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Bluelines69:
Spurs ehn

Funny football club

Unlimited22:
This time last year. That wolves match.

I can't forget it. I reach hospital this morning, e just enter my head again.


Thunder will fire Sterling o. E no go escape am

God go punish both him and all him suporters for this forum

Vischy:
Exactly what got pochettino sacked.

This is mediocrity mentality

So he should insult the players, no good manager put the players in front fire. He takes the blame outside and correct inside. Whereas we have seen him being ruthless even after wins. He is a good coach and i trust him

BlueMann:
I was looking for one cheap midfielder to add...why I no pick Rogers

sold everyone associated to the both teams cos of early kickoff scare

MorataFC:
‼️Juventus and a big German club have made inquiries over the possibility of signing Axel Disasi in the winter market.

~ RMCsport

#CFC | #Chelsea

📲 @ChelseaFcWorldWide_001

If we sell Disasi i go do thanksgiving for church

DISCUSS BY ZIK GBEMRE, COORDINATOR, NIGER DELTA PEACE COALITION (NDPC) ON THE SUBJECT: SUSTAINABLE PEACE IN THE NIGER DELTA & THE DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA, PRESENTED AT A PROGRAMME OF PRACTICAL NIGERIAN CONTENT (PNC) ON 3RD DECEMBER 2024 YOUTH FORUM ORGANISED BY NIGERIAN CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING BOARD (NCDMB) IN YENAGUA, BAYELSA STATE

Let me start by having the Chairman and all participants on this auspicious occasion recognised by way of protocol. I recognise, immensely, organisers of this event, the Content Board as well.

It is an honour, to have the Niger Delta Peace Coalition, with me as Coordinator, address this vibrant audience on such a familiar subject that often provokes mixed emotions among stakeholders.

If the choice of who to deliver this task excellently was based on politics I'm sure the organisers would not have looked our way.

The greater attraction, I believe, was on the body of work the NDPC have done in selfless social justice advocacy, monitoring and evaluation, of trends, government, oil and gas and investment operations, for the common good of the region and beyond.

Given this opportunity, I won't delight in sounding academic and referencing secondary data or adapting analytical postulations already overflogged in the public domain.

The greater concentration will be on sharing NDPC's perspective on the state of peace and development in the region based on our own experiences, citing critical cases we all can relate to as stakeholders in the region and how all of it impacts on the larger Nigerian project.

BUSINESS OF THE DAY

To give context to the key words, we are aware of two variants of the geographical space called NIGER DELTA. Commonly it should be the land and coastal lines accommodating all Southern minorities, better known as the South South. It is hub of oil and gas production in the country. That perhaps is the most distinguishing colour of the region.

But with the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), came an expanded space encompassing all of the commission's mandate states. They are nine we are aware.

Whichever mapping suits anyone in this audience doesn't change or swing the complexion of the discuss. The sentiments and issues are same.

Now, for SUSTAINABLE PEACE, we see both key variables jointly as a state of enduring harmonious relations among stakeholders and between man and the environment of the Niger Delta, in the atmosphere of mutual trust among the stakeholders and assured safety of lives and property.

Then we have DEVELOPMENT which, from NDPC's perspective, we see as the deliberate blending or marriage of available human and material resources to nourish steady improvement in the quality of life for the generality of stakeholders in peace.

Relative to the region in question, this state of affairs must bear mutual benefits for all stakeholders, internal (indigenes) or external.

So the first step to this discuss is to interrogate whether the region has genuine peace and development which is commonly known as sustainable development before we will measure how that impacts on Nigeria's development.

The UN General Assembly, 1987, had best pictured
sustainable development as such “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability (opportunities) of future generations to meet their own needs”

Arguably sustainable peace is inseparable from sustainable development. They are proportional in effect. You can't have one without the other. They complement each other.

From the background we have set, Sustainable Peace and Development is a shared responsibility among stakeholders, but the fact remains, that the overriding platform to guarantee it is good governance.

And rather than gloat over conjuring best cited definitions, I like to see good governance as lawyer and former Board Member of the NNPC, Sen Magnus Abe once pictured it in similar gathering, in Rivers state.

The Senator noted that, "Good Governance is better measured by the manifestation of its defining characteristics among a people within a social economic and political space."

DETERMINANTS OF SUSTAINABLE PEACE & DEVELOPMENT

So let's consider a few of these determinants or proofs of such Good Governance that guarantees sustainable peace and development.

¶ Government must be responsive to the needs of the people with obligation to -

√ Guarantee safety of lives and property through law enforcement and the judiciary. That involved safety for investments.

√ Provide basic necessities through delivery of critical infrastructures that avail the populace equal opportunities for growth and self development. Here we may be talking about good transport infrastructures, affordable education, healthcare, food security and more.

√ Guarantee human rights.

√ Be accountable to the people in transparent prudent management of available resources, the commonwealth, to maximise the dividends of good governance to the people.

√ In our clime where we practice democracy, leadership selection must be free, fair and credible, talking about elections, to stimulate trust between the government and the governed.

√ An enabling environment that supports investments and technological advancement to create jobs and improve living standards.

REALITY CHECK

Against these determinants, can we say we have sustainable peace and development in the Niger Delta?

For the NDPC, this is just a rhetorical question. Only the pretentious would vote in the affirmative if we are required to respond.

What we have in the region has been pretty much sustained reverse of these determinants, that is a reverse of sustainable peace. The region is faced with -

a. Insecurity. Government's capacity to guarantee safety of lives and property is highly compromised by a number of social or operational dysfunctions.

There is crime and conflicts in the atmosphere of weak security architecture to tackle incidents. Inadequate manpower, poor equipment, underfunding, poor welfare for security personnel and corruption in the security system.

b. Poor, inadequate infrastructures.

c. Environmental degradation.

d. Mass poverty, hunger in absence of sustainable livelihoods for the majority.

e. Lack of opportunities for self development among the populace.

f. Etc.

INTENSIFIERS

What fuels all these socioeconomic dysfunctions in the region.

1. A High Sense of Deprivation & Neglect.

2. Entitlement Mentality

3. Perception of Oil Companies As Alternative Govt.

4. Pervasive Corruption & insincerity in policy formation, implementation.

5. Get reach quick syndrome.

6. Violence As The Language Govt Understands. As a tool of patronage and recognition.

7. Pretentious policy formulation and implementation.

ARRESTED, RETROGRESSIVE DEVELOP

We're either stagnated or taking one step forward and several backward.

IMPACT ON LARGER NIGERIA

¶ Oil theft, attacks on oil assets bloats OPEX, shrinks income meant for meaningful development. Our OPEX the highest in the world.

¶ Paint the nation in bad light.

¶ Exacerbates corruption.


GOING FORWARD

Recommendations

1. Improved governance and transparency.
2. Increased investment in infrastructure and human capital
3. Environmental remediation and sustainable practices.
4. Inclusive and participatory decision-making processes.
5. Addressing historical injustices and grievances.
6. Above all, consequence action against financial misconduct.

Zik Gbemre
December 3,2024

We Mobilize Others To Fight For Individual Causes As If Those Were Our Causes

Kimbeast:
🗣️ Joe Cole: "My thought with Marc Guiu is how have Barcelona let him go?

This kid in two years time could be an established number nine - I think he can go all the way. I think Barcelona have made a mistake."

Definitely. Boy is a power house

😂😂😂😂

What is wrong with spurs



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Sportsweb:
*Our assists figures are not from a stats provider such as Opta, for example like the Premier League use. Our assists figures are judged not for the last touch but instead by the subjective view of the club statistician for a crucial part played in the goal. This means the figures above are likely to be different to what you see elsewhere.

Chelsea website specially stated that they are not counting assist with the normal opta way which the EPL website uses. They are counting pre assists, LMAO

LMAO 🤣😂

I believe I have shown him the right numbers

timbros:
Highest GA bar Palmer who had a monster season.

If una follow wetin people dey type here, you will be totally misled.

Think for yourself and analyse.

Jackson was second to palmer last season. Sterling recorded just 10 goals and 8 assists in all competition last season

BlueMann:
Against Leicester of all people. Shame

28 shots, 20 corners and only one goal to show.

It was one of those days

yeah. I would say tired legs tho

Well it was a great run

timbros:
This is totally incorrect.

What are his numbers then

Kimbeast:
Some of you think you have phd in pushing agendas because others re keeping quiet. Its high time we match your energy.

With all due respect sir this ur agenda no agend at all. Come on man u can do better than sterling

Sportsweb:
Hope kill you there. You that is praying fervently for it not to happen so that you pull off "I TOLD YOU SO" mumu

I can't understand the obsession with a finished sterling. It's becoming gay cos we all could see sterling was useless last season even with 8 goals and 4 assists in all competition (we all know he could have better numbers if he was not playing like an inexperienced teenager). Sterling time at chelsea was a complete disgrace like it or not

We are to face Flamego, Club leon and esp Tunis in the group stage of the club world cup

Proper Manager

Jackson 🤩

BlueMann:
Let's see if Gyokeres will get the hatty

City staring at three defeats on the bounce

Done ✅

Suddenly no one is talking about our squad size again 🤣 Maressca have changed our lives believe it or not he is the man for the job. Even if we stumble along the way I trust him to find a solution

Another one 🥶🥶

God abeg ooh 😂😂😂

Chelsea looking for trouble

popizaino:
How someone watch that thing consistently and still calls him a generational talent is very baffling .

Makes me believe Delusion is real thing

Kimbeast:
We are still playing chaos ball just like under Poch which is bringing in results. What we saw in pre season with what we are playing now is totally different. We have Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United, Newcastle and Aston villa in our next six league matches. Enzo is about to face a baptism of fire. All these talk of topping table and being contenders after 6 games are so premature and hilarious.

Okay.

popizaino:
When is Havertz going to gift Arsenal the UCL like he gifted us?

😂😂 make dem dey play. Havertz made me hate Chelsea and no matter how bad Jackson is I will pick him over havertz every fvcking day

amodu:
Enzo Maresca is the undisputable September Coach of the Month.

I think our gaffer deserves to be applauded with the same energy he was criticized when signed.

Very few of us actually believed. We can all see the improvement. Poch was struggling with mid table at this stage last season. Not necessarily saying he is better than poch experience wise but definitely better ambition wise

EmmanuelScott1:
Andrewbaba

Wetin dey occur? Osasuna boys is on rampage oo

I'm shocked

Griffon:
Simpledawg wetin be the name of that app you dey take stream our games?

try cnf app

🙂