Commendable mindset change on the Niger Delta
When Vice President Yemi Osinbajo commenced his tours of Niger Delta communities in January this year, most sceptical observers saw them as just another round of jamborees by the Federal Government to buy time and sustain the current relative calm which pervades the oil-rich Niger Delta. The area had, hitherto, been wracked by a riot of militant attacks of crude oil infrastructure.
State govs fuelling Niger Delta crisis —OMPALAN
Oil and Solid Minerals Producing Area Landlords’ Association of Nigeria, OMPALAN, yesterday, accused governors of oil-producing states of fuelling the crisis in the Niger Delta through constant interference in affairs of the communities.
Dialogue: Presidency splits N-Delta leaders, stakeholders
NIGER Delta leaders and stakeholders were divided, yesterday, on the last minute resolution by the Presidency not to dialogue with the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, boasting in its ranks, former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief Edwin Clark, former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Victor Attah and ex-military governor of old Rivers State, HRM King Alfred Diete-Spiff.
FG not using N29bn to counter N-Delta militancy —Budget Ministry
The Federal Government has faulted a leader of the Pan Niger Delta Elders Forum’s claim that N29 billion had been set aside in this year’s budget to tackle militancy in the Niger Delta.
N-Delta waterways now secure- Kingsley Muturu, ex-militant leader
Mr. Kingsley Muturu is Delta State Chairman, Phase 2 Ex-militants under the Federal Government amnesty programme. In this interview, he speaks on the appointment of the National Coordinator, Niger Delta Riverine Protection Programme, NDRPP, Mr. Tikari Danjuma.
Effective policing and surveillance helped reduce crime in N/Delta- FOC
Due to sustained efforts of naval personnel in policing and surveillance of the maritime sector, crime has reduced in the Niger Delta region.
