non even get sense, get sense pass Buhari. Just can't believe dis is coming from Atiku.

Atiku as an Hausa man is far far a better leader than bubuhari a miser n wicked soul