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$5.6 Billion LNG Dividend Fund
It is pertinent to note that at the end of my tenure, I left behind in the LNG dividend fund, for the incoming Administration, the sum of $5.6billion(five billion six hundred million US Dollars)(Annex-6A). I did this to ensure continuity in the crucial gas sector development which underpins the entire Power and Energy Sector and which was and still is, absolutely imperative for the Country’s current and future economic development.

Local Content
Having pushed for the full implementation of the Nigerian Local Content Act, despite resistance from various stakeholders, I actively promoted the benefits of ‘Nigerians Right to First Consideration’ in both the downstream and upstream sectors. The immediate effect of my actions was that for the first time in history, thousands of Nigerians were able to break through the barriers of a sector that had hitherto been the preserve of a few powerful groups with vested interest, and thereby earn a living. This remains a source of pride to me, that not only did it create wealth across the entire economic value chain but it also ensured the unparalleled transfers of knowledge and expertise for our indigenous operators. It is noteworthy that the template is being adapted for use in other countries.

Fuel Scarcity
It is on record that I immediately took the issue of incessant fuel queues head-on and in my time as petroleum minister, Nigerians rarely experienced fuel shortages. These queues had long dominated our landscape, causing untold hardship to millions of ordinary Nigerians stuck in fuel queues for hours; like the bus driver who was unable to earn enough to go to the market, and the market woman who, therefore, earned less and so could not afford school fees. This example, though at the most basic level, caused a chain reaction which was replicated in various facets throughout the economy. So, on the macro economic level, the main benefit of ending the fuel queues was an immediate increase in GDP, reduction in inflation and easier facilitation and movement of people, goods and services, across the country. The continuing effect of all these measures were that even in the most remote locations, Nigerians could buy and sell petroleum products.

Gas Supply & Infrastructure
As soon as I assumed office, I put into play my wealth of experience in the oil and gas sector, knowing that gas was imperative for our future growth and prosperity. I put together a team to look at all aspects of growing Nigeria’s Gas with the intent of turning Nigeria into a Premier Gas Exploring and Producing Country, even more than an oil producing country. We started working on Gas for Industry – The commercialisation approach, Gas for home use – LPG, and Gas for Power generation. We even sponsored a pilot scheme for Gas to power vehicles. I implemented a short, medium and long term project to put in place sustainable gas supply to underpin the power sector and began laying the requisite infrastructure that was virtually non-existent when we took office. We worked with NERC and the CBN to put in place the necessary fiscal levers, to ensure that Gas supply would be competitively priced. I left behind a comprehensive and detailed plan for the rollout of LPG and the Industrialisation of GAS e.g. the Ogidigben project.

Petroleum Industry Bill
I personally worked tirelessly through the night on many occasions, with the committee on the Petroleum Industry Bill, to finally get it to the point where for the first time in over 12 years, we could place it before the Federal Executive Council, and the National Assembly. I championed this in a bid to create a less corrupt, more transparent, accountable and responsible NNPC and Oil and Gas Industry as a whole. It was also to create additional funding inflows for the Nation. This was in spite of the fact that there was major resistance from powerful interest groups within and outside Nigeria. I take personal satisfaction, even now, that the PIB template I presented to the country is still the benchmark for the current and future development of the Oil Sector in Nigeria. The Template is already being adapted for use in other countries.

MY POSITION
It is saddening that after eight years of serving my country, my experience as a public servant has been fraught with continuous malicious castigation and character assassination, all in the name of ‘personal vendettas’ or political horse trading. It has become apparent to many that these untruths told were at best well-crafted fables. The most dramatic and damning accusation was the infamous missing $49.8 Billion Dollars, that went from to $12 Billion and then up to $20 Billion and which was alleged missing from NNPC.
Today, we all know that the PWC report that was published cleared me of any wrong doing and no one up till now has been able to controvert the PWC report nor has anyone found the “missing” 20 billion, or who took it. In addition, the Makarfi-led committee in the Senate of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, in a series of publicly-held hearings, also vindicated me on the matter of the purportedly missing funds. Yet, we are all silent as if these events never occurred!

The allegations that I have addressed above are no different, the character assassination continues, this time with a new set of hirelings. One of the basic tenets of the human trait is that we all have shortcomings and we all make our fair share of mistakes, whether we are in positions of Leadership, or not. However, one error that cannot be ascribed to me is

STEALING FROM NIGERIA & DEFRAUDING MY COUNTRY!
It is therefore sad and distressing that in spite of all that I tried to do in the best interest of our Nation, I continue to be faced with constant demonisation, unproven accusations and deeply personal insults. In response I have chosen not to insult, accuse or demonise anyone, any person or persons. In spite of all the allegations that have been made against me, not one has been factually proven. I remain very proud of the fact that all the policies, tenets and plans that I initiated in the Oil & Gas sector are still underpinning the entire structure. This is because they were put in place with the good of the entire nation and its people in mind. They were not factional or tribal, neither were they based on religious bias.

I am a woman from the Niger Delta, who through perseverance and sheer hard work rose to one of the highest positions in the Country’s premier International Oil Company, and in tune with my ethos of hard work I earned the prestigious British Foreign & Commonwealth Chevening Scholarship Award and was thereafter admitted to my MBA program at the World renowned Cambridge University. In 2006, I was appointed as the first female executive director in the history of Shell Petroleum, Nigeria. Just over a year later, I was nominated and appointed as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, culminating in my appointment as Nigeria’s first female Minister of Petroleum, where again by dint of hard work I was appointed as the first female in history(in a completely male dominated space) to hold the Presidency of OPEC. I can therefore, NO LONGER SIT BACK and allow the fabricated accusations against my person designed by unscrupulous persons with a vengeful agenda go unchallenged.

As a Christian, it is my sincerely held belief that in the coming months, history will be the judge of exactly who Lied and who told the Truth. By the Grace of God, I shall be here to see the day when truth prevails.

The fight against corruption in Nigeria will be far better served if the EFCC focus on incontrovertible facts, as opposed to media sensationalism and completely distorted stories, in their bid to demonise and destroy a few specially chosen Nigerians. Documentary evidence is available to support the facts.

THE AL-JAZEERA REPORT – $18MILLION MANSION
On the 13th of June 2016, the EFCC once again took their well-trodden path to the media. This time claiming that they had ‘discovered’ a mansion in Asokoro, Abuja, worth $18million (approx. N9billion) which they purported to belong to me. The EFCC went to the extent of bringing in Al-jazeera, an International TV Station, to air a damaging documentary against me in this regard, showing a particular residential building in Asokoro, Abuja, which they told Al-jazeera belonged to me.

The EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, personally took the Al-jazeera reporter to the building, alleging that it belonged to me. It has since become apparent that the house belongs to a company owned by Mr Kola Aluko. If this is not a witch hunt or a personal vendetta against me, how is it that one of our country’s premier investigative agencies was unable to avail themselves of facts that are freely available in the public domain. Since the EFCC claims that the alleged $18million Asokoro property belongs to me, then they should kindly produce the ‘Authentic’ Certificate of Occupancy and Land Registry information and any other relevant information, as proof of my ownership of the property.

FAMILY HOME – YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE
On the 9th November 2016, the EFCC visited our Family home in Yenagoa (Bayelsa State) as pre-agreed and they were escorted around the premises. I was therefore completely shocked to once again see my name sensationally splashed across the front pages of newspapers and widely circulated on the internet, with blaring Headlines such as “EFCC UNCOVERS DIEZANI’S MULTI-BILLION NAIRA ESTATE”
There was absolutely nothing ‘Hidden’ or ‘Concealed’ about the home. I HAD DECLARED IT OPENLY as required by Law, in my Asset declaration forms (Annex-4B). Yet the EFCC has announced that they ‘Just Discovered’ my ‘Hidden Estate’! And labelled it a ‘Multi-Billion Naira Estate’! Even though they had been given the Bill of Quantities, showing actual amount spent. It is accepted Tradition across the length and breadth of Nigeria, for people to own country/village homes.
Given the size of the land and the location of the compound, the buildings thereon cannot by any stretch of the imagination be a “Multi-Billion Naira” palatial estate, as the news mongers would want to portray. The EFCC were taken on a tour of the compound which consisted of A Main house, and two outhouses – An Obi (meeting bungalow) and a staff quarters(BQ) building – above which we built 3 guest rooms and a parlour. The only other 2 structures are the gate and generator houses. Construction began in late 2011 and was handled in phases. During the visit the EFCC was given the bill of quantities, which up until the time construction stopped in early 2015, due to my illness, was at approximately N394million which was declared in the code of conduct documentation, attached (the costs were partially funded by a loan – see code of conduct – Annex4B, the work is still uncompleted and the contractor is still being owed).
Building costs escalated as a result of delays in construction and external factors such as the extreme flooding of late 2012, that covered most of our areas in the Niger Delta. Due to the topography of the land and the heavily waterlogged and marshy terrain, construction is infinitely more expensive than in other parts of the Country, as by its nature it requires the building of extensive piling/raft foundations before any structural work can commence. The flooding of 2012 compounded the problem and further increased the cost of construction.

$700 MILLION CASH FOUND IN MY HOUSE
Stories were circulated by unscrupulous agents of calumny that the EFCC found a mind boggling $700million in cash in my home in Abuja. Would the videos of this $700 million cash discovery not have made good viewing? Or should those who recovered this money not tell the public where exactly the money has been kept? Perhaps the Central bank should corroborate that it is in custody of these monies allegedly found in my house? But then, it is now patently apparent that Nigerians are no longer easily led to believe fables and sensational untruths.

THE MISSING $20 BILLION
In late 2013, NNPC was accused by the then CBN governor, of misappropriating first $49.8billion, then it changed to $12billion and finally it was said to be $20billion. And in the twinkling of an eye that accusation was turned around and directed at me, personally. I was accused of stealing/misappropriating the unfathomable amount of $20 billion. In a CNN TV Interview in March 2015, the former CBN Governor stated that “there was this gap of $20 billion after reconciliation between what NNPC exported and what it repatriated to the federation account and I raised a number of issues that I think have not yet been discussed and addressed sufficiently.

One of them is billions of dollars being paid in kerosene subsidy without appropriation by the National Assembly and against a presidential order and we don’t know who authorised these payments yet. Nobody has owned up to say I authorised these payments, I made a mistake, it will stop…”.

He, went on to say that…. “…It could be $20 billion at the end of the day, after reconciliation they could account for 10 or 12…”. So, as he pointed out, there was indeed a reconciliation that at first stage had begun to close the purported gap. He also referred to the non-appropriation of kerosene subsidy by the National Assembly. This was an issue for which I had tried to engender a resolution and for which I was still seeking a lasting solution to, at the time the CBN Governor raised these issues (Annex-2A). He had stated severally that a large portion of the $20billion was constituted of illegal approvals for Subsidy payments that I had given and that the late President Yar’adua had directed that the said subsidy payments should be stopped and that I did not comply with President Yar’adua’s directive. I have said it before but let me say it again. President Yar’adua’s directives were made in a presidential memo dated June 10, 2009, to the late Petroleum Minister, Rilwanu Lukman, not to me. I was not the Minister of Petroleum Resources at that time. My tenure as Petroleum Minister began in April, 2010. Those directives were not complied with by Rilwanu Lukman, not Diezani Alison-Madueke. I made several attempts when we came into office in April 2010, to get to the real truth of the matter. Even before we came in the GMD who served under Rilwanu Lukman, Alhaji Barkindo, who is today the Secretary General of OPEC, had written to the then Minister of Finance, Alhaji Muhktar, to enquire for clarity on the matter, to no avail.

Finally, I had to write to President Jonathan to get to the truth of the matter. President Jonathan pointed out that although he and President Yar’adua had wanted to cancel the entire issue of subsidies, the unions had objected and therefore the payment of subsidy had never been stopped. He directed that in the meantime we continue the payments but with the proviso that we prepare for complete deregulation as soon as possible (Annex-2C), which I of course moved to implement on Jan 1st, 2012. Today, we all know that the PWC report that was published cleared me of any wrong doing and no one up till now has been able to controvert the PWC report, nor has anyone been able to show that the $20 billion is actually, or was ever, missing.

In addition, the Makarfi-led committee in the Senate of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, in a series of publicly-held hearings, also vindicated me on the matter of the purportedly missing funds. In late 2011, due to the incessantly high subsidy figures which we knew were coming from unscrupulous marketers who were dealing in round-tripping at the expense of the Nation, I removed all 92 PPPRA throughput marketers, amongst whom we believed were those undertaking round-tripping and substantially raising the cost of subsiding petrol for the entire Nation.

In doing that, I cut the subsidy bill to the Nation by almost 50% and put my life under immediate threat. Yet, I was accused, in the now defunct NEXT magazine, of taking bribes from these same companies. At end December 2011, I directed PPPRA to move for complete deregulation, to rid the Oil & Gas sector of the speculators, the bloated middlemen and the parasitic influence of God-fatherism. This was in an attempt to create a far less corruptible system as it was quite clear that the intended benefits of the Subsidy system were not reaching the masses but were being hijacked by unscrupulous middlemen cabals.

And finally, to allow the true market factors of supply and demand to come into play….. And as you all know, the country pushed back against it. Even after that, in early January 2012, I sought the permission and received the approval, of President Jonathan to write to EFCC asking that they please come in and investigate the entire Subsidy program and the fraudulence embedded in it (Annex-2D). And yet, I was called the corrupt one. It is pertinent to note here, that the incumbent government themselves maintained the full subsidy regime for over one year until they realised (as I had pointed out in 2011 and had championed continuously), that it was unsustainable.

My Stewardship
I would like to state for the record that I performed my duty as Minister of Petroleum Resources with the utmost sincerity and sense of responsibility, ensuring that all Nigerians irrespective of creed, gender or tribe enjoyed their rightful benefits from the Oil and Gas Sector.

I have up till now chosen to maintain my silence and not to respond to inaccurate press reporting. However, given the level of deliberate inaccuracies, I am now forced to respond because it is clear that the EFCC is taking advantage of my silence to try me by media and to convict me in the eyes of the public.

$153.3MILLION ALLEGATION
I am deeply disturbed and bewildered by recent media reports claiming that by virtue of an order of the federal high court, I have forfeited to the federal government the sum of $153.3m, which I purportedly stole from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
First and foremost, whilst the reasons for my being out of the country are public knowledge, the principle of fair hearing demands that I should have been notified of formal charges if truly there was a prima facie evidence or indictment against my person linking me with the said issue, so as to ensure that I had adequate legal representation.
This was never done. I wish to state that I cannot forfeit what was never mine. I do not know the basis on which the EFCC has chosen to say that I am the owner of these funds as no evidence was provided to me before the order was obtained and they have not in fact served me with the order or, any evidence since they obtained it. As of the time of my writing this rebuttal, the EFCC has still not furnished me or my Lawyers with a copy of the order.
I am also informed by my lawyers that the legislation under which the EFCC obtained this order is for situations where the funds are believed to be the proceeds of crime and the owner is not known. I do not therefore, understand how the EFCC can in the same breath say that the monies in question are mine.

If they had evidence that the monies were mine then they would not/should not have used the procedure which applies only to funds of unknown ownership. If indeed they used this particular legal procedure because they did not know who owned the monies, then how can they now be falsely attributing the ownership to me.
Let me re-state categorically as I have always maintained, for the record, I have NOT and WILL NEVER Steal Money from OR DEFRAUD the Federal Government of Nigeria. I am willing to respond to any charges brought against me that follow duly laid down procedures.

However, in their typical manner and style, the EFCC has gone to the media to attempt to prosecute their case as trial by TV and other media, rather than go through the onerous but tried and tested means of the Judicial Court process. In the face of the obvious falsification of facts and misinformation, it is only right and proper that the EFCC should publish the details of the $153.3M lodgements, the bank account numbers and the account beneficiaries, showing proof of my link to them.
Having also alleged that the said $153.3M was ‘wired’ from NNPC, the EFCC should also publish details of the NNPC accounts from where the said $153.3 million was taken from, with proof that I authorized such a transaction/transactions acting either in my private capacity or as The Honourable Minister of Petroleum.
Let me state for the record that as Minister of Petroleum, the operation and management of NNPC finances were outside my purview as outlined in both the Petroleum Act and the NNPC Act. The only involvement I had in NNPC Finances was in terms of statutory matters, where the Petroleum Act prescribed that as Minister, there were certain duties or actions which I had to perform or take in relation to NNPC.

MALABU
With regards to the various news reports published in both the online and print media, insidiously inferring that I was indicted by Italian prosecutors for, as they put it, ‘ sharing in the Loot’ of the $1.3bn OPL 245 oil block deal that involved Malabu and the Joint Venture Multinational partners, ENI (AGIP) and Royal Dutch Shell. Let me once again state for the record that this is another figment of the author’s imagination, which given the persistent bid to ensure my destruction and stick all of the Sins of the Corruption plagued Oil and Gas Sector of over the last 30years upon my head, probably emanated from the EFCC itself!
Let me clarify the position re the history of OPL 245, otherwise known as Malabu. You will find a full chronology in the attached report that I made to the House of Representatives in late 2011 (Annex 2A/Annex-2B). In 2010, shortly after I was appointed as Minister of Petroleum Resources, the issue of OPL 245 was brought to my attention. I looked into the case and immediately became aware of the inherent and long standing sensitivities around this issue. It became clear from the onset that this case was not within the direct purview of the Minister of Petroleum Resources but in the main was centered around issues of Law. By this time there was already an ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes) investigation and claims against the FGN running into billions of dollars. Therefore, we took directives from the Chief Legal Officer of the Nation; the Attorney General and Minister of Justice. In all of these matters due process was followed to the letter at all times. I wish to categorically state that I have never held any discussions on this matter, with any individuals or entities outside of official channels. As Minister of Petroleum Resources, I did not participate in any activity relating to financial payments on the Malabu matter, other than those statutorily mandated to the Minister of Petroleum Resources by the Petroleum Act. My role in this matter was a purely statutory one as required by Law in the Petroleum Act 3.

julietm123:
Ipob making their enemies mad since time immemorial.

Ahaha make una go therr nahhh

Nah So dem go chase Ipob if them enter Bayelsa

bixton:
Nigeria is the only country where every and any investor who knows the right persons within the social circle will rip excessive profits. With all the hullabaloo about power generation and distribution we are all aware of the magnificent profits MTN declared in Nigeria and when you compared that to the parent country South Africa you will know that we're here in this country for exploitation.
Sure we in for tougher times and God willing it will not be so so tough.
The oil sector is about to enter a revolution and you can guess what Nigerians should be expecting when the actors involved are the ones who want nothing but monopoly.

Exactly.this is why the answer to this question bellow is tricky
WHY SHOULD ANY SANE PERSON BUY DISCOS IN NIGERIA .

segzy14:
This is not new, I have used this method for the Warri boys though I used a bus to transport it, so they wouldn't know the content of the bus.

Ok that's cool .

9jakohai:
Get well soon, sir



But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you (Mt 5 vs 44).



Good...but the prayer that you should be praying is that God grants our government the wisdom to make the harsh decisions needed to get Nigeria to become a productive nation, like removing useless subsidies, ending corruption, raising taxes, fixing the lights, etc.....and that God keeps oil prices below $30 per barrel for the next ten years....so that our economy can properly grow up. We should be exporting finished goods like cars, lorries, fans, electronics, furniture, spare parts, oil rigs, etc....not waiting for oil to rise.



Sufferings that were caused by years of dependency on just exporting raw materials.

Look at strong economies.....what all of them have in common is that they export finished industrial goods., and are innovative. T[b]hat is why I consider Nigeria to have never had a good government....yes....we have had bad governments from an economic perspective, including the immediate past and the current admin .....because, despite all their fine plans on paper, none of them has considered making our economy dependent on industry and innovation. [/b]

Instead, they are waiting for oil to rise....

Nigerian politicians are the last group of persons to recieve God's mercy
save your breath and time.
When PMB was castigating Yar'adua for this same situation did he for once think it will come to his turn ?
Karma is Such a Bitch.

segzy14:
This is not new, I have used this method for the Warri boys though I used a bus to transport it, so they wouldn't know the content of the bus.

Ok , I think these are done cos of me cabin at ion though . Where you can bend with your hands .

EgunMogaji:
My friend ericko2k2 is doing mental calculations.

He's already converted your quote back to pounds and thinking is this car even worth shipping anyways

But he'll ship it as it's a personal pet project.

diportivo:
taaar

oga clear this thing make we follow join drnk beer

see dem U nor go do make you come drop money for the appeal fund . U wan fall my hand too abi

madridsta007:
LOL.

From your vantage point as a Nairaland critic on social media you know better than Obasanjo the President of Nigeria at that time, who appointed her?

LOL. Your arrogance eh?

that guy is high on cheap supply I swear.
The topic was about the positive impact of the woman but you know what they say**.haters gonna hate . **

jomoh:
Wow! are you here for insults or discuss.


I won't trade insults with you it's a sign of a weak mind.


Before I go let me educate your ignorance.

At $25/barrel Okonjo(a professor) was borrowing to pay salary. Is that her back up mechanism?

At the same $25/barrel the Kemi Adeosun(an HND graduate) took over and never borrowed to pay salary. Instead she turned things around and started borrowing states money to pay salaries.

I won't dignify you with a response again
Bye.

Your brain is wet. Re read the OP again .

jomoh:
She had no back up mechanism.


It was simple. Nigeria had more than enough to go round for both the looters and the economy to survive.

Nigeria was earning more than twice of what we are earning today plus the $64billion reserve left by the Yar'adua administration.

The moment the income went down, the country ran into trouble because the looters won't stop and the economy paid the price.

Bro are you OK ? This Was when oil was $25/barel

Lexusgs430:
Then suppose know say you don arrive nah, wetin be N4,000,000 when Autobiography dey talk?

That central AC unit, you suppose put am for maximum cooling power now..........

British Gas or EDF no go vex............

story 4 the gods nah to ask my Oga Hajji M where E dey buy kulikuli so I fit soak garri . The appeal fund go soon star abeg write me blank cheque . I dey come your house

Boss13:
I disliked Ngozi under Jonathan. I disliked her policies because there was no transparency and monies were turning into ghost and reappearing into people's personal accounts and I was wondering how come a world bank superstar is all in the mess.

At the moment, I think she did a good job to hold the financials of the country tight even in the midst of all the looting and corruption. The economy did not regress even though she was sitting on a time bomb.

she had a back up mechanism which worked hence we did not even feel the credit crunch

jomoh:
Okonjo was just like an image maker. She was the smoke screen, the screen saver for the hard workers in the back ground. The likes of Charles Soludo(CBN) Obi Ezekweseli(Due Process) and Nuhu Ribadu(EFCC) were the actual hard workers that made the relief possible.

realy?who else apart frm Nigerians know who they are?but the minister of finance was working for world Bank .
you think say nah Beans ? ?

obipemma:
Go and fight Northerners who explore and exploit your oil without you doing anything. Don't you know that the Orligachs of Nigeria (Hausa and Yoruba) exercise restraint in dealing with you people because of Igbos.

because of Igbos ahahah
plz stop smoking cheap weed or change your supply chain.

attackgat:
Basically Ijaw IYC is just Urhobo UPU. Both are just organisations commited to begging the North for resource control and restructuring inside Nigeria.

Very laughable that two organisations that claim to speak for their ethnic nationalities and support self determination are only interested in begging for their own property.

Nah you forgot we are Niger Delta Republic if push comes to shove . Biafra ends @ Imo state.yah lot should deal with it.the more Biafra stick to the core 5 Igbo states the more serious Nigeria takes them..
As things stand there is no law in the land preventing you guys from developing yourselves . Your Biz men are busy building factory in Lagos when they should put all thier resources in Biafra .

oliverjiad:
itll cost u #3.8m

jaid

hmmmmmmm

nurey:
Let me know when you are ready, I will smuggle it in marine style for you, or if you want it Fast and furious style let me know, my fee is
1-million for the pilot and renting of the appache stealth carrier.
200k to settle the cops on thirdmainland bridge
200k for other logistics
10% handling charges.

ahahaa I dey reason this your runs nor B small

dumo1:
like seriously!!!

yesoo like play like play N4m

dumo1:
Oga sir? when is work going to begin on the conversion of your range rover?

Bross nah when I make up my mind to enter 9ja nxt ohh and E be like say nah to lunch appeal fund on Naira land ooh dem say to clear this motor nah N4 milla.

Lexusgs430:
You deserve it. Your bank account must be feeling some heat. So no forget to on fan for the account too.....

My bank account has Central AC to cool it

Lexusgs430:
Is the fan to cool your temper (considering your expense so far ) or cooling the dashboard down?

To cool my TEMPER

omohayek:
Well then, there's your answer: work for the election of a state governor who will actually do the job he's been chosen for, hopefully one who can raise expectations beyond the very low bar for which Ibori continues to be celebrated.

Is this peculiar to just the Delta? its a national problem.

omohayek:
But how do you know the companies don't already do such things? What I've seen elsewhere indicates that when the companies try to do exactly what you desire, suddenly all sorts of "chiefs", "community leaders" and "youths" spring up to demand they either be outright settled, be "hired" for exorbitant sums to do nothing, or be awarded the contracts for the actual work, after which they simply take the money without doing anything. What more do you expect the oil companies to do in such an environment?

It's really frustrating how stubbornly you hold on to the belief that the answer to the problems facing the ND is to pressure the FG or the oil companies to step in and replace your governor, state assemblymen, LGA chairs and community leaders, none of whom you seem interested in holding accountable. Even if you succeed in getting their attention, how do you expect the FG or Shell or BP to help you if these same local leaders you've been letting off the hook now decide to transform any new effort into yet another opportunity for mass looting and extortion?

I suggest you reorient your focus to where it truly belongs - to the local leaders who have accepted so many billions of dollars over the years, yet have done little worthwhile with it for the communities they claim to represent.

if you read few post back you will see where I said government dealt with the so called chiefs, Im talking about the times of Ibori as Governor of Delta state,the state government then was active, he had what was called direct labor Agency.That was evident that if in truth the government wants to work they will, you can never defeat government cos to do so is to defeat oneself.
There was a bridge in then bomadi LGA that was built very quickly then, I have 4get its exact location, It was an aggressive tactics that paved the way, the youths and chiefs where hell bent in collecting Deve.

Blue3k:
Lol EFCC needs to arrest these clowns. This seems like an open and shut case. The only issue with be dumb ones among Niger Deltans defending the crooks in name of tribe.

Dont get it twisted, this is same for all of Nigeria.There is no one area in NIgeria where we are not the enemies of ourselves, if a person can divert and sell rice meant for IDP in Nigeria what more can you say.The heart of leaders are desperately wicked.

bomasek:
Joke ke? Worked there @the airport 2 years ago checking on passengers and their baggages.

Oh ok great stuff.

laudate:
Nobody is saying that oil firms should not do CSR. but provision of infrastructure such as roads, is a government affair!

,
yeh but govt can compel them to do some project or else no licence, I have witnessed firsthand how a local council compelled tesco to build part of a local school, Im trying to find Docs for it as we speak.

bomasek:
Lufthansa and Air France,daily from obodo to Omagwa

Ofcos, u think Im joking?? since 2013, I have always landed in PHC

laudate:
Are you serious? Straight from PHC International Airport?

yep, you can try it and book a tkt on line,