TUESDAY May 24, 2011 would forever remain indelible in the memory of the people of Oko Ovwore-Amukpe Okpe community in Delta State following an early morning NNPC pipeline fire explosion reminiscent of the Atigwo-Jesse explosion of October 17, 1998 incident that claimed thousands of lives and visited unimaginable suffering and hardship to many families till date.
AFTER a year of concerted efforts by the three tiers of government toward creating wealth for the future development of Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday signed into law the NIgerian Sovereign Investment Authority, NSIA, with N1billion take-off grant.
Two years ago, the Joint Task Force, JTF in the Niger Delta invaded the oil rich Gbaramatu Kingdom of Warri South West Local Government Council of Delta state, hometown of repentant militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, after a fracas between members of JTF and some of the then militants in the area, leaving a scare that lives in the minds of the inhabitants.
The demise of Chief MKO Abiola 13 years ago will continue to stir in the hearts of many Nigerians. The call that the National Assembly should pave the way for the Federal Government to recognise the late business mogul as‘elected President’ has not received attention after all.
