₦airaland Forum

Bizibi:
it is not in all communities, where I come from in isoko side,they don't collect development fee and there is no oil well there but there are tarred roads in most part of the village.

Of course it isnt as bad in every community.

obailala:
Kindly shut up with your silly parasitic talk. Stop using every topic as an avenue to come wail ignorantly. I may not be from the Niger delta, but I was born and raised in the Niger Delta; and I'm sure by virtue of my orientation, I am in a very good position to understand what happens in the area.

Na true word you talk. I have even met people from the Niger-Delta who are tired of the rent-seeking mentality of their own people.

PrecisionFx:
There's nothing wrong in dropping deve fees, what's wrong is giving 500 million naira to one man to execute projects, the government does such intentionally just to make sure that rejoin remain in perpetual darkness.
FG should simply sort the youth n leaders n then build those developments by themselves. forget about that ur pipeline bombing stories abeg.

Are you sure you are not one of those Niger-Delta militants? Govt should sort...... what? This is one reason why companies prefer to site their projects, outside the SS. The youths and chiefs in those areas, make developmental projects difficult to execute with their self-centred, impracticable, greedy demands! All those collecting the money in the SS, how have their lives improved or how have their communities been developed? Tell us!

lexy2014:
when I saw ur comment I laughed. Its true 3rd mainland wasn't built by obas.have u ever handled or known anyone who has handled any project especially infrastructure project in d Niger delta?

Why is it that every comment or opinion in this forum are bn understood by people through tribal angle. I was trying to disabuse the mindset of the person I quoted from blaming the traditional rulers.

Isoko1stSon:
The Picture below Is That Of A Road In Owodokpokpo Community, Igbide Kingdom, Isoko South LGA of Delta State.

Just So You Know, This Community Has 26 Oils Wells, But This less Than 4 Kilometres Road Is Left Alone In Such Horrible Sight.

,
Okowa Where Are The Desopadec Billions ?

Nairaland When You Hear That Youths Have Blown Up The Flow Station In Our Domain ,its Not Rebellion Against The Nigerian State,But Also Against Poor And Greedy Internal leadership And I Hope Some Parasite Up Desert (Naught) will Not Come Saying Trash

Govenors, state and federal reps, senators, local chairmen, NDDC, fed. ministry of Niger delta etc what's their job o?

obailala:
The chiefs in the community probably prefer taking the money as cash which they eventually use in buying houses in Abuja and overseas to the detriment of basic infrastructure in their communities.

Gbam!

Penalty82:
Why is it that [b]every comment or opinion in this forum are bn understood by people through tribal angle. [/b]I was trying to disabuse the mindset of the person I quoted from blaming the traditional rulers.

how u came 2d conclusion that every comment or opinion on NL are understood thru "tribal angle" remains a mystery 2 me. that clearly shows stereotype. u already have a mindset so when someone says something that has nothing 2do with tribe, u conclude it does cos u already xpect it 2b so.I asked u a simple question about executing jobs in ND region. that question is bereft of any tribal or ethnic colouration. if u had open mind, we would have had an enlightening discussion from then on

rafa9:
DERAILERS bro

Thank you.

obailala:
Kindly shut up with your silly parasitic talk. Stop using every topic as an avenue to come wail ignorantly. I may not be from the Niger delta, but I was born and raised in the Niger Delta; and I'm sure by virtue of my orientation, I am in a very good position to understand what happens in the area.

We don't care about born or raise
Pack yr things together
Roll you must

obailala:
Kindly shut up with your silly parasitic talk. Stop using every topic as an avenue to come wail ignorantly. I may not be from the Niger delta, but I was born and raised in the Niger Delta; and I'm sure by virtue of my orientation, I am in a very good position to understand what happens in the area.

Now you burnt your bridges with us don't expect us to send you a boat

limeta:
Now you burnt your bridges with us don't expect us to send you a boat

limeta:
We don't care about born or raise
Pack yr things together
Roll you must

And what on earth is this one talking about?

laudate:
Are you sure you are not one of those Niger-Delta militants? Govt should sort...... what? This is one reason why companies prefer to site their projects, outside the SS. The youths and chiefs in those areas, make developmental projects difficult to execute with their self-centred, impracticable, greedy demands! All those collecting the money in the SS, how have their lives improved or how have their communities been developed? Tell us!

Its a pity how youths in the country reason. Ur here blaming the citizens for Federal government failure.

PrecisionFx:
Its a pity how youths in the country reason. Ur here blaming the citizens for Federal government failure.

Which federal govt failure? Your state governors have been pocketing 13% derivation for many years, what have they done with it? Your chiefs and youths have been collecting huge sums of cash, in the name of development levy or 'deve', how has it improved their communities or their lives? No need for too much talk, abeg!

obailala:
The chiefs in the community probably prefer taking the money as cash which they eventually use in buying houses in Abuja and overseas to the detriment of basic infrastructure in their communities.

Was it the chiefs in your area that got the allocation for road contracts or the government awarded the road contracts to companies and funded it from the allocation

Nodogragra4me:
Was it the chiefs in your area that got the allocation for road contracts or the government awarded the road contracts to companies and funded it from the allocation

Who is government? FG or state govt?

FG passes the money for development down to state govt. The state govt in turn is meant to pass the money down to local govt, but since we know most local govts authorities dont exist no more, most state governments withhold the money giving the impression that it will do the job. When it then falls down to community level, it is a very common thing for chiefs, kings and other community elites/elders to manipulate/blackmail/connive with the state governments to release community development funds to themselves to carry out the 'contracts', a promise they eventually fail to deliver on while they pocket the money meant for community development.

There are also numerous cases of dubious chiefs, kings, community elders etc blackmailing local oil companies to pay corporate social responsibility cash to them instead of executing projects. At the end, it isnt an unusual thing for the funds to go into voicemail. This was one of the major issues Ken saro wiwa was dealing with.

So next time you see a dilapidated road like this in an oil producing community, just remember that the FG has never withheld oil derivation funds, the culprit is usually either at the state level or at the community level.

I doubt if you know that since the creation of NDDC which is a federal government vehicle for the development of the Niger Delta oil bearing communities that they have never received a cash backing of 20% of their approved budget for any year.

You went on to weave a long pipe through which government find flows to get to the host communities which is an absurd fallacy. What local chiefs fight over are CLO jobs with those oil companies....To supply labour and then community development assistance find which the youths of the areas collect and squander ..., The real development which is supposed to be within the purview of the federal government doesn't get the deserved attention for a community from which soil billions of dollars are extracted


Read about the development of oil bearing communities outside Nigeria like Oslo ... Development is not the contract for the drilling of boreholes and providing of public toilets...., We are talking about having the corporate headquarters of those companies moved into those comunities and having modern roads and rail services


I know the Niger Delta like the back of my hands ...I know the youths having being born and raised amongst them in EFFURUN. ...WENT TO URHOBO COLLEGE


[quote author=obailala post=59625697]Who is government? FG or state govt?

FG passes the money for development down to state govt. The state govt in turn is meant to pass the money down to local govt, but since we know most local govts authorities dont exist no more, most state governments withhold the money giving the impression that it will do the job. When it then falls down to community level, it is a very common thing for chiefs, kings and other community elites/elders to manipulate/blackmail/connive with the state governments to release community development funds to themselves to carry out the 'contracts', a promise they eventually fail to deliver on while they pocket the money meant for community development.

There are also numerous cases of dubious chiefs, kings, community elders etc blackmailing local oil companies to pay corporate social responsibility cash to them instead of executing projects. At the end, it isnt an unusual thing for the funds to go into voicemail. This was one of the major issues Ken saro wiwa was dealing with.

So next time you see a

Nodogragra4me:
I doubt if you know that since the creation of NDDC which is a federal government vehicle for the development of the Niger Delta oil bearing communities that they have never received a cash backing of 20% of their approved budget for any year.

You went on to weave a long pipe through which government find flows to get to the host communities which is an absurd fallacy. What local chiefs fight over are CLO jobs with those oil companies....To supply labour and then community development assistance find which the youths of the areas collect and squander ..., The real development which is supposed to be within the purview of the federal government doesn't get the deserved attention for a community from which soil billions of dollars are extracted


Read about the development of oil bearing communities outside Nigeria like Oslo ... Development is not the contract for the drilling of boreholes and providing of public toilets...., We are talking about having the corporate headquarters of those companies moved into those comunities and having modern roads and rail services


I know the Niger Delta like the back of my hands ...I know the youths having being born and raised amongst them in EFFURUN. ...WENT TO URHOBO COLLEGE

Bro, I agree with you on the shortfalls in the funds released to NDDC and co., but are you aware that the 13% derivation paid to oil producing states is meant for fixing roads like this?... The 13% is specifically meant for oil producing communities but that is something that has NEVER been adhered to by state governments since 2000. Regarding the horrible politics of greed being played by dubious community leaders and elite who connive with govt officials to divert development funds, I think I would just let that one slide cos I cant produce any concrete evidence at the moment to prove my point. But growing up in that same Warri myself, I know exactly what I'm talking about.

Isoko1stSon:
Worst Still,He Will Blame It On Any Imaginary ,Nonexistent Problem
..

I Tell You These Thieves Deserve Hanging Wen D Revolution Will Start We did Put A Noose on Their Neck Quicker Than They think,They Av Become Our Slave Masters...

This guy is not an Isoko person. He is an IPOB youth from the East impersonating the good people of Isoko ethnic nationality. Everyone should take note. No Isoko person would create a username such as his. It's so sad that he is misrepresenting the collective wishes of Isoko people here on Nairaland. Disregard his posts. Things are like this are why minorities will always mistrust Igbos and their Biafra. Imagine the level of desperation and audacity.

Isoko1stSon:
That Lot is Like A god , I av Maintained A Distance From Youth Politics Cos Of The outright Brutality involved

Impostor, do you even know the person representing Isoko at all? How would you when you are in Ekwulobia or Umuahia!

Isoko1stSon:
The Picture below Is That Of A Road In Owodokpokpo Community, Igbide Kingdom, Isoko South LGA of Delta State.

Just So You Know, This Community Has 26 Oils Wells, But This less Than 4 Kilometres Road Is Left Alone In Such Horrible Sight.

,
Okowa Where Are The Desopadec Billions ?

Nairaland When You Hear That Youths Have Blown Up The Flow Station In Our Domain ,its Not Rebellion Against The Nigerian State,But Also Against Poor And Greedy Internal leadership And I Hope Some Parasite Up Desert (Naught) will Not Come Saying Trash

A post that was copied from Facebook in order to lend credence to your blatant impersonation of Isoko ethnic minority so as to propagate your IPOB agenda.

Such show of desperation. Taking a genuine cause or post and leaving IPOB agenda in your signature. I pity for IPOB youths.

erico2k2:
Even the One @ Sapele, well everything must be in Lagos, but guess what, the Sea port in PH is very functional,I received my last container from there Jan this year from china.SO its all good.slow but steady.

But was the cost comparable to that of Lagos or was it far costlier.

Maduawuchukwu:
But was the cost comparable to that of Lagos or was it far costlier.

Same thing

erico2k2:
Same thing

Hmmm. Make I believe you sha.

Maduawuchukwu:
Hmmm. Make I believe you sha.

Check it my biz is at East West rd choba area . So One is roughly say 45 mins to truck the container . Compare that to Lagos plus police and other wahala on the road . That's a whole day to discharge next day . You might not know but 80% of importers who ship FCL and have thier base in the SS or SE ship fru One and Onitsha . Some Aba . The difference btw them and Lagos is time . So it 5 alas longer to get a ship from say China to PH than Los .

erico2k2:
Check it my biz is at East West rd choba area . So One is roughly say 45 mins to truck the container . Compare that to Lagos plus police and other wahala on the road . That's a whole day to discharge next day . You might not know but 80% of importers who ship FCL and have thier base in the SS or SE ship fru One and Onitsha . Some Aba . The difference btw them and Lagos is time . So it 5 alas longer to get a ship from say China to PH than Los .

I never knew. I am a distributor and don't import directly. But if that is true why do we see most coys who deal with imported items siting in Lagos with the excuse of the seaport there being cheaper?

the road should be built directly by Govt. Chiefs did not build Abuja or Lagos.....Oil money did!

obailala:
The chiefs in the community probably prefer taking the money as cash which they eventually use in buying houses in Abuja and overseas to the detriment of basic infrastructure in their communities.

Maduawuchukwu:
I never knew. I am a distributor and don't import directly. But if that is true why do we see most coys who deal with imported items siting in Lagos with the excuse of the seaport there being cheaper?

MayB thier distribution hub is in Lagos, so you do not expect them to ship to PHC do yah?The difference is time it takes, but for me, I got time, I aint in no rush.besides a short journey is = less risk in losing your goods

DMerciful:
the road should be built directly by Govt. Chiefs did not build Abuja or Lagos.....Oil money did!

Governors Ibori, Uduaghan and Okowa who have collected 13% derivation which is specifically meant for simple road projects like this for close to 2 decades should be tied and flogged. So also should the elites, big chiefs and other elders in these areas who have connived with the rogue governors to share and squander the funds meant for these little projects.