₦airaland Forum

sammft99:
Thank God it is not your village.....You have no human feelings at all.Was GEJ the only president in Nigeria? it was not possible for him to address only problem of ND during his regime

Abagworo:
Don't blame Shell because the communities get a lot of money from Shell and spend on frivolity instead of basic needs. The major issue remains bad orientation which has caused generational "retrogression" in most oil producing communities. To address it starts from total re-orientation to basic infrastructure.

The most important thing is to understand that oil money does not exist. It is a fiction that has rendered many useless in life. Money only comes from hardwork and innovations not by sitting at home waiting for handouts from Shell and Chevron.

sainty2k3:
I know people start shouting Buhari.
I expect militant from this place to kidnap odili ,Amaechi, and every senator ,fed Honorable that has ever represented them . who shared the 13% derivatives( this needs to be increased) and huge state allocation/IGR for the past 17years and still neglected them. its only after this that we have the right to complain about PDP and APC or buhari

donbenedict:
Hmm, is buhari waiting for me to come and clean this place?

Johnsinia:
we will also hold Buhari and APC responsible bc Ameachi uses Rivers state money to sponsor Buhari and the APC elections

cornoil:
Many communities in Niger Delta are in this same state, GEJ really disapointed his people, with his 6 yrs in governance Niger Delta should ve turned to London by now.

Proffdada:
This is my MAIN reason I dislike that man from otuoke
He had all opportunity and responsibilty yet sat back and drank sapele water while the wife squandered the country's money

Brendaniel:
I blame the people of Niger Delta for their problems, what more do they want?

1. Ministry of Niger Delta affairs
2. NDDC
3. Their states have the highest of allocations from the federal government.
4. The big oil companies still give the state government and traditional rulers various financial assistance.

And yet they cry that the federal government is neglecting them

How?

Their governors and big boys of these ministries and agencies enrich themselves so much from the same money the federal government is providing to cater for these same set of people crying marginalization, yet they never hold their leaders accountable, they protect them and even cry foul when the federal government tries to hold their leaders accountable for these funds given to them,

Let's ask ourselves these question, since the creation of these ministries, Agencies and bodies responsible for the Niger Delta. Has there ever been any complain of under-funding, including the states themselves, they still receive the highest till date,

So who is the fool here?

mmsen:
He was the President of Nigeria for 5 years. That meant that he had other concerns besides the Niger Delta, such as:
Building schools for people whose parents refuse to send them to school
Building universities (in the North)
Dealing with Islamic insurgents in the North
Making deals for the renovation of the rail network
Selling Nigeria's potential at the World Economic Forum


You forget that these Niger Delta states have governors. Akwa Ibom and Cross River State have used their resources well, you can see the work that has been done. Bayelsa had seen practically no development from independence until it became a state, they've been working to get up to speed. Rivers, on the other hand, is a disgrace. So much money has been wasted in that state - from the monorail to the world class hospital that never was.

owanedo:
my guy, sit again and reflect on all you have just posted. now I know juju is still very effective. how can a sensible, reasonable and responsible man neglect his home and go out to build other people's home and you are holding brief for him. niger delta problem has been there before he became president and common sense demand that it should have been his primary task to develop it, in stead he decides to use divide and rule tactics to the detriment of the larger populace of his region. ask asari dokunbo where his investment are?

kikake:
Check out another southsouth-southeast federal road.

mmsen:
He was the President of Nigeria for 5 years. That meant that he had other concerns besides the Niger Delta, such as:
Building schools for people whose parents refuse to send them to school
Building universities (in the North)
Dealing with Islamic insurgents in the North
Making deals for the renovation of the rail network
Selling Nigeria's potential at the World Economic Forum


You forget that these Niger Delta states have governors. Akwa Ibom and Cross River State have used their resources well, you can see the work that has been done. Bayelsa had seen practically no development from independence until it became a state, they've been working to get up to speed. Rivers, on the other hand, is a disgrace. So much money has been wasted in that state - from the monorail to the world class hospital that never was.

dannytoe:
This is what you get when you give 5% to bubu, so expect 5% in return............ trade by bater......... proudly 5%

mmsen:
He was the President of Nigeria for 5 years. That meant that he had other concerns besides the Niger Delta, such as:
Building schools for people whose parents refuse to send them to school
Building universities (in the North)
Dealing with Islamic insurgents in the North
Making deals for the renovation of the rail network
Selling Nigeria's potential at the World Economic Forum


You forget that these Niger Delta states have governors. Akwa Ibom and Cross River State have used their resources well, you can see the work that has been done. Bayelsa had seen practically no development from independence until it became a state, they've been working to get up to speed. Rivers, on the other hand, is a disgrace. So much money has been wasted in that state - from the monorail to the world class hospital that never was.

mmsen:
He was the President of Nigeria for 5 years. That meant that he had other concerns besides the Niger Delta, such as:
Building schools for people whose parents refuse to send them to school
Building universities (in the North)
Dealing with Islamic insurgents in the North
Making deals for the renovation of the rail network
Selling Nigeria's potential at the World Economic Forum


You forget that these Niger Delta states have governors. Akwa Ibom and Cross River State have used their resources well, you can see the work that has been done. Bayelsa had seen practically no development from independence until it became a state, they've been working to get up to speed. Rivers, on the other hand, is a disgrace. So much money has been wasted in that state - from the monorail to the world class hospital that never was.

mmsen:
He was the President of Nigeria for 5 years. That meant that he had other concerns besides the Niger Delta, such as:
Building schools for people whose parents refuse to send them to school
Building universities (in the North)
Dealing with Islamic insurgents in the North
Making deals for the renovation of the rail network
Selling Nigeria's potential at the World Economic Forum


You forget that these Niger Delta states have governors. Akwa Ibom and Cross River State have used their resources well, you can see the work that has been done. Bayelsa had seen practically no development from independence until it became a state, they've been working to get up to speed. Rivers, on the other hand, is a disgrace. So much money has been wasted in that state - from the monorail to the world class hospital that never was.

ogmask:
Lol!!! How u must defend GEJ by spitting on Amaechi's face. You even mentioned monorail that the opposition hanged their campaign on but left out the 6 star hotel alams started that is still standing like a bereaved woman. As a gov and president GEJ failed his pple. Amaechi on the other hand did well in rivers state save for politics.
The almajiri sub standard schools built by GEJ could not even survive his tenure UN office, yet that is what you will placate as one of his achievements.
Btw, who said the president can not influence the development of his area. Where they no state govs in the north where u mentioned he did "wonders"? Defending GEJ for ignoring the ND is like saying an imam is the head of the Catholic church. GEJ knew he goofed thatv as why he begged the pple of the ND for a second chance.
For this mata, GEJ fail like bug time.

mmsen:
For him to show favoritism to his area of the country is to be bad President. He had to be impartial.

Besides, he didn't 'neglect' his home. The plans for the rail network were for the train to run through Otuoke. Not sure what Amaechi has done to those plans.

What 'divide and rule tactics' do you speak of?

Brendaniel:
I blame the people of Niger Delta for their problems, what more do they want?

1. Ministry of Niger Delta affairs
2. NDDC
3. Their states have the highest of allocations from the federal government.
4. The big oil companies still give the state government and traditional rulers various financial assistance.

And yet they cry that the federal government is neglecting them

How?

Their governors and big boys of these ministries and agencies enrich themselves so much from the same money the federal government is providing to cater for these same set of people crying marginalization, yet they never hold their leaders accountable, they protect them and even cry foul when the federal government tries to hold their leaders accountable for these funds given to them,

Let's ask ourselves these question, since the creation of these ministries, Agencies and bodies responsible for the Niger Delta. Has there ever been any complain of under-funding, including the states themselves, they still receive the highest till date,

So who is the fool here?

owanedo:
my guy you still have the temerity to defend the indefensible? are you bewitched? amachi was not the president of Nigeria at any time. warri port Harcourt was started obj but is yet to be completed after how many years. cleaning up ogoni land that had been an issue for long what happen? how many infrastructure were attracted to the region under gej? what happen to the five dead sea ports in the region under gej. my guy you dey fall hand.

Johnsinia:
we will also hold Buhari and APC responsible bc Ameachi uses Rivers state money to sponsor Buhari and the APC elections

cornoil:
Many communities in Niger Delta are in this same state, GEJ really disapointed his people, with his 6 yrs in governance Niger Delta should ve turned to London by now.

dom:
Oil from the Niger Delta is used to develop the whole country, yet u expect Niger delta leaders alone to take responsibility for their welfare. The whole country shd take responsibility. To whom much is given, much is expected.