https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/07/how-northerners-south-westerners-corner-niger-delta-oil-blocs-catholic-bishop-egbebo/

Most Rev. Hyacinth Oroko Egbebo is Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bomadi which covers parts of Rivers State, the whole of Bayelsa State and the three local government areas of Bomadi, Patani and Burutu in Delta State. In this interview, Egbebo speaks on the neglect of the oil-rich Ijaw area, Niger Delta as a whole by the Federal Government and state governments in the region.

Well, it’s hectic particularly when successive governments have been paying lip service and deaf ears to demands and appeals of people of the region over the years. There would have been no need to feel abandoned if our environment is not unique in the support it offers to the entire citizenry and the government of Nigeria, yet without the compensating and commensurate infrastructural development here. We live with the hazards of oil exploration and, given the obvious fact that all sectors of Nigeria now feel abandoned by government, there would have been no need to further engage this obvious narrative that might eventually end up in futility. Worse still, we might not be heard despite this attempt to register this needless and crippling abandonment. Nevertheless, it’s still worth my preoccupation to present the heavyweight of devastating feeling of abandonment by government to the

Anyone who has not visited the Niger Delta would conveniently presume that the wealth from this region has been duly expended on the development of the region and that the living condition of our people has been sufficiently raised.

Another difficulty I can identify is the lack of focus and corruption of government officials at all levels in the Niger Delta. Often, the 13% derivation fund that accrues to our states from the oil sector is shrouded in secrecy and bureaucracy of governance. We do not know what is done with this assignment of funds to governments of this region. There is no gainsaying that the NDDC is used by the Federal Government to shortchange this region, it is the warehouse of bribery for the boys in government. Therefore, we’re not surprised that the real findings by the recently conducted Forensic Audit with their eagle probing-eyes to reveal the dreadful and devastating activities of these looters cannot be made public. Besides, the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs is not functioning where we live

So, what, in your opinion, is the way forward?

See, this travesty of unnecessary borrowing spree will generationally mortgage the future economic prospects of our children; this pointless preoccupation with borrowing will only end up with huge debts to hang over future fortunes of Delta State like the sword of Damocles. Unfortunately, the incoming administration will be constrained to perpetually pay up such festering debts.

This hateful and oppressive record the governor has handed down to us will certainly haunt him all the days of his life. Given the scenario above, it’s my candid advice and hope that our people should not vote across party lines anymore, but for those who can deliver. As the saying goes, by their fruits we shall know them, enough of this abandonment.

Oil mining lisence are auctioned to every Nigerian

And most oil field are offshore outside anyone's land in the Gulf of Guinea

Moh247:
Oil mining lisence are auctioned to every Nigerian

And most oil field are offshore outside anyone's land in the Gulf of Guinea

And south west betrayed the south south in 2015

Amunethseranu:
And south west betrayed we south south in 2015

Who gave SouthSouth power in the first place if not Obasanjo

limeta:




Parasite
You remind me of zamfara gold

Lol

Hahahaha

Don't run your mouth anyhow in Zamfara oo.. friendly advice

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From Egypt to Turkiye these countries could go Sri Lanka's way

Nigeria will not hear until it happens, they will still not hear because they are busy electing outdated men to office.

Amunethseranu:
And south west betrayed the south south in 2015

where did south west sign any agreement with south south that they will always do the same thing?

Moh247:


Who gave SouthSouth power in the first place if not Obasanjo

Who voted Obasanjo hated by yorubas into power if not south south, he repayed the good faith and you his brothers and sisters betray south south cutting off the good faith and unity

Amunethseranu:
And south west betrayed the south south in 2015

Igbos hiding under we south south, south south have indigenous Yoruba, stop lumping up south south with south east in your mischief

Amunethseranu:
And south west betrayed the south south in 2015

We're waiting patiently to remind SS in 2023.

Moh247:


Lol

Hahahaha

Don't run your mouth anyhow in Zamfara oo.. friendly advice

Why is the place full of parasites?

Amunethseranu:
Who voted Obasanjo into power if not south south, he repayed the good faith and you his brothers and sisters betray south south cutting off the good faith and unity

See twisting.... North voted Obj not South abeg

Amunethseranu:
Continue drinking our oil while stabbing our backs ...time shall tell

bring out d agreement emeka

Everyone is always betraying u igbos
Just don’t try to deny ur region

PandoraObi:
Igbos hiding under we south south, south south have indigenous Yoruba, stop lumping up south south with south east in your mischief

Those ona 2% itskekiri wey no get say even in their 2 local governments , we go send them to up wieist when d chips are down.

BATified2023:
bring out d agreement emeka

Everyone is always betraying u igbos
Just don’t try to deny ur region

A dumb novice won't know his enemies until he is dead( 2023 ) lolz...Go and seek wisdom everyone is ipob to you including Aboki called Arrewa.

Major jobs in the Oil industry are occupied by South westerners. They make billions every year from this while graduates from the oil communities wander around without jobs. That's the fact they always hide.. from 1966, they hyjacked these jobs when northerners lacked the graduates to man the positions left by the Biafrans. This is the main reason the average South westerner is torn to pieces about Nigerias Unity.

One moment, he wants igbos to leave Lagos "with their wahalaa", yet he wants them in the same Nigeria because of the oil and gas deposits in the former Eastern Nigeria. Folks should pile on more pressure to encourage the South West to face their cocoa exports. This is because as long as they have access to these high paying oil jobs, they will continue to argue in support of the One Nigeria project, even if they loath Nigeria with all their hearts..

Moh247:


See twisting.... North voted Obj not South abeg

Ok then make tinubu win let's see , is either obi or Atiku okowa

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Hmmn. Interesting to read