tempest01:
Who are you?

IAMDUTCHBRAH:
The decision taken the the House of Representative to reject the decision to force oil companies to relocate their headquarters the Niger Delta was the right decision.
From an insider that was born and has lived in Warri most of his life, this are the following reason:
1)Extortion by youths demanding various payments even though they didn't perform any contracts to warrant payments and demanding jobs they did'nt have the qualifications for.
2) Kidnapping of oil workers.My father was kidnapped for a week and his closest friend has been kidnapped twice by youths demanding ransom from oil companies.My father resigned and left Warri after he was released by the kidnappers.Said he will never set foot in Niger Delta.
3)Communual crisis between Ijaw,Itsekiri and Uhrobo.
4)Inadeqaute infrastructure
5)Goverment officials and traditional rulers strong arming forcing oil companies to give them contracts with the threat of disruption if they didn't comply and after been handed the contracts embezzled most of the money and did a shoddy job.
Warri used to have so many companies such as Shell,Chevron,NNPC,Schlumber and Halliburton in the 90's and early 2000's but due to the restive nature of the militants youths they divested their investements and moved most of their operations out of Warri.
Businesses need a conducive enviroment to thrive and this latest threats by the IYC will not convince companies to relocate. The Ijaw Youth Congress is the group mostly responsible for mass exodus,due their extortions and threats against oil companies.

wirinet:

I once formed a formidable group here in Lagos to try and tackle the huge poverty and developmental challenges in my village. We wrote a petition to shell to stop giving cash to our community youths and elders but instead use the money to provide basic infrastructures like sandfilling the village ( during rainy season the whole village is waterlogged), providing portable drinking water and building some decent habitable houses. We meet so much hatred and resistance from my community leaders that we were afraid to go home. At the end of the day we let sleeping dogs lie.
I have so much more to tell of my experience in going to carry out some construction jobs in warri, and I am an indigene ( although they see me as Lagos boy). Imagine what non indigenes and foreigners face working in the nigerdelta - both oil and non oil workers.

Demolaeby:
Is it your oil? Why not develop a thread on how to reactivate Ajeokuta steel industry and other sector of the economy. Why the hope of an average Nigerian man is on oil? Can you think another thing apart from oil in Niger delta region

mightyhaze:
Well,what have the nigerdeltans on this forum have to say about this?,....and I don't mean the impostors from west side ,cos we all know the drill


Cc tonyebarcanista ikechu1

wirinet:

My brother, it is mainly IPOB youths and their supporters who have never seen a drop of crude oil in their life that scream 'our oil" all over the place. We the real indigenes of the oil producing areas ( especially the concerned ones) understand the real problems of the nigerdelta.
I once formed a formidable group here in Lagos to try and tackle the huge poverty and developmental challenges in my village. We wrote a petition to shell to stop giving cash to our community youths and elders but instead use the money to provide basic infrastructures like sandfilling the village ( during rainy season the whole village is waterlogged), providing portable drinking water and building some decent habitable houses. We meet so much hatred and resistance from my community leaders that we were afraid to go home. At the end of the day we let sleeping dogs lie.
I have so much more to tell of my experience in going to carry out some construction jobs in warri, and I am an indigene ( although they see me as Lagos boy). Imagine what non indigenes and foreigners face working in the nigerdelta - both oil and non oil workers.

vantage001:
Look at this *** infidel. I no blame you sha. Niger-deltans mumu no be small.

mightyhaze:
Well,what have the nigerdeltans on this forum have to say about this?,....and I don't mean the impostors from **** ,cos we all know the drill


Cc tonyebarca.nista

TonyeBarcanista:

I think his problem is self hatred

TonyeBarcanista:
1. Extortion happens everywhere, including Lagos. People that do business in Lagos will testify.

2. Kidnapping and insecurity is everywhere AND not limited to ND or SS. Not just kidnapping, there is also armed robbery and other social vices.

It is the job of the FG and security agencies to provide security for ALL. Protection of life and properties is the PRIMARY responsibility of government.

3. Communal clashes is 70% caused by Oil companies through their evil divide and rule. They will see that a land is under dispute yet they will take money to give one side and that will cause clash. Warri crises was caused by Oil coys.

Ijaw, Urhobo and Itsekiri have been cohabiting for years peacefully until the coming of petrodollar.

ogoni problem is caused by Shell

4. Who is to provide infrastructure? Is it the community that is impoverished and raped by both the government and oil coys? Is it not the responsibility of both the FG and the Oil coys to provide their infrastructure? This is silly...

5. The oil coys know that CSR is their responsibility, yet they cut corners by bribing community Chiefs and government officials so as not to carry out their responsibility. Instead of spending $1 billion on CSR they will bribe village chiefs and government officials with $300 million and pocket the rest. nonsense.

My ONLY argument is that our people should shun militancy and embrace other form of agitation. However, the ND is not less secured than Lagos state.

Nothing justify the refusal to move HQ of Oil Coys and NNPC to ND.

If they are safe to perform operations, they will be safe to live. It's even cheaper for them BTW.

wirinet:

My brother, it is mainly IPOB youths and their supporters who have never seen a drop of crude oil in their life that scream 'our oil" all over the place. We the real indigenes of the oil producing areas ( especially the concerned ones) understand the real problems of the nigerdelta.
I once formed a formidable group here in Lagos to try and tackle the huge poverty and developmental challenges in my village. We wrote a petition to shell to stop giving cash to our community youths and elders but instead use the money to provide basic infrastructures like sandfilling the village ( during rainy season the whole village is waterlogged), providing portable drinking water and building some decent habitable houses. We meet so much hatred and resistance from my community leaders that we were afraid to go home. At the end of the day we let sleeping dogs lie.
I have so much more to tell of my experience in going to carry out some construction jobs in warri, and I am an indigene ( although they see me as Lagos boy). Imagine what non indigenes and foreigners face working in the nigerdelta - both oil and non oil workers.

TonyeBarcanista:
1. Extortion happens everywhere, including Lagos. People that do business in Lagos will testify.

2. Kidnapping and insecurity is everywhere AND not limited to ND or SS. Not just kidnapping, there is also armed robbery and other social vices.

It is the job of the FG and security agencies to provide security for ALL. Protection of life and properties is the PRIMARY responsibility of government.

3. Communal clashes is 70% caused by Oil companies through their evil divide and rule. They will see that a land is under dispute yet they will take money to give one side and that will cause clash. Warri crises was caused by Oil coys.

Ijaw, Urhobo and Itsekiri have been cohabiting for years peacefully until the coming of petrodollar.

ogoni problem is caused by Shell

4. Who is to provide infrastructure? Is it the community that is impoverished and raped by both the government and oil coys? Is it not the responsibility of both the FG and the Oil coys to provide their infrastructure? This is silly...

5. The oil coys know that CSR is their responsibility, yet they cut corners by bribing community Chiefs and government officials so as not to carry out their responsibility. Instead of spending $1 billion on CSR they will bribe village chiefs and government officials with $300 million and pocket the rest. nonsense.

My ONLY argument is that our people should shun militancy and embrace other form of agitation. However, the ND is not less secured than Lagos state.

Nothing justify the refusal to move HQ of Oil Coys and NNPC to ND.

If they are safe to perform operations, they will be safe to live. It's even cheaper for them BTW.

Justiceleague1:

Op,with the right structures,infrastructures,amenities,security agencies,etc,in place,the oil firms got no problem relocating back to the niger delta. Youths' restiveness there can only be blamed on the fg's negligent and selfish,greedy and tribal attitude towards putting the right structures in place in the niger delta,the goose laying the golden eggs..all these resulted in the proliferation of militants and criminal elements in that zone...i know some cone heads will land here and scream the usual "what have they done with all the derivation money" bulchhit.

wirinet:
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Are you telling me that you cannot identify with what I am saying?
Please explain what you mean by self hatred. Maybe i see things differently because I am not a politician and do not rely on handouts from politicians to survive. I have done contract jobs all over southern Nigeria, the areas I had the biggest problem was the warri itself and my most pleasurable experience was Ugwashi-Uku.

TonyeBarcanista:
If you are a typical Delta pikin you will not agree with the refusal to relocate HQ to ND.

If you are honest you will understand that it is these Oil Coys that throw money to village champions and refused to carry out proper CSR because it is cheaper to bribe than to do CSR.

I can relate with your story but it is not different in any part of Nigeria, especially the South.

The coys have the duty of ensuring the proper thing is done.

TonyeBarcanista:
1. However, the ND is not less secured than Lagos state.

Nothing justify the refusal to move HQ of Oil Coys and NNPC to ND.

If they are safe to perform operations, they will be safe to live. It's even cheaper for them BTW.

TonyeBarcanista:
1. Extortion happens everywhere, including Lagos. People that do business in Lagos will testify.

2. Kidnapping and insecurity is everywhere AND not limited to ND or SS. Not just kidnapping, there is also armed robbery and other social vices.

It is the job of the FG and security agencies to provide security for ALL. Protection of life and properties is the PRIMARY responsibility of government.

3. Communal clashes is 70% caused by Oil companies through their evil divide and rule. They will see that a land is under dispute yet they will take money to give one side and that will cause clash. Warri crises was caused by Oil coys.

4. Who is to provide infrastructure? Is it the community that is impoverished and raped by both the government and oil coys? Is it not the responsibility of both the FG and the Oil coys to provide their infrastructure? This is silly...

wirinet:

I do business in Lagos and I can testify that the level of extortion in Lagos is infinitesimal compared to what is obtained in the Nigerdelta. I have done renovation jobs in Lagos island ( the extortion capital of Lagos), once I agreed with the chairman of the Omoniles on the sum to pay and I paid up, I did not have any problem again for the 2 months I was on site. I also did a job in warri ( Effie to be exact) and it was extortions from different groups.
I live in an industrial area of Lagos, surrounded by huge Indian and Chinese companies, I have never heard of youths coming to disrupt their business.

Justiceleague1:


What has ipob got to do with the issue on the floor? Can you be sincere and tell us who,among the 6 geo political zones and individuals of the country,are the main beneficiaries of the crude? Who owns most oli bloc,i bet its the ipob! I pity you.

TonyeBarcanista:

Done

mightyhaze:
warreva. Just yan for or against this ur 'brother' stand!

asuustrike2009:
I agree with op. In warri at least once in two month you would see youth restiveness

IAMDUTCHBRAH:

For some reason the youths in the Niger Delta region have a rebellious spirit that even the relocation of the oil companies will not cure.