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| We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by cowgirl9090: 8:48am On Nov 27, 2015 |
When Boko Haram captured territory in
Nigeria’s northeast last year and declared a
caliphate, there were real fears for the
sovereignty of Africa’s most populous nation.
A deadline is looming for the military to end the six years of violence, with signs that troops have wrested back control of most of the towns and villages lost to the Islamists. But now President Muhammadu Buhari is facing another potential headache with the revival of separatist sentiment in the country’s southeast and renewed debate over the sharing of oil wealth. Recent weeks have seen a wave of protests calling for an independent state of Biafra, 45 years after the end of the brutal civil sparked by a previous declaration of independence. Now, campaigners in the oil-producing Niger delta are demanding total control of resources to develop the region, which remains under-developed despite billions of dollars earned from crude. Last Friday, the Niger Delta Self- Determination Movement (NDSDM) lobby group, declared the current agreement, whereby oil revenue is divided among Nigeria’s 36 states, was unfair. “The 13 percent (share for the Niger Delta) enshrined in the 1999 constitution by the military is depriving us of our God-given resources,” the group’s convener Annkio Briggs told reporters in Lagos. “We want 100 percent control and ownership of our oil so that we can control our future.” – Northern ‘dominance’ – Nigeria’s crude-reliant economy has been battered by the fall in global oil prices, hampering government spending and even the payment of state-sector salaries. Crude accounts for 90 percent of Nigeria’s export earnings and 70 percent of government overall revenue. In 2014, the country earned $77 billion from oil exports, according to the US Department of Energy, down from $84 billion in 2013 and $94 billion in 2012. How much each state in the federation gets from the sector has long been a thorny issue, exposing barely concealed regional and ethnic rivalries. Demands for a greater share of oil revenue were a factor in the violence that gripped the delta in the 2000s until a government amnesty programme, which ends this year, bought off militants. Briggs’ group argues Nigeria’s political architecture, with 19 states classed as northern and 17 in the south, unfairly penalises the southern states where oil is found. “Of the 774 local government areas (administrative divisions within each state), the north is given almost 70 percent,” she said, calling it “manipulations for… socio- economic and political dominance”. She blamed a succession of northern- dominated military governments for forcing through the revenue-sharing agreement down the barrel of a gun “without our free, prior and informed consent”. Briggs denied calling for a break away from the federation but argued every region instead should use its own natural resources to develop itself. The NDSDM was founded last year during a national conference convened by former president Goodluck Jonathan at which delegates recommended the delta region received 18 percent of oil revenue. The recommendation was not implemented before Jonathan left office. – ‘Politically motivated’ – Nigeria is almost evenly split between a Muslim-majority north and largely Christian south and the sharp division informs most aspects of political debate. But the argument for so-called “fiscal federalism” is seen by some as unrealistic, with sectors such as agriculture and manufacturing not sufficiently developed yet to be sustainable. Anyakwee Nsirimovu, of the Niger Delta Civil Society Coalition pressure group, said demands from southern pressure groups were predictable now Buhari, a northern Muslim, was in power. “Why is it after the defeat of Jonathan you see the likes of Annkio Briggs, MASSOB (Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra) and IPOB (Indigenous Peoples of Biafra) asking for resource control and self-determination?” he asked. The complaints in fact exposed the failure of Jonathan, from the oil-producing Bayelsa state, to help his southern kinsmen during his six years in power, he argued. “Those who lost out in the power equation are behind the crisis,” he claimed. But Tony Nnadi, of the Movement for New Nigeria, said every ethnic group had the right to either belong to or pull out of Nigeria, nearly 102 years after the country was formed. “In 1914, the so-called Nigeria came into being through an amalgamation of southern and northern protectorates by the British colonial power,” he said. “By the provisions of the amalgamation, we have the right since 2014 to renegotiate the basis of our continued existence. The experiences of various ethnic groups “in the last 100 years have shown we cannot continue in the marriage”, he added. ~Vanguard |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by Nobody: 9:00am On Nov 27, 2015 |
Tonyebarcanista, Truckpusher, HopeAtHand, Quotasystem. 1 Like |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by OZAOEKPE(f): 9:02am On Nov 27, 2015 |
Its now that the oil price is falling down that they want to take charge of it fully, jobless youths.... 1 Like |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by Nobody: 9:10am On Nov 27, 2015 |
you can have it. crude is around $40/barrel. very soon you will start drinking that "oyel". what u are supposed to do, you leave, and start dancing skelewu after nnmadi kanu and a sari dokubo. ask your leaders for accountability. ask them what they have done in the past 16/17 years with your commonwealth. with the allocation that accrued to the niger-delta states since 1999, that place should be like Dubai. but unfortunately the people can't think. they, plus the beerfrauds, have a herd mentality. they play follow the leader instead of them to query their leaders. shame. 10 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by madridguy(m): 9:10am On Nov 27, 2015 |
Lol |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by madridguy(m): 9:19am On Nov 27, 2015 |
Guy I swear you be confirmed witch.....how come you typed exactly what's on my mind. I hail you. Ioannes: 3 Likes |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by Nobody: 9:28am On Nov 27, 2015 |
madridguy: lol. I hail u back. |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by HopeAtHand: 9:41am On Nov 27, 2015 |
EUROBOMBER: Old news...we have been singing it like song.. |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by Truckpusher(m): 9:49am On Nov 27, 2015 |
EUROBOMBER:HopeAthand already gave you the reply you need. |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by QuotaSystem: 9:59am On Nov 27, 2015 |
EUROBOMBER: There's nothing wrong with that. The governments focus is now on agriculture and solid minerals as a result of the rapidly sinking value of oil which is not bouncing back anytime soon. As far as it is out of the reach of greedy biafrats as well, they'll all be fine. Focus on your 1% oil. 2 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by TonyeBarcanista(m): 10:01am On Nov 27, 2015 |
You even get time sef. Why not allow him to cry more than the bereaved? Truckpusher: |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by Nobody: 10:31am On Nov 27, 2015 |
TonyeBarcanista: Lmao. I was expecting you to write "Dead on arrival" just like you did on that thread on Southern Nigeria. 1 Like |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by Nobody: 10:33am On Nov 27, 2015 |
Truckpusher: His reply is too short. What practical steps are the ND people taking to ensure full resource control and is there a time frame for this to be achieved? 1 Like |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by Nobody: 10:35am On Nov 27, 2015 |
QuotaSystem: Let's stay on the topic. This is not about Biafra but Nigeria as a whole. If the South says yes to full resource control will the north also say yes? |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by Eastlink(m): 11:38am On Nov 27, 2015 |
Resource control will not be given to the Niger-Delta on a platter of gold. Not when the north still wields the political stick and not when folks as Truckpusher and Barcanista still roam this region. I have always admired Annie-Briggs but the truth remains she is just a lone voice crying in the wilderness, the same as Joseph Evah. Other so-called freedom fighters as Edwin Clark, Tom Polo, Ateke Tom, Orubebe and even Asari are just opportunist after their stomach. Asari though still has a pan-ND calling, but others are simply the problem of the South-South. Weren't these folks the ones who promised hell after the loss of GEJ in the polls? Wetin con do their voice now? The north may be a problem, but the major problem of the South-South is the South-South. We have blind leaders who are myopic in their thinking, whose fight for resource control is not for the interest of the collective whole but for the interest of a few. Resource Control would only be feasible when a true revolution is carried out by the ordinary people with a sole aim of carving an independent republic of the Niger-Delta in alliance with the republic of Biafra. Any other so called vituperation for Resource Control is akin to noise making and indecisiveness. 5 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by QuotaSystem: 12:02pm On Nov 27, 2015 |
Read the first line of my previous response. EUROBOMBER: |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by solreb: 11:11am On Dec 08, 2015 |
When we are done breaking away we do that alone as SS and not with SE and be called Biafra. I don't trust our brothers in the east. They are only after our oil. They will lord it over us as soon as they get Biafra with SS included. Eastlink: 3 Likes |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by IGBOSON1: 11:51am On Dec 08, 2015 |
solreb: ^^^Do yourself a favor and quit talking of what you're ill-informed about! As things stand presently, you want to tell me your so called 'south south' isn't being lorded over? What are you Igbo-hating lot doing about this? Or is it only when it comes to Igbos that you'll find your voice and start blurting out rubbish? Check who owns most of your oyel blocks; check who controls customs; check who controls NPA; check who owns the busiest port in the Niger Delta! Find out the answer to these questions and come back and tell me what's the basis for your belief that Ndigbo are out to 'lord it over' your south south! The articles of association that presently binds you in Nigeria with other ethnic groups, zones or regions is the Nigerian Constitution; compare that with the articles of association on which the proposed Lower Niger Republic or Biafra would be based and tell me which one engenders inequality and subjugation of a part or parts of a union? You can also peruse The Ahiara Declaration for further enlightenment! When you say 'your brothers in the east' are after your oyel what exactly do you mean? Can we have a clear idea of your understanding of the boundary limits of Igboland? Egbema, Ndoni and Obigbo are areas rich in hydrocarbons (presently lumped into your south south by the What part of this south south are you from?.....Just so we can put things in their proper perspective! 10 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by IAMTHEHERO: 11:54am On Dec 08, 2015 |
Hahahahahaha!!! |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by tonychristopher: 12:00pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
EUROBOMBER: You have ended up calling the agent Provocateur They will assemble especially hopeathand |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by Kyase(m): 12:00pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by tonychristopher: 12:01pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
IGBOSON1: Nwanne leave those our oyel people 1 Like |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by basilo101: 12:03pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
Oil that will soon finish? |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by ahaz: 12:10pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
solreb:am a nija deltan but the truth of the matter is we are cursed with people like you flocking around..you choose to trust the north more tham the east because u are born in sevitude and lack every sense of history. The igbos you are manipulated to hafe are more better than we nija deltans truth be told...we have oil they have oil,we have gas theu have,we are not as edicated as they,they are more enterprisimg than we. we depend on oil for almost evrryfhing but the igbos dont even notice they have oil...so mr i no trust igbo how are you better than an igbo man.if God forbide we experience an ocean surge in the future due to global warming were will you run to. other regions are mending fences and bulding bridges ure here hateing...and that will only consume you,soo think with ur head and not ur anus. 8 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by Nobody: 12:15pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
Just viewing. |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by ruggedboy01: 12:33pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
That oil belong to all Nigerians as far as we still remain one..... till the country break up   1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by HammerEvery(f): 1:20pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
IGBOSON1: Excellent! but the guy will run away from your questions because he is actually yoruba.  1 Like |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by tonychristopher: 1:25pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
ahaz: Oh have you not known theybare we ss people Not all that crawls are lizards 1 Like |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by Mightymanna(m): 1:34pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
shut up, let the NORTH decide. |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by omeke12(m): 1:35pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
I couldn't vote for Jonathan to continue cos I detested what my country was turning into under his administration so I never voted.. ... anytime I state this fact the first question I get is... "why didn't U vote for APC?" ... I voted for APC in the Lagos Governorship election but didn't in the presidential elections not because I disliked their Ideology or mantra ( I craved for 'change') but because I couldn't convince myself (for d sake of my present and future family) to vote for Buhari because.. .. 1...Buhari was a former President, former minister of petroleum and so many other top offices he held back then and yet he still tags himself as 'poor', borrowing money then to buy nomination forms. I'm not saying he should have embezzled our money but...for God's sake, it takes wisdom, vision and creativity to be a rich and successful man. Buhari couldn't create an empire with the "little" salary he made those days then I strongly don't believe he can change d fortunes of Nigeria. it was shameful during asset declaration when I saw the wealth our VP has amassed for himself and his family, comparing it with that provided by our president who is meant to lead us out of brokeness. .. 2...Buhari has been contesting for presidency since 2003 and all those while as an aspirant, he never influenced katsina, Nigeria or Africa In any positive way, (he has no known charity foundation in his name), the only time one hears of Buhari then is when he makes Violence Inciting comments that leads to loss of lives especially in the north.... .... please fellow Nigerians, don't expect much from our president, he doesn't really have much to offer just pray for God to give him WISDOM and POWER not to lead us astray... ...Remember Nigeria is our country. |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by Nobody: 1:59pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
Current oil price $37.70 Even if oil is $10, north won't give you control because sadly, that is still the only revenue source. I notice that anytime Biafran agitation is raised, some Niger deltans both real and fake starts shouting resource control. How does opposing Biafra enable you achieve resource control. |
| Re: We Want 100 Percent Control, Ownership Of Our Oil – N/delta Group by HammerEvery(f): 2:12pm On Dec 08, 2015 |
So what happens if after you get 100% (which is impossible) and then one gworo-chewing garuba in army uniform decides to execute a coup as usual, suspend the constitution and then return your resource control status to 0%? Buhari is silently northernizing the army by recalling the coup-minded abookis that were retired by OBJ and GEJ. If in this age of civility, peaceful protesters are still being shot in 21 century nigeria, then a military coup can still happen. I bet you 1 Like |
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