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WeNigerDelta2:
It seems you ignored a very important post I made....Oil installations by IOC in Texas, Cali, Alaska, majority of the people working there are Texans, Californians and Alaskans, top to bottom not just contract staffs....Its only when there is a shortage of labor or skills that they outsource or romance people from other region to move over there.....The I in IOC still remains...You guys dont even move down south or pay taxes in our states....You employ the residents and indigenes of a place first in every sector, it's why there is a concentration of certain skills in a particular place and those kind of companies folk there....Oil companies flock to Texas, Alaska, ND etc, because it's where the workers and resources are.....Financial companies mostly set up in NY and Chicago because it's what the resident and indigenes do, Tech San Fran etc....We have oil and oil companies set up shops in Lagos, only in naija....

How can you force companies to move to places when the resources is controlled by the center...Chevron head office is in Texas, they can't even think about moving it...If states and communities put conditions of relocation before drilling, you'll see how fast they will move to Uyo and other places where they drill....

I really don't get your grievance..is it that you want the HQ of IOC's moved to Niger Delta, if yes what's it's significance with regards the common man(Niger delta man).Shell was practically forced out of Warri due to militancy related activities.
Filling the top to bottom with Niger Delta people in IOC's will just make E$P another community village meeting.
Again you keep mentioning Texas and chevron and how how chevron is filled with indigenous Texans which is totally debatable unless your are the Regional Recruitment manger for Chevron Texas.
Finally I don't know your level of education/exposure with regards E&P and downstream Oil $ gas sector but if it were really high you will have a better idea how this things work.
CoB ..kinda tired now

Izonpikin:
....then we re-heat it....

BTUs don't come cheap...

Izonpikin:
they didnt give a shit about her origin and they rejected her or chose others ahead of her... i hope those persons employed can now work freely when the niger delta heat gets hotter.... ...

Okay bro..what is hot will get cold sooner or later.Thermodynamics 101.

Izonpikin:
and the others who were taken met the criteria...abeg make i hear word....they left this girl for almost a year then when she tried contacting them they sent her a reject mail...what nonsense...a very intelligent girl as such...

Lol ..so they rejected her solely because she's from Niger Delta? I give up bro.

Good ..shooting practice for the NA.

Izonpikin:
ijaws and niger deltans can fill in those essential roles my brother..i have witnessed a friend ditched in the srd finals whilst other persons in the group were taken who were non niger deltans..and guess what..this friend of mine was sent a reject mail after she tried getting to shell asking what happened..the bias is real...no respect for indigenes..its annoying...there are a enough niger deltans and host community individuals to fill in important positions,..i want us to even take DPR as a case study...

i am not in support of the destructive approach of the militants but i still dont know how the fight for resource control can be achieved..

Again such bias is wrong,she wasn't ditched ..she probably didn't meet the criteria for an offer.Same thing goes for the ones that didn't get promoted.That's the truth and please speak for yourself...several line heads and senior management staffs are Niger Deltans,maybe they should all come mark attendance at your place so you can alay your fears that Niger deltans are excluded from essential roles in IOC's.

WeNigerDelta2:
Just stop it already....First it was no investors will invest when bullets are flying, I pointed and Calabar out you moved goal post...Then to we are lazy or not qualified enough...Isn't it always nuts how you guys always know an incompetent naija deltan from host communities....There are incompetent people everywhere, there are also a lot of very educated smart competent Niger deltans that are roaming the street....I know you'll never agree tribalism and favoritism is involved since your people are mention, and please hang that Ondo is ND crap y'all like to say...Who is in charge of the recruitment processes? What about administrative jobs in Lagos? We are incompetent there too right or na your people full there....What about people that worked at IOCs for more years and get past up for promotions but their Yoruba brothers will get promoted over them? All the top posts at IOCs, so no competent Niger Deltan that has worked in the IOCs for over 15years deserve them or they all fail their courses and training terribly..,

My brother...I don't know how you arrive at conclusions.I addressed the regions as relevant given the arguments on ground.If investors don't have interests in Calabar or Uyo,you can't force them to invest there.we still operate a capitalist economy last time i checked.
Secondly..how you concluded that I am from Ondo is a matter entirely for another day..p.s I once dated a damsel from ondo.
Thirdly,you say employ Niger Deltans,check in every major IOC if you won't find a fair representation of Niger Deltans there.Unless you want a 100% Niger Delta run IOCs then you will need to redefine the I in IOC.

WeNigerDelta:
If you've read all my post, you won't find a line where I absolve my leaders of any blame....They are all part of the corrupt evil Nigerian system....
What is it with you guys and calling us lazy? Is that what they beat into your head to believe? Most youths in the region are ready to work, damn they even take extra welding and whatever courses just to be able to get any job.....Stop it already, we are that farthest thing from lazy....
Most of the job slots you're raving about are contract jobs for few months....Come to Warri and understand the meaning of the work don finish....These jobs has zero benefits and their safety are not the priorities of the IOC, because they defer those responsibilities to the contractors.....Because you are not from our region you have no idea how Yorubas steal the permanent jobs in these companies with tribalism, people that attend the same school as our brothers....Believe it or not it's our reality, if your company is in Texas you employ Texans first, same in Cali or London it's when you cant find competent hands that you outsource from all over....Employ Niger Deltans in permanent positions first is all we are asking for, we don't need any hand outs.:.

Dude,I'm more Niger Delta than you,take it or leave it.It is almost close to impossible for IOC's to employ just Niger Deltans both qualified and unqualified.Shell holds srd every year,encourage your educated wards to apply and go through the process as every other person.I'm using shell as a yardstick because their recruitment process is fair.
During my internship days in a gas company probably the largest in Nigeria,one o our scaffolders was drunk on site,in our gas train,setting up scaffold for the maintenance team...he is Niger Delta FYI from the host community. He was almost fired,except for my intervention(not saying this to boast or showoff) ,but imagine the disaster that could have occured because he was probably given this job due to favoritism /ethnicity .If Niger deltans are qualified,they should apply for jobs like every other Nigerian.Essential roles can't just be "dashed" to the host community..not possible bro.
Yes a lot more could be done for the Delta,but standards shouldn't be brought laughably low because we want to please the Niger Delta people.

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WeNigerDelta:
Yes it's paltry....Remember, you're not giving anything...It is mine, and I have given you 87% of what we're suppose to be getting for way too long...Yes we know our leaders are our major problem, but we look and you guys and we can see one thing you've done with the 87% for 50 plus years....Also how many years exactly have we had this ministry 13% that we will never hear the end of...

By development, I meant all that and jobs...Where are the jobs in Uyo? Have the thought of relocating any IOC headquarters to Uyo crossed anyone's mind? I don't know much about their healthcare, it can't be all that better than Delta's, their Uduaghan made strides in healthcare....Now go compare those hospitals and roads with the ones in Abuja, how about jobs or are they not peaceful enough? When Warri was peaceful did it stop the systematic shut down of NPA warri? Fun fact Tompolo used to work at NPA warri before they shut it down...

I could go back and forth with you all day,it will be worth my time if you can...
1.Research the land use act.
2.understand that even in New York,Paris a and London there is always going to be a jobless person.The CLOs of most Niger delta communities sell job slots allocated to their communities.No body owes you sh#t bro..even in America you have to work you behind off.
3.The 13% ,what have the region's leaders been able to achieve with it.

Maybe the north should protest for providing Nigeria with the most security personnel over the years .

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Were they armed before?this tactics is widening the cracks of our National unity.

FrancisIgya:
Not even the combined forces of NDA and NDSS or any other Niger Delta militants can stop the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from crushing those rogues.

At what cost?

Some battles can be avoided...

WeNigerDelta:
Why you make some great point...You need to stop it with this, oh look at Lagos and you guys should learn crap...Why haven't other Yoruba states learnt and develop it like that, are they suddenly not as peaceful as Lagos...
Also not everywhere in the region is volatile, what about Akwa Ibom and Cross River? Are investors dodging billets there too? They are as peaceful and anywhere in Yorubaland, still they are no better than anywhere else in the ND...
We have given Nigeria a chance for 50 plus years...We have been more patriotic that y'all claiming patriots today...Tell me what's more patriotic that feeding everyone for half a century with nothing to show for it but Abuja and Lagos.
How about you guys be patriotic and tell your govt to make a concerted effort to develop the region for 10years like it did Abuja? How about movin the capital to the region for just a period to fast track such development? Nah Niger Deltans to deserve that right? We deserve a paltry 13% and lousy nddc n ministry.... What we want in development, they did it for Abuja with our money without setting up any AbujaDDC...Until then we will always agitate l, no amount of right ups will change our reality and mins on ground...

You have fed Nigeria for 50yrs?Very myopic statement.Uyo and calabar have been experiencing steady developmental strides.By development,I'm sure you meant good roads,water,health care etc ..thats something you should ask your state and local government leaders.
You call 13% derivation,NDDC,MNDA,the huge state allocations paltry?a bad workman always complain with his tools.Do you know how much MNCs pay communities just to explore and produce in peace?you share it and come back for more,doesn't work like that .

Koolking:
I couldn't help but 'Like & Share' your submissions. It made moral sense to me. We had this same discourse in our office this morning, with our MD/CEO lending his voice - opinions. As a Nigerian, I made my argument along this line. A lot has been given to these regions (I am privileged to witness some) but nothing has been shown for it. The leaders of these regions think nothing but incurable self-enrichment. They don't care and are not ready for real development of these regions. The oil companies are doing massive CSR, more often than not the funds end up in the pockets of community leaders.

Companies contracted to work for these oil companies in the regions are paying royalties to these communities before they can be allowed to work in peace. Royalties are in millions (depending on the value of your contracts). These monies end up in individual and minor few pockets. Sometimes they frustrate companies coming to invest in these communities, in terms building schools, road, SMEs - they prefer these gestures be converted to cash, while a few leaders pocket the money.

Their leaders impoverish the people more than the federal government. Ignorance (militancy) will worsen their dire situation. They think they can win by taking up arms and destroying the collective treasures. Wrong move! Niger Delta militants are a passing-phase, government will win at the end and continue to ignore them. Violence brings nothing but more violence and pains.

Well said.A certain community in the Niger Delta was supposed to receive pipe borne water installations(for water supply) this was resisted by some people in the community who preferred to be paid for delivering this same water using mobile water trucks.

LRZNH have raised some valid points,truth is as Nigerians we missed it when we stated pitting religion vs tribe instead of Elite vs masses.It is know fact that there has been some bitter rivalries between communities in the same town,state or region.Even if the actualization of all this sovereign states are achieved,what makes secessionists think it will be all smooth sailing.Sudan and south Sudan comes to mind.
Also it will be very unfair for Niger Deltans to seek a breakaway from Nigeria because crude oil is flowing,remember to ask yourself what Nigeria survived on before the 1958 Oloibiri crude oil discovery.
The same crop of corrupt freedom fighters,community leaders,NDDC bosses,leaders from the region that have shortchanged their indigenous people ,using their resources to live flamboyant lifestyles within and outsideNigeria,those are the people Niger Deltans should focus more on.MNCs payout different royalties and entitlements meant for the people and this same money end up in traditional rulers houses.
The only reason Lagos is prospering is because it has been peaceful and conducive for businesses to thrive,you don't expect investors to keep dogdging bullets while developing the Niger Delta.
Let's give Nigeria a chance,it is our patriotic duty to not kill her.
My only question is,what is the criteria for awarding oil blocks to individuals?

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Smh..see the wack mindset,if it's not Uganda ..it's Kenya.

PresVA:
smh.... So owning a business isn't a career? But the graduates he may likely employ in the future have a career with him abi?
We can also say the owner of ABC company doesn't have a career or the owner of where you work

Anyway, wish he can do both together but it will be so hard considering the new job wouldn't give him time. ..

You need more business education.So what happens when all his jamb students pass their exams ?So you'll advice he decline a job that although starting at 70k has growth potentials.Picture him at 40 going from house to house teaching the same stuff he learnt when he was 20.Grow up boy nobody said you can't finance a business from a 9-5. Job.

Take the office job,run a part time home tutor consultancy firm where you connect tutors to clients.career first.

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Abuse of everything...from online shopping to skin care products.Sometimes I wonder why people bleach,I have seen pretty fair girls that prefer dark guys and also fair guys that prefer dark girls.Just be you and whoever isn't comfortable with your being you can jump into a well by Jupiter's cock.

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