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nengibo:
You obviously don't realise that these oil companies love division with host communities, they make payments to a few instead of embarking of development of hostcomms

Its d same thing d guy is saying. Will oil companies now call every member of d community& start giving them money one after d other? No sir. Whatever is paid is paid thru d community leaders who sit on d money and divert 4 their own personal use. These same leaders will then instigate d ignorant people against d oil companies who will now come back& pay d leaders. And d cycle continues.

Oil companies aren't an arm of govt that d people should b demanding electricity from. Oil companies pay taxes & CSR is at d discretion of d company. Its cos d people are ignorant, they should b demanding from their community& political leaders d whereabout of d funds paid them by oil companies

GeoAfrikana:
Greedy people everywhere.

But let's ask a deeper question?
If these protesting folks were the royal family, would they have rejected bribe from oil companies? Would they have given their people what they deserve?

The only time a typical Nigerian hates corruption is when it's affecting him negatively. This shouldn't be so. Always be just and firm, wherever you are and in whatever position or situation you find yourself.

Your family and friends may call you names, hate you and all sort but they'll know within them that you're doing the right thing. And that's what really matters.

Why is this important?

Imagine if Chevron called the chairman of this protest and gave him a few millions, do you think he'll still consider the common benefit of the society?

Nigerians need hard reset not Nigeria.

BTW

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Oil companies don't just go around looking 4 who to bribe. What happens is that protests like this are organised. D oil companies call d leaders & ask 4 their demands. D leaders tell d oil companies what should b done 4 peace to reign in most cases involves money. D oil companies give d leaders d money expecting that it would b used judiciously....am sure u no how it ends

If this Niger Delta were to be northern Nigeria, those villagers would have been like this pic. People who have their resource should enjoy it. Form Texas to Saudi Arabia to UAE, the owners of the resources have the best amenities, only in Nigeria is the case extremely different. NIGERIA has differed every logic...

nengibo:
You obviously don't realise that these oil companies love division with host communities, they make payments to a few instead of embarking of development of hostcomms

Wrong. The community leaders and youth leaders are the problem. I have seen a number of these communities were the leaders are actively stopping development. Chevron cannot build anything in that community without the concent of these leaders. And 9 out of ten times these leaders would request for the contract and not execute it or the would ask for kick backs which might be more than the cost of the contract.

Mumu people hold your governors responsible

TuborTee143:
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The Olu of Warri , Pere of Gbaramatu, Pere of Ogulagha, and every traditional rulers , prominent chiefs, are contractors to the oil companies operating in their land.

Chevron, Shell, Elf, Agip, Total have on their permanent staff children and relatives of these traditional rulers, chiefs, youth leaders.

The only Niger Deltans who are causal workers of the oil companies are those without any royal connections.

I am saying the above to expose the hypocrisy of those who regularly protest against oil companies about their lack of development and employment of Niger Deltans.

Ugborodo oil community that has Chevron tank farm is so underdeveloped, not because Chevron is not ready to develop it; Ugborodo community is poor, wretched and underdeveloped because of the greed, selfishness, nepotism, and wickedness of Itsekiri leaders...I mean the Olu, Thomas, Ayiris, Ugborodo Development Trust Fund, etc.

These Itsekiri leaders don't give a damn about the larger Itsekiri prosperity and development as long as Chevron keep on renewing their contracts to provide security, supply casual workers, supply food stuff, supply house boats, etc.

Those protesting are seeking their own patronage from Chevron; the protest will stop if Chevron add their names to the contractor list.

What happened to the one billion dollars Chevron gave to the Ugborodo Trust Fund for the development and rebuilding of Ugborodo community?

The people treating Itsekiri casual workers like slaves are not Europeans, Yoruba's; they are fellow Itsekiri chiefs and prominent sons.

These Itsekiri leaders will negotiate with Chevron to pay each casual worker four hundred thousand naira, Chevron will agree, only for these same Itsekiri leaders to pay each casual worker forty to fifty thousand naira. So who is the witch and evil one here? Chevron that agreed to pay four hundred thousand naira or the Itsekiri leader who collected four hundred thousand naira and chose to pay forty thousand naira?

These greed, wickedness, selfishness of Itsekiri leaders are also what you will find in ijaw oil producing communities, same with Urhobo oil producing communities.

People talk of Hausa Fulani oppression, oil companies oppression as if those who are carrying out the oppression and underdevelopment are not Itsekiri leaders, Ijaw leaders Urhobo leaders, etc.

When oil spill happened, the community leaders will tell the oil companies not to clean the spill, but rather convert it to money and give it to community people.

Oil companies conducting employment from Lagos are only possible because oil communities leaders have been settled with contracts and permanent staff employment.

Where is the agitation of a better, developed Niger Delta today? It ended after the agitators were settled with employment slots and contracts in NDCC, MND, NIMASA, Amnesty, etc.

The so-called agitation and resource control fight was all about cars, houses, hotels, girls to Bleep, people wives to Bleep, Nollywood actresses to Bleep and buy houses for at Banana island and lekki.

The agitation and resource control protest was all about supplying casual workers to Chevron, NNPC, Shell, Agip, etc.

The agitation and resource control troubles was all about providing security for pipelines, renting of house boats, providing catering services, etc.

Resource control was never about infrastructural development, education, health, clean Niger Delta, houses, jobs, etc.

The motive behind resource control was all about material benefit, it was never an ideological struggle.

The Niger Delta struggle used to be about development and clean environment when it was championed by the legendary Isaac Adaka Boro , and the legendary Ken Saro Wiwa.

A struggle whose motive was greed to acquire properties is bound to be hijacked by all kind of questionable characters.

So who do we Niger Delta blame for our underdevelopment and lack of good governance? Oil companies or Hausa Fulani, or Yoruba in Lagos?

We Niger Deltans are the problems and solutions.

We must eschew or let go of greed, selfishness, and wickedness towards ourselves if we must developed and prosper.

I rest my case. And that is the truth of all truth.
Femi Uwawah

Cc.. Clark Malcolm Godfrey Wisdom

*COPIED*

...i have nothing to say cus you have said it all..God bless you

TuborTee143:
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The Olu of Warri , Pere of Gbaramatu, Pere of Ogulagha, and every traditional rulers , prominent chiefs, are contractors to the oil companies operating in their land.

Chevron, Shell, Elf, Agip, Total have on their permanent staff children and relatives of these traditional rulers, chiefs, youth leaders.

The only Niger Deltans who are causal workers of the oil companies are those without any royal connections.

I am saying the above to expose the hypocrisy of those who regularly protest against oil companies about their lack of development and employment of Niger Deltans.

Ugborodo oil community that has Chevron tank farm is so underdeveloped, not because Chevron is not ready to develop it; Ugborodo community is poor, wretched and underdeveloped because of the greed, selfishness, nepotism, and wickedness of Itsekiri leaders...I mean the Olu, Thomas, Ayiris, Ugborodo Development Trust Fund, etc.

These Itsekiri leaders don't give a damn about the larger Itsekiri prosperity and development as long as Chevron keep on renewing their contracts to provide security, supply casual workers, supply food stuff, supply house boats, etc.

Those protesting are seeking their own patronage from Chevron; the protest will stop if Chevron add their names to the contractor list.

What happened to the one billion dollars Chevron gave to the Ugborodo Trust Fund for the development and rebuilding of Ugborodo community?

The people treating Itsekiri casual workers like slaves are not Europeans, Yoruba's; they are fellow Itsekiri chiefs and prominent sons.

These Itsekiri leaders will negotiate with Chevron to pay each casual worker four hundred thousand naira, Chevron will agree, only for these same Itsekiri leaders to pay each casual worker forty to fifty thousand naira. So who is the witch and evil one here? Chevron that agreed to pay four hundred thousand naira or the Itsekiri leader who collected four hundred thousand naira and chose to pay forty thousand naira?

These greed, wickedness, selfishness of Itsekiri leaders are also what you will find in ijaw oil producing communities, same with Urhobo oil producing communities.

People talk of Hausa Fulani oppression, oil companies oppression as if those who are carrying out the oppression and underdevelopment are not Itsekiri leaders, Ijaw leaders Urhobo leaders, etc.

When oil spill happened, the community leaders will tell the oil companies not to clean the spill, but rather convert it to money and give it to community people.

Oil companies conducting employment from Lagos are only possible because oil communities leaders have been settled with contracts and permanent staff employment.

Where is the agitation of a better, developed Niger Delta today? It ended after the agitators were settled with employment slots and contracts in NDCC, MND, NIMASA, Amnesty, etc.

The so-called agitation and resource control fight was all about cars, houses, hotels, girls to Bleep, people wives to Bleep, Nollywood actresses to Bleep and buy houses for at Banana island and lekki.

The agitation and resource control protest was all about supplying casual workers to Chevron, NNPC, Shell, Agip, etc.

The agitation and resource control troubles was all about providing security for pipelines, renting of house boats, providing catering services, etc.

Resource control was never about infrastructural development, education, health, clean Niger Delta, houses, jobs, etc.

The motive behind resource control was all about material benefit, it was never an ideological struggle.

The Niger Delta struggle used to be about development and clean environment when it was championed by the legendary Isaac Adaka Boro , and the legendary Ken Saro Wiwa.

A struggle whose motive was greed to acquire properties is bound to be hijacked by all kind of questionable characters.

So who do we Niger Delta blame for our underdevelopment and lack of good governance? Oil companies or Hausa Fulani, or Yoruba in Lagos?

We Niger Deltans are the problems and solutions.

We must eschew or let go of greed, selfishness, and wickedness towards ourselves if we must developed and prosper.

I rest my case. And that is the truth of all truth.
Femi Uwawah

Cc.. Clark Malcolm Godfrey Wisdom

*COPIED*

True. This is happening everywhere in the Niger Delta. Take a trip to Kwale for instance. You will see able bodies men with company ID saying they are forklift driver when they cannot even drive a Wheel Barrow. But the company dear not fire them or delay their salary. When the oil stops flowing in the delta, it will be a sorry case

lexy2014:
Oil companies don't just go around looking 4 who to bribe. What happens is that protests like this are organised. D oil companies call d leaders & ask 4 their demands. D leaders tell d oil companies what should b done 4 peace to reign in most cases involves money. D oil companies give d leaders d money expecting that it would b used judiciously....am sure u no how it ends

Welcome to Nigeria.

If not greed from the part of Niger Delta leadership, sometimes I wonder who signs MOUs on behalf of these communities.

More protest... They have vowed not to leave until something is done. Possibly to shutdown the flow station

TuborTee143:
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The Olu of Warri , Pere of Gbaramatu, Pere of Ogulagha, and every traditional rulers , prominent chiefs, are contractors to the oil companies operating in their land.

Chevron, Shell, Elf, Agip, Total have on their permanent staff children and relatives of these traditional rulers, chiefs, youth leaders.

The only Niger Deltans who are causal workers of the oil companies are those without any royal connections.

I am saying the above to expose the hypocrisy of those who regularly protest against oil companies about their lack of development and employment of Niger Deltans.

Ugborodo oil community that has Chevron tank farm is so underdeveloped, not because Chevron is not ready to develop it; Ugborodo community is poor, wretched and underdeveloped because of the greed, selfishness, nepotism, and wickedness of Itsekiri leaders...I mean the Olu, Thomas, Ayiris, Ugborodo Development Trust Fund, etc.

These Itsekiri leaders don't give a damn about the larger Itsekiri prosperity and development as long as Chevron keep on renewing their contracts to provide security, supply casual workers, supply food stuff, supply house boats, etc.

Those protesting are seeking their own patronage from Chevron; the protest will stop if Chevron add their names to the contractor list.

What happened to the one billion dollars Chevron gave to the Ugborodo Trust Fund for the development and rebuilding of Ugborodo community?

The people treating Itsekiri casual workers like slaves are not Europeans, Yoruba's; they are fellow Itsekiri chiefs and prominent sons.

These Itsekiri leaders will negotiate with Chevron to pay each casual worker four hundred thousand naira, Chevron will agree, only for these same Itsekiri leaders to pay each casual worker forty to fifty thousand naira. So who is the witch and evil one here? Chevron that agreed to pay four hundred thousand naira or the Itsekiri leader who collected four hundred thousand naira and chose to pay forty thousand naira?

These greed, wickedness, selfishness of Itsekiri leaders are also what you will find in ijaw oil producing communities, same with Urhobo oil producing communities.

People talk of Hausa Fulani oppression, oil companies oppression as if those who are carrying out the oppression and underdevelopment are not Itsekiri leaders, Ijaw leaders Urhobo leaders, etc.

When oil spill happened, the community leaders will tell the oil companies not to clean the spill, but rather convert it to money and give it to community people.

Oil companies conducting employment from Lagos are only possible because oil communities leaders have been settled with contracts and permanent staff employment.

Where is the agitation of a better, developed Niger Delta today? It ended after the agitators were settled with employment slots and contracts in NDCC, MND, NIMASA, Amnesty, etc.

The so-called agitation and resource control fight was all about cars, houses, hotels, girls to Bleep, people wives to Bleep, Nollywood actresses to Bleep and buy houses for at Banana island and lekki.

The agitation and resource control protest was all about supplying casual workers to Chevron, NNPC, Shell, Agip, etc.

The agitation and resource control troubles was all about providing security for pipelines, renting of house boats, providing catering services, etc.

Resource control was never about infrastructural development, education, health, clean Niger Delta, houses, jobs, etc.

The motive behind resource control was all about material benefit, it was never an ideological struggle.

The Niger Delta struggle used to be about development and clean environment when it was championed by the legendary Isaac Adaka Boro , and the legendary Ken Saro Wiwa.

A struggle whose motive was greed to acquire properties is bound to be hijacked by all kind of questionable characters.

So who do we Niger Delta blame for our underdevelopment and lack of good governance? Oil companies or Hausa Fulani, or Yoruba in Lagos?

We Niger Deltans are the problems and solutions.

We must eschew or let go of greed, selfishness, and wickedness towards ourselves if we must developed and prosper.

I rest my case. And that is the truth of all truth.
Femi Uwawah

Cc.. Clark Malcolm Godfrey Wisdom

*COPIED*

God bless your write up

nengibo:
You obviously don't realise that these oil companies love division with host communities, they make payments to a few instead of embarking of development of hostcomms

It is the people that have the problem. When you embark on the development of Hostcomms as you said, they meet you and said stop and give us the money. This protest is a mischevious one. It is one of their leaders that planted. Chevron will only deal with the Government and community leaders, so, therefore, they should o and ask them

Until we place death penalty for fraud or life imprisonment for financial crimes Nigeria will never be better

GeoAfrikana:
Greedy people everywhere.

But let's ask a deeper question?
If these protesting folks were the royal family, would they have rejected bribe from oil companies? Would they have given their people what they deserve?

The only time a typical Nigerian hates corruption is when it's affecting him negatively. This shouldn't be so. Always be just and firm, wherever you are and in whatever position or situation you find yourself.

Your family and friends may call you names, hate you and all sort but they'll know within them that you're doing the right thing. And that's what really matters.

Why is this important?

Imagine if Chevron called the chairman of this protest and gave him a few millions, do you think he'll still consider the common benefit of the society?

Nigerians need hard reset not Nigeria.

BTW

Do you need a map

Do you need a web map

Do you need GeoSpatial analysis

Do you need digital terrain modelling such as river basin delineation?

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Stingman:
If this Niger Delta were to be northern Nigeria, those villagers would have been like this pic. People who have their resource should enjoy it. Form Texas to Saudi Arabia to UAE, the owners of the resources have the best amenities, only in Nigeria is the case extremely different. NIGERIA has differed every logic...

Delta state enjoys 13% derivation, monthly allocation which is one of the highest with a huge yearly budget. What is the government doing with all money, they can't even develop the state and this people here instead of marching to government house in Asaba to protest, they are busy disturbing this company.
This is our problem in this country, greed and always fighting the wrong person

nengibo:
You obviously don't realise that these oil companies love division with host communities, they make payments to a few instead of embarking of development of hostcomms

They dont, they sit on the outside and just type from their anus

Yyeske:
Delta state enjoys 13% derivation, monthly allocation which is one of the highest with a huge yearly budget. What is the government doing with all money, they can't even develop the state and this people here instead of marching to government house in Asaba to protest, they are busy disturbing this company.
This is our problem in this country, greed and always fighting the wrong person

That is why i opened a thread calling for derivation to be given directly to the locals

Yyeske:
Delta state enjoys 13% derivation, monthly allocation which is one of the highest with a huge yearly budget. What is the government doing with all money, they can't even develop the state and this people here instead of marching to government house in Asaba to protest, they are busy disturbing this company.
This is our problem in this country, greed and always fighting the wrong person

research well you will see what they are doing with it. During my time in Uni, I did not pay school fees for two years during the Ibori governorship, we were getting good money as busery .Uni games people who came 1st of Delta had like 500k gift, my guy frm ondo got 30k, some change states sef that year!

garfield1:
That is why i opened a thread calling for derivation to be given directly to the locals

In reality, the companies have a corporate responsibility, youths or not, These can be achieved fru loads of ways.but they hide under youths and conflicts to escape this. Trust me, nobody can stop them from building health centres, schools and portable source of water and good roads.

qualityGod:
Until we place death penalty for fraud or life imprisonment for financial crimes Nigeria will never be better

This is true but me n you know this would not happen, we have to develop our infrastructure so that fraud is easily exposed.

garfield1:
That is why i opened a thread calling for derivation to be given directly to the locals

Is it the common man on the street that you'd give the derivation, is it not their selfish traditional and political leaders that you'd give it to?

TuborTee143:
More protest... They have vowed not to leave until something is done. Possibly to shutdown the flow station

This will not help, why are the so-called youths not present?
your guess is as good as mine.

erico2k2:
In reality, the companies have a corporate responsibility, youths or not, These can be achieved fru loads of ways.but they hide under youths and conflicts to escape this. Trust me, nobody can stop them from building health centres, schools and portable source of water and good roads.

Go ask people in those oil producing areas what is called "deve", development levy.
The locals would want deve before the oil companies do any of the things you listed above.

Yyeske:
Is it the common man on the street that you'd give the derivation, is it not their selfish traditional and political leaders that you'd give it to?

No,you give it to both.in each community,the money will be paid to each family equally while the rest will be kept in a development account for amenities.
For instance,delta receives 20bill monthly derivation.10bill is disbursed to all the 100 oil producing communities at 100 mil per community.ugborodo receives 100 mil monthly.out of 100million,50mil is kept aside for infrastructure while 50 mil is shared to the 50 families in that village.each family will receive 1 million monthly. think this is he best way forward

TuborTee143:
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The Olu of Warri , Pere of Gbaramatu, Pere of Ogulagha, and every traditional rulers , prominent chiefs, are contractors to the oil companies operating in their land.

Chevron, Shell, Elf, Agip, Total have on their permanent staff children and relatives of these traditional rulers, chiefs, youth leaders.

The only Niger Deltans who are causal workers of the oil companies are those without any royal connections.

I am saying the above to expose the hypocrisy of those who regularly protest against oil companies about their lack of development and employment of Niger Deltans.

Ugborodo oil community that has Chevron tank farm is so underdeveloped, not because Chevron is not ready to develop it; Ugborodo community is poor, wretched and underdeveloped because of the greed, selfishness, nepotism, and wickedness of Itsekiri leaders...I mean the Olu, Thomas, Ayiris, Ugborodo Development Trust Fund, etc.

These Itsekiri leaders don't give a damn about the larger Itsekiri prosperity and development as long as Chevron keep on renewing their contracts to provide security, supply casual workers, supply food stuff, supply house boats, etc.

Those protesting are seeking their own patronage from Chevron; the protest will stop if Chevron add their names to the contractor list.

What happened to the one billion dollars Chevron gave to the Ugborodo Trust Fund for the development and rebuilding of Ugborodo community?

The people treating Itsekiri casual workers like slaves are not Europeans, Yoruba's; they are fellow Itsekiri chiefs and prominent sons.

These Itsekiri leaders will negotiate with Chevron to pay each casual worker four hundred thousand naira, Chevron will agree, only for these same Itsekiri leaders to pay each casual worker forty to fifty thousand naira. So who is the witch and evil one here? Chevron that agreed to pay four hundred thousand naira or the Itsekiri leader who collected four hundred thousand naira and chose to pay forty thousand naira?

These greed, wickedness, selfishness of Itsekiri leaders are also what you will find in ijaw oil producing communities, same with Urhobo oil producing communities.

People talk of Hausa Fulani oppression, oil companies oppression as if those who are carrying out the oppression and underdevelopment are not Itsekiri leaders, Ijaw leaders Urhobo leaders, etc.

When oil spill happened, the community leaders will tell the oil companies not to clean the spill, but rather convert it to money and give it to community people.

Oil companies conducting employment from Lagos are only possible because oil communities leaders have been settled with contracts and permanent staff employment.

Where is the agitation of a better, developed Niger Delta today? It ended after the agitators were settled with employment slots and contracts in NDCC, MND, NIMASA, Amnesty, etc.

The so-called agitation and resource control fight was all about cars, houses, hotels, girls to Bleep, people wives to Bleep, Nollywood actresses to Bleep and buy houses for at Banana island and lekki.

The agitation and resource control protest was all about supplying casual workers to Chevron, NNPC, Shell, Agip, etc.

The agitation and resource control troubles was all about providing security for pipelines, renting of house boats, providing catering services, etc.

Resource control was never about infrastructural development, education, health, clean Niger Delta, houses, jobs, etc.

The motive behind resource control was all about material benefit, it was never an ideological struggle.

The Niger Delta struggle used to be about development and clean environment when it was championed by the legendary Isaac Adaka Boro , and the legendary Ken Saro Wiwa.

A struggle whose motive was greed to acquire properties is bound to be hijacked by all kind of questionable characters.

So who do we Niger Delta blame for our underdevelopment and lack of good governance? Oil companies or Hausa Fulani, or Yoruba in Lagos?

We Niger Deltans are the problems and solutions.

We must eschew or let go of greed, selfishness, and wickedness towards ourselves if we must developed and prosper.

I rest my case. And that is the truth of all truth.
Femi Uwawah

Cc.. Clark Malcolm Godfrey Wisdom

*COPIED*

I served in ndokwa east lga and all what was written here were the basic truth...i can't say much... he touched everything so what I can say is that the angst should be directed to the community leaders of these places...

Yyeske:
Go ask people in those oil producing areas what is called "deve", development levy.
The locals would want deve before the oil companies do any of the things you listed above.

Go and check well frm my post, Im from the core Niger Delta.I know what Deve is, I'm only saying if the coys mean to do what is in their compact they can.deve or no deve

emmanuelpopson:
I served in ndokwa east lga and all what was written here were the basic truth...i can't say much... he touched everything so what I can say is that the angst should be directed to the community leaders of these places...

This is true, but do you think the so-called community leaders care?I reckon the coy should just go ahead and do the basic, F the leaders,

TuborTee143:
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The Olu of Warri , Pere of Gbaramatu, Pere of Ogulagha, and every traditional rulers , prominent chiefs, are contractors to the oil companies operating in their land.

Chevron, Shell, Elf, Agip, Total have on their permanent staff children and relatives of these traditional rulers, chiefs, youth leaders.

The only Niger Deltans who are causal workers of the oil companies are those without any royal connections.

I am saying the above to expose the hypocrisy of those who regularly protest against oil companies about their lack of development and employment of Niger Deltans.

Ugborodo oil community that has Chevron tank farm is so underdeveloped, not because Chevron is not ready to develop it; Ugborodo community is poor, wretched and underdeveloped because of the greed, selfishness, nepotism, and wickedness of Itsekiri leaders...I mean the Olu, Thomas, Ayiris, Ugborodo Development Trust Fund, etc.

These Itsekiri leaders don't give a damn about the larger Itsekiri prosperity and development as long as Chevron keep on renewing their contracts to provide security, supply casual workers, supply food stuff, supply house boats, etc.

Those protesting are seeking their own patronage from Chevron; the protest will stop if Chevron add their names to the contractor list.

What happened to the one billion dollars Chevron gave to the Ugborodo Trust Fund for the development and rebuilding of Ugborodo community?

The people treating Itsekiri casual workers like slaves are not Europeans, Yoruba's; they are fellow Itsekiri chiefs and prominent sons.

These Itsekiri leaders will negotiate with Chevron to pay each casual worker four hundred thousand naira, Chevron will agree, only for these same Itsekiri leaders to pay each casual worker forty to fifty thousand naira. So who is the witch and evil one here? Chevron that agreed to pay four hundred thousand naira or the Itsekiri leader who collected four hundred thousand naira and chose to pay forty thousand naira?

These greed, wickedness, selfishness of Itsekiri leaders are also what you will find in ijaw oil producing communities, same with Urhobo oil producing communities.

People talk of Hausa Fulani oppression, oil companies oppression as if those who are carrying out the oppression and underdevelopment are not Itsekiri leaders, Ijaw leaders Urhobo leaders, etc.

When oil spill happened, the community leaders will tell the oil companies not to clean the spill, but rather convert it to money and give it to community people.

Oil companies conducting employment from Lagos are only possible because oil communities leaders have been settled with contracts and permanent staff employment.

Where is the agitation of a better, developed Niger Delta today? It ended after the agitators were settled with employment slots and contracts in NDCC, MND, NIMASA, Amnesty, etc.

The so-called agitation and resource control fight was all about cars, houses, hotels, girls to Bleep, people wives to Bleep, Nollywood actresses to Bleep and buy houses for at Banana island and lekki.

The agitation and resource control protest was all about supplying casual workers to Chevron, NNPC, Shell, Agip, etc.

The agitation and resource control troubles was all about providing security for pipelines, renting of house boats, providing catering services, etc.

Resource control was never about infrastructural development, education, health, clean Niger Delta, houses, jobs, etc.

The motive behind resource control was all about material benefit, it was never an ideological struggle.

The Niger Delta struggle used to be about development and clean environment when it was championed by the legendary Isaac Adaka Boro , and the legendary Ken Saro Wiwa.

A struggle whose motive was greed to acquire properties is bound to be hijacked by all kind of questionable characters.

So who do we Niger Delta blame for our underdevelopment and lack of good governance? Oil companies or Hausa Fulani, or Yoruba in Lagos?

We Niger Deltans are the problems and solutions.

We must eschew or let go of greed, selfishness, and wickedness towards ourselves if we must developed and prosper.

I rest my case. And that is the truth of all truth.
Femi Uwawah

Cc.. Clark Malcolm Godfrey Wisdom

*COPIED*

This is the gospel truth. I have withdrawn and boycotted all itsekiri meetings and agitation because they are nothing more that money sharing and greed. Developmental issues are never discussed.
That is why I always say it is people who have never seen an oil sleek or oil spill before that go around shouting resource control or our oil. Not that I am against resource control, resource control should be about using money for development and not dashing monarchs,leaders, elders and youths money. Monies which they end up fighting themselves over.