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Police = Evil People = Friends of the Devil !!

May I never have any close relation or family member in the Police Force, because the day I find out I have one, is the day I deny all ties to the person.

A child that asks to become a police officer WILL BE DISOWNED.

A child that tries to marry a police officer will MARRY ON HIS/HER own.

Everyday they stop me at a check point, I smile at them and obey their instructions, but deep down in my heart, I am praying for them - " MAY YOU REAP THE BENEFITS OF WHAT YOU HAVE SOWN " - i.e. May 100 times the hardship and extortion imposed on the common man working for his livelihood be imposed on the police men in HELL FIRE !! Yes I hate them that much, Wicked Evil People.

Police, the walking devils on the street !!

Warning - POLICE IS NOT YOUR FRIEND !! Stay away from them.

No jokes, No laughing, No charity towards them !!

My prayer for them - " MAY THEY ALL REAP WHAT THEY HAVE SOWN "

The demolitions have surely affected a lot of people.

A family friend lost the frontal part of his property because the survey revealed his fence actually encroached on the road.

Another problem is that a lot of people do not perfect their title documents. I have a cousin who is currently building on land classified as "Govt Acquisition" based on the guarantee that he got from Alausa tip-offs that the land would be released. If that doesn't happen, he might be wasting his funds, the day demolition comes, he would cry foul and blame AC.

I dont expect that the government would demolish a structure with valid documents (C of O and building approval) without compesation. Please correct me if I am wrong

By the way, what evidence do we have of a potential PDP candidate doing better? What is the pedigree and track record of the PDP contestants for Lagos Governor position?

As a party, PDP is the worst thing in this country, a bunch of thugs and big wigs sucking the country dry.

The only credible PDP politician I know is Donald Duke, at least he made an effort to put his state on the map.

Iyiola Omisore and Co are what PDP really is about !!

A couple of wrong assessments went into this project.

Effect -
Toll Suspension = LCC defaulting on loans = bank/lender becoming distressed = possible bank employees & LCC workers unemployment = possible liquidation of bank = loss of share value = loss of people's investments.

Decisions have far effects than we see it at times.

The government should have done a better homework at the inception of this project, now they have their work cut out for them to find an amicable solution and avoid some of these effects.

The learning from this is that future road concessions should ensure alternative roads already exist on ground.

A toll road is supposed to be an alternative and not the only access road.

Another Governor that deserves commendation.

Rotimi Ameachi - a man of plenty wise words. His interviews are a joy to watch. He speaks it as it is.

Governor's action is welcome. Suspend toll's and address the issues. The mistake was using the old road, they should have constructed a new road.

No issue with toll roads, as long as an alternative exist.
They have a lot of them in the USA (e.g. Houston). You might never have to use any if you don't drive during rush hour.

There will obviously be financial repercussions for the state because this is a signed agreement. Hopefully this would not have a negative impact on private sector partnerships.

Those who think government will provide all infrastructure alone without private involvement are joking. The key thing is to factor in the common man.

This is not an ACN vs PDP issue. Inputs or suggestions should address the matter at hand, hopefully someone's suggestion might be the correct solution and it could get to the governor's ears. You never know 

Lagos State Government is composed of a lot of young and dynamic men and women, they got this wrong from inception, they can fix it, learn from it and move on.
It's positive to be learning such from a road project and not a new Governor's House .

Here is a man that stands for the truth. A man of reputation.

In the chaos called Nigeria, some people still decide to stand by the truth !!

I doubt if we have a lot of his calibre grooming in Nigeria.

A man's legacy is not his wealthy empire,but the impression he leaves on humanity. (The Nigerian child has been brainwashed not to follow this advice).

Great Man !!! In the league of Great Men.

luvinhubby:
The fact is most residents of Lagos are fed up with Fashola and ACN`s highandedness. Why commercialise public utility and one pays toll to enter his ancestral home. Why pay toll on a road still under construction that has a 30yr concession agreement, if they start collecting toll now, what guarantee do you have that they will finish the road in 8yrs time. Why pay MVAA license of N25,000 to sell motor and motorcycle parts in Lagos and still pay trade permit, tenement rate, radio and TV license, income tax, development levy, waste disposal fee  and your landlord still debits for land use charge. Fact is, Lagosians are fed up with Tinubu/Fashola`s ACN in Lagos.  Why pay N25,000 for a breaking traffic law in a city where the minimum wage is N7,500 is that not madness. All politicians are the same, ACN or PDP, we have tried ACN in lagos, they are Shylocks, lets give PDP a chance.

Good valid points, however on the traffic offence point, I don't agree, Nigerians have been lawless for a long time, harsh penalties for obvious traffic violations are in order. Nigerians just don't like following rules and regulations.

PDP is a terrible party, where have they taken us in all their years in power? Still no electricity !!! Interstate roads are still a mess !!

ACN hasnt been over fantastic but at least we can point to some positive actions on ground in Lagos. During a recent visit, I was surprised to see some suburb roads under construction and some major roads been patched up "even in this holiday period".  If for nothing else, I respect Fashola for the little he has done. If past 4 governors in a state did same, most states would be fairly sane and habitable.

Haven said that, he should listen to the complains of people and rectify major issues on the ground.

The Lekki road toll issue is not as easy as it looks, the state has entered into a legal agreement with LCC to provide that infrastructure because the state wasn't willing (or able) to fund it, and the road been a major part of the Lekki FTZ had to be done.  The mistake is that the old road should have been left alone and LCC construct a fresh new road, then it becomes fully optional to use the new road.  As it is now, the road been proposed as alternative is not even known to most people.
Hence the state might have no option than to
- provide an alternative road even if a 2 lane version, to handle those unwilling to pay toll fees, or
- a part of the new road (1 lane) be dedicated to none toll paying customers. (common design in the USA)

Fashola, my advice - please spread the road repairs to suburbs and outskirts, because
- those locations have a larger population density
- they suffer more hardship from bad roads
- they would be more grateful for your actions.

Appworld blockage might be linked to our previous record of online fraud ?

Absolute disgrace to be called Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Please let's start putting learned people in this position !! May God help us.

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GAS ISSUES
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¶6. (C) The Ambassador said that the Mission was looking at performance measures for the economy, i.e. the linkage between the country's electricity output and gross domestic product (GDP). The Ambassador shared that the Mission feels strongly that gas for feedstock is the key to Nigeria's power production, which is only about 2,800 average megawatts for a country of 140 million people. Pickard agreed and added that the U.S. got it wrong on its domestic natural gas policies, which it took over 20 years to sort out. So it is not surprising that Nigeria has it wrong at this point. She said there is not adequate infrastructure for gas. Gathering plants and pipelines to carry the product to the power plants still have to be financed and built. The Nigeria Independent Power Projects (NIPP) were located where there is no gas and no infrastructure. In addition, the international oil companies were coerced into building a power plant each, something they have no expertise in, and they are scrambling to deliver gas to these plants.

This comment is spot on !!!!!

The only problem is that if you put all the gas plants in a particular place, the people of that region start to claim ownership of the facility, instead of seeing it as a national property.

I wonder if there are any cables detailing US plans to minimise importation of oil and develop other alternative forms of energy?

That would make good reading and remind us that our ready made market would dwindle very soon.

Believe me, when the US Cabal reduce their oil consumption, the price would crash like mad, then we will drink our oil

Since we have refused to develop our country, we will pay the price for been ruled by FOOLISH leaders !!

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TAGS: EPET ENRG ELAB PINR ECON SENV PGOV NI
SUBJECT: (C) NIGERIA: SHELL BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON OIL GAS ISSUES,
COMMENTS ON PRESIDENT'S HEALTH AND HIGH-LEVEL CORRUPTION

REF: ABUJA 203

Classified By: Ambassador Robin R. Sanders for reasons 1.4. (b
& d).

¶1. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Shell's regional executive vice president for
Africa Ann Pickard and government relations representative Peter
Francis met with the Ambassador on January 27 in Abuja and provided
an update on problems in the oil and gas sector. Pickard said that
things were going from bad to worse, especially the security
situation. She said that Nigeria now had one of the highest negative
ratings for maritime operations, creating problems for Shell in
hiring oil tankers to load, as tanker operators will work only under
highly selective conditions. Last year there were about 80 piracy
attacks on land and water combined. This year already 15 have been
tallied, which includes 3 for Shell and 3 for Exxon. On corruption,
Pickard said that Nigerian entities control the lifting of many oil
cargoes and there are some "very interesting" people lifting oil.
Oil buyers would pay NNPC GMD Yar'Adua, Chief Economic Advisor Yakubu
and the First Lady Turai Yar'Adua large bribes to lift oil. Pickard
also reported an instance of the Attorney General Aondoakaa allegedly
soliciting a $20 million bribe to sign a document. The International
Oil Companies (IOC) are quite concerned about the "very flawed" new
petroleum sector energy bill. The IOCs will be asking U.S., Dutch,
and U.K. COMs to convey points on the bill to GON policymakers.
Pickard agreed that the President's health is a guessing game. She
said that in her recent meetings with Yar'Auda he seems alert, though
very drawn in the face, thin, and frail. Her information is that the
President was not in danger of dying soon, but also was unlikely to
ever fully recover from his ailments. (Note: see septel on oil/energy
sector issues for the Ambassador's meeting with the new Minister of
Petroleum Resources. End Note). END SUMMARY.

¶2. (C) Shell's regional executive vice president for Africa Ann
Pickard and government relations representative Peter Francis met
with the Ambassador on January 27, 2009 in Abuja and provided an
update on problems in the oil and gas sector. Pickard reported that
Shell's meeting with Minister of Petroleum Resources Dr. Rilwanu
Lukman scheduled for earlier that day had been cancelled; the third
week in a row where key appointments had fallen through, with the
excuse of being summoned to the Presidential Villa. (Note: Emboffs
have observed that meetings with ministers and senior staff are
indeed often cancelled with the explanation that they have been
summoned to the Presidential Villa, even when the President is out of
town. End note). Econ Counselor and Econoff (notetaker) also
attended the discussion.

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FROM BAD TO WORSE
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¶3. (C) The Ambassador took the opportunity to share with Pickard that
the Mission was in the midst of completing its Strategic Plan and
asked Pickard where she thought Nigeria was headed. Pickard said that
things were going from bad to worse, especially in terms of security.
She said that Nigeria now had the highest negative rating for
maritime security, creating problems for Shell in hiring oil tankers
to load; tankers will work only under highly selective conditions.
She also noted that late on the evening of Saturday January 17,
Nigerian militants attacked and boarded two vessels at a Shell crude
oil loading platform in Bonny and took eight crew members hostage.
Standard procedure on the tanker was followed: the ship went into
immediate lock down; there were no injuries or fatalities from the
boarding. The eight Nigerian crew members who were taken hostage were
later released. The pirates who went through the sections of the
boat to which they were able to gain access, smashing and stealing
computers, electronics, and personal items of the crew members. The
second vessel was a tug boat towing a supply vessel from Bonny to
Calabar. Last year there were about 80 incidents of piracy; this
year already 15 had been tallied, which includes 3 for Shell and 3
for Exxon. GON officials have told Shell to "hire more security."
The price of doing business in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria
continues to climb she concluded. [Note: The International Maritime
Bureau (IMB), a division of the International Chamber of Commerce -
www icc-ccs org - reports that the waters off the Gulf of Guinea
(Nigeria) remain the second worst, with 40 incidents in 2008 to the
Horn of Africa (Somalia) with 42 recorded incidents. The IMB notes
that in 2009 the Horn of Africa will be more intense as Spring comes
due to the large number of foreign warships in the region on active
patrol to ensure the safety and security of vessels. The same
increased security is not expected for Nigeria in 2009. End Note]

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SHELL BELIEVES COUP UNLIKELY; CORRUPTION WORSENING
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¶4. (S/NF) The Ambassador asked what Shell's thoughts were on any
potential for a coup. Pickard answered that there is little
intellectual capital to plan and execute a coup and Shell sees little
potential for one. Pickard then went on to say that corruption in
the oil sector was worsening by the day. The Ambassador asked for a
few examples. Pickard said that Nigerian entities control the
lifting of many oil cargoes and there are some "very interesting"
people lifting oil (People, she said that were not even in the
industry). As an example she said that oil buyers would pay Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) General Managing Director
Yar'Adua, (Note: not related to President Yar'Adua. End Note) Chief
Economic Advisor Yakubu, and the First Lady Turai Yar'Adua large
bribes, millions of dollars per tanker, to lift oil. The IOCs
control the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cargos, so GON actors do
not have the same opportunity for illicit gain. Pickard also said a
former associate of hers (protect) had told her he had been present
when Attorney General Aondoakaa had told a visitor that he would sign
a document only if the visitor paid $2 million immediately and
another $18 million the next day.

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VERY BAD BILL
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¶5. (C) Pickard reported that Shell, Exxon-Mobil and Chevron all have
big license review disputes with the GON. Shell has taken its
dispute to court and the court is supporting Shell's position.
According to her, Shell is stepping back for the moment, however, to
see how the other two majors negotiation fair, but is not taking its
case out of court yet. The IOCs are quite concerned about the "very
flawed" new petroleum sector energy bill. The bill is silent on what
fiscal regimes would be applied. Shell says that the bill could
reduce the corporation's overall value in Nigeria. GON discussions
around the bill have mentioned the possibility of moving to five-year
licenses and prohibiting exploring both oil and gas from the same
source, which would contradict how oil and gas extraction works in
practice. The bill is silent on joint ventures; it just states that
NNPC will be incorporated. Pickard said the bill was "likely to sail
through." The IOCs will be asking U.S., Dutch and U.K. COMs to
convey points on the bill to GON policymakers. (Note: Pickard
mentioned that the IOCs will not share company information directly;
they will hire consultants, like McKinsey, to produce common themes
so the messages from the IOCs to be shared with the relevant
Ambassadors are clear and consistent. End note). Pickard lamented
that the expected cycle of petroleum is at least five years for the
first oil to flow, another 10 years of production to begin to break
even. These numbers change when oil is $40 per barrel instead of $100
per barrel. Hence, a five year license would not be an incentive for
investment and development.

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GAS ISSUES
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¶6. (C) The Ambassador said that the Mission was looking at
performance measures for the economy, i.e. the linkage between the
country's electricity output and gross domestic product (GDP). The
Ambassador shared that the Mission feels strongly that gas for
feedstock is the key to Nigeria's power production, which is only
about 2,800 average megawatts for a country of 140 million people.
Pickard agreed and added that the U.S. got it wrong on its domestic
natural gas policies, which it took over 20 years to sort out. So it
is not surprising that Nigeria has it wrong at this point. She said
there is not adequate infrastructure for gas. Gathering plants and
pipelines to carry the product to the power plants still have to be
financed and built. The Nigeria Independent Power Projects (NIPP)
were located where there is no gas and no infrastructure. In
addition, the international oil companies were coerced into building
a power plant each, something they have no expertise in, and they are
scrambling to deliver gas to these plants.

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YAR'AUDA VACATION IS PERHAPS SOMETHING ELSE
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¶7. (S/NF) Pickard agreed that the President's health is a guessing
game. She said that in her recent meetings with Yar'Auda he seems
alert but drawn in the face and frail. She reported that a Julius
Berger (protect) contact says that the President was not in danger of
dying soon but has serious ailments from which he will never fully
recover. Pickard shared that Berger provides transportation
including planes for the President and has reportedly flown in
doctors and technicians to attend the President (reftel). She said,
for instance, that her Berger contact confided that they flew the
President from Germany to Saudi in September 2008. Additionally, the
Berger contact thought the President would not return to the Villa

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offices, as they were moving the President's personal things out of
the Villa. (Note: What we think this means is that Yar'Adua is
spending most of his time in the presidential residence and not in
the Villa offices. End Note).

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HOPES THAT OIL NATIONALISM CAN BE TEMPERED
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¶8. (C) The Ambassador asked how comfortable Shell was with the new
appointment of Dr. Rilwanu Lukman as Minister of Petroleum Resources,
and the appointment of Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo as the new NNPC GMD.
Pickard sees the nationalism card cooling with the removal of former
NNPC GMD Yar'Adua, given that new Minister of Petroleum Lukman is
more "pragmatic" and will hold sway over deputy Minister Ajumogobia.
(Note: Ajumogobia's technical assistant told EconOff in a meeting on
January 14, 2009 that the State Minister was focusing on Gas, since
before the mass cabinet change he was State Minster of Petroleum,
with a separate State Minster for Gas.) End Note. She said she was
also okay with NNPC chief Barkindo. She has worked with Barkindo
several times over the past few decades, especially when they were
both working climate change. She said Barkindo led Nigeria's
technical delegation to climate change negotiations that produced the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)and the
Kyoto protocol to UNFCCC during while he served on its Bureau at
various times. She indicated that although his undergraduate studies
were in political science, he obtained his MBA from Southeastern
University in Washington DC and did postgraduate work in petroleum
economics and management at Oxford University. Although she also said
terms like nationalistic and Chavez she however said that she thought
he could be steered in the right direction on the petroleum sector.

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COMMENT
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¶9. (C) Although Pickard clearly seems frustrated with the way things
are going in the maritime security, oil sector legislation, and
corruption which affects Shell's bottom line, it was useful to hear
that she has hopes for the new Petroleum Minister and NNPC chief.
Septel on the Ambassador's meeting with new Petroleum Minister Lukman
will address many of these same issues.

¶10. (U) This cable was coordinated with Consulate Lagos.

SANDERS

sochan:
Lets blame everything on the West, including Ibori and his brother who have stolen all the money from Delta state. Na Oyibo man make us do am. From a people that cannot even elect themselves a credible leader.

I tire ohhhhh

Isn't Shell a Dutch company? What's this link with the US? Well Americans are always up to something, after all they still maintain " Iraq had weapons of mass destruction ". These yankees are just something else.

Our problem still remains our people. If we allow puppets as leaders. Praise them when they steal and refuse to speak when Nigerians do the wrong thing, then we will get trampled upon. (Sanusi vs National Assembly)

Some of these so called "cables" make good reading. I could probably draft a cable about Delta State politics right now, all I have to ensure
is that it contains what people want to hear.

Do we really think companies are here to change our country for us? They are business entities with selfish interests.

It's the duty of the government to checkmate any nonsense behaviors by individuals or companies, but when the government is composed of crooks, what do we expect?

Even if so called "cable" is true, what caliber of politicians do we have to deal with the raised issue? Caliber of Omisore in the Senate ? At times, have we asked ourselves if we are worse than those spying on us?

The responsibility to improve our country lies with Nigerians !! We need to checkmate these companies and these leaders !!

GLO should please crash the BB rate. Cant wait to dump MTN for our own "Truly Nigerian" - GLO !!!!

Please what is the standard plot size in Magodo phase 1?

Thanks

First, there is nothing wrong in a company giving back to the community in which it operates. It's a social responsibility !!

But where FG neglect it's duties, people cannot just decide that companies should solely solve all the problems? If so, then northerners should tell Peugeot Nigeria to fix all the roads in Kaduna or ask Unilever to repair all Ikeja roads??

LG chairman, State Governors, Fighting Senators etc - Those are the animals we should be holding accountable !!! Until we can hold our so called "elected leaders" to account, we have no direction.

Amazing that youths can demand settlement for projects that would open up their communities and even disrupt the work if not settled !!

Please who knows the assessment rate for Sangoteddo ?

Thanks

Anyone have a cost template for 4 nos of 3 bedroom flat?

Any one with good feedback (pictures etc) about house builder used in Lagos? preferably Lekki axis? Kindly recommend.

Thanks

Irrespective of tribe or region. Right or Wrong (based on your faction/tribe) To speak the facts with the threat of "Verbal attacks", Dora deserves commendation

Simply fact!!!President is Ill = Handover to Vice !!!!! what was so difficult about that ?

She spoke late? She was shocked when he returned? etc etc All Nonsense !! She still spoke !!

How many others can hold their head up high and say they spoke when the going was tough? Aondoakaa perhaps

All I wish is that " MAY YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW",

May the Almighty GOD reward them for their good deeds and punish (not forgive!!) them for their evil deeds.

obailala, Very well said.

For those in support of continued imposition of hardship on the common man, if you like keep blowing up the pipelines,

There is no pipeline near any State Government house nor Aso Rock, so whose land or environment are you polluting?

How does the so called "Strategic Attack" help the common man or solve the problem at hand? Instead of focusing the energy into "strategic success" in development,

Some of the Major Oil Companies have started seeking to sell their interests in Nigeria, One of them last week sold all it's assets in a particular field and paid of the staff,
they are trying to sell more but NNPC is trying to slow down/block the sales.

Let them leave us to destroy more things, our eyes would soon become clear, instead of introducing more tigther rules or control over their operations,
we are destroying assets.

Do these strategic figthers understand that 55% of all these oil companies are own by NNPC? and NNPC is funded by state funds? why then are we
wasting our own money??

Our leaders are the cause of our problems. Can't we see that

Some peace in the region has seen small signs of road and infrastructure development (though not enough) , business picking up etc, But I beleive those
who benefit from the status quo dont like this,

Fashola,great man,

This is the benefit of a good education, a good career before entering politics, a SAN (he has bought honour to this position just like Gani, Keyamo, Falana are doing, ). Well done to them, our country can be great if only we all do our honest quota.

Everybody cant be Mega rich but everybody deserves a decent life style, and believe it or not this is the main area of advantage the western world have over us, Men of good leadership with principles,

Lets encourgae our own when they make an attempt to set things right (even if at times we dont favour thier polices), Let's stand for progress in our nation !!!! Cos No matter what anyone says, No where like home !!!!!!!

annek35:
load N5,000 and then text BIS to 21600. that worked for me

Pls, after sending the code, what next? Do you receive config info?

Heard a lot about Bayelsa, though I have never been there. The pictures show quite a nice place, wonder why the press paint the place as a place of violence. (very bad stigma).

Irrespective of the governor that puts infrastructure in place, to me it doesnt matter, just put it in place and let people enjoy them.

I think the people of the Niger Delta should start working at correcting the wrong image about the people and the place (Niger Delta) the world has been made to accept.
A few people using wrong tactics (but fighting a just cause) are trying to rubbish the name of the people of the region.

Even after the struggle and development starts to spread in the region, mindsets and ideologies can never be changed, once lost it is lost forever.

No matter how small the development, it's still progress, such Governors should be commended even if they have other flaws (dont all humans have such?)

papaejima:
"God looked at them and laughed.He told them WHY ARE U COMPLAINING ABOUT NIGERIA AND THE QUANTITY OF THINGS THAT I PUT THERE,WHY NOT SIT DOWN AND SEE THE TYPE OF PEOPLE THAT I WILL PUT THERE.my fellow nairalanders,u can see the type of pple that papa God really put here.

-Nigeria !!!! We are an unbeliveable set of people. Truly in our mist of plenty. We have excuse for all evil, condem all in progress, but never seem to propose alternative solutions to problems.

Can someone please explain the militant weapon of blowing up pipelines?

Isnt the pipeline located on Niger Delta land ?
Isnt the resultant environmental damage on Niger Delta land ?
Isnt it next to a source of water, fellow man's home, farmland or fishfarm ?
So who is hurting who?

If one really loves his/her land, should this approach be in use?

Not to talk of kidnapping of road construction personnel,

Ultimately I see the companies enduring till the sitauation is no longer conducive, either a new haven of oil and gas (Angola, Gabon etc) will emerge or the use of alternative technology will expand.

Then we all as Nation would suffer the effect of our foolishness.

Mortgage at 25% +/- is Life Slavery, Just do the maths,

All the Oil Companies operate under joint venture (JV) agreements with the FG (under the NNPC).

The NNPC most times hold 55% Equity +/- which puts them in majority controlling position. Can the NNPC take a decision in such JV and it wont hold ? Dont think so.

The FG (i.e. NNPC) have refused to spend the money to put the infrastructure in place to end the flaring.

Though the current conflict in the region has even made that much difficult to do now. The cost of putting such equipment in place in the region now would be gigantic, as the companies with the expertise to do it probably wont be in a hurry to come work in the Niger Delta.

We can only hope the LNG and IPP plants see the light of day to help utlise the gas and stop this terrible flaring.

Very Very Good !!

I hope your fees are affordable. Will email you with description of what I need, so you can give a quote.

4 Play:
People keep yapping that the Niger-Delta region is getting a fair share of the revenues. That share of revenues had to be extricated from the rest of Nigeria after much haggling, with the occasional outbursts of violence.  

The idea that these people have to haggle with the rest of Nigeria over the proceeds of oil from their territory is ridiculous.  The irony is that they are being bombed with weapons purchased from oil proceeds. What most short-sighted folks don't realise is that we are slowly gearing up for a much larger conflict in the future.

The manner in which 13% derivation was gotten is not in doubt. But dont you think we should still ask GOVERNORS to account for current state allocations to better help us understand
where shortfall in funds exhisit and how to solve them?

Our greatest asset as Nigerians is the pure disrespect for each other's tribe. Any issue or discussion is tribalistic.

Fantastic, We should keep it up, it will get us to the promise land, dont u think so too ?