Comments on: Managing anger in the Niger delta

By: Omo Abode

Omo Abode — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:46:24 +0000

There are two dialectical philosophies on the issue. Author Frantz Fannon (Wretched of the Earth) made clear that Africa and Africans are not likely to see better days until they use the very means (violence) that was used to push them to the very bottom of the human hierarchy. And the indomitable Chairman Mao once said that “power flows from the barrel of a gun.” Only when the exploiters are checkmated by the exploited can there be peaceful resolution of the long-running rapid descent of our homeland in economic deprivation and cultural collapse.

By: yemi babaloke

yemi babaloke — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:51:23 +0000

who is fooling whom? i agree 1000% with Reginald. first and foremost, we all know that he who pays the piper, dictates the tune. these so-called ‘militants’ are nothing but glorified, armed/equipped and/or militarily outfitted area boys employed by the ‘big boys’ to carry out instructions. they( these big boys) are the ones that dictate the tune and, by the way, most of them have oversea( and under-sea) training already.

if their hirelings are taken away, the country has an abundant ready-made and government-trained supply of “area boys” that abound, especially, in the police force. so, who is fooling whom?

By: Reginald

Reginald — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:31:38 +0000

Life has a way of making things right, you could sound intelligent here but really you haven’t got the answer,

By: softwares

softwares — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:08:26 +0000

i am from outside Africa but it is sad to now what happening or happend in Nigeria.

By: Sopirinye Jaja

Sopirinye Jaja — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:31:44 +0000

Sounds strange, but i have a feeling this might work. Part of the problems with youth restivness is that part of the world is

No enlightnment
Litte or no eduation
Insufficient human capacity
Little exposure to civility or rule of Law
Endemic corruption in the state.

While youths major Nigerian cities like Lagos have shown tremendouse character in music and arts and football, youths in Niger Delta are less equipped and developed to take up job opportunities in oil companies or become less dependent on oil wealth.

Exposing this guys to the civilised world with the right training will help them become better people and perhaps reformers in the Niger Delta.

I love the Delta area.

Sopy from the Atlantis

By: Brendan

Brendan — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:56:13 +0000

The “militants” in Gaza, the West Bank, Africa, SE Asia, etc., etc., would all be well advised to study the Passive Resistance Movement; Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, et al. In particular the Palestinians need to study the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi who liberated India from Britian at the height of its Imperial ambition, without firing a shot. It is difficult to reconcile, but sometimes the oppressed have to take the first step towards making peace. However, the unfortunate reality of the situation is that there exist a good deal of real nasty characters in the Niger Delta. Social re-orientation might not cut the cake with a large part of that group. Also, the “militants” currently operating in Sub-Saharan Africa, i.e. Somalia, Darfur, and the Niger Delta, are all interconnected. For instance, where do the Somali pirates get all that desiel fuel? It isn’t being delivered via the Gulf of Aden or the Indian Ocean, that’s for sure.

By: Adekunle Samuel Owolabi

Adekunle Samuel Owolabi — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:48:49 +0000

The UN,AU,Nigerian Government,Niger Delta People need to address this issue..