THE HYPOCRISY IN THE NIGER DELTA

Seriously, what is really wrong with Nigeria?

Are we running a Jungle?

Why does everyone begin to shiver every time the Niger militants issue comes up? Why do we treat them as if they have the interest of Nigeria or even their people at heart?

There is a lot of hypocrisy in the Niger – Delta Issue.

Recently, we hear there are militants in the south west of Nigeria and we send the Army, Navy and Airforce to nip it in the bud immediately (partly because our south-west leaders won't stand for any of it).

In the past, we hear the North-east has a crisis and we crawl around the issue until finally we realise we need to contain them until it was too late.

We hear of the IPOB in the South East and the government is so swift to deal with it after dancing around it for several days.

Are we a nation of militants? Are we a nation of Gun-carrying Mercenaries? For God’s sake can someone tell them that these gun carrying mercenaries who call themselves MEND, NDA, or whatever their names are, are not Nigerians?

Do we not learn as a people? In the past we have negotiated with militants and all they have done is just enrich themselves, Did Tompolo use the money He got from NIMASSA to develop the Niger Delta Region? Did all the other mercenaries take the monies they got from Government and use them to develop the Niger Delta? They negotiate with government, collect money, go to sleep and when the next government comes they wake up to their vices again.

In the South – West, we do not mince words. Because we know everyone who carries a gun destroying infrastructure is called a thief and a robber and we know what robbers do?

You don’t sit down to negotiate with them except from the position of strength?

We all agreed that they have been short-changed, so we formed the Niger-Delta Ministry and the NDDC to take care of it, and their people where in charge of these ministries for the past six years and we went as far as increasing the derivation to 13%. 

What is wrong with Nigeria?

We begin to think that we will free the Okah brothers and the others who we know are known murderers? Their demands are not even for the Niger-Delta people?

Are we running a jungle?

Can we for once take a stand and say that if you are a murderer and thief, you have no business talking with government?

A word is enough for the wise.

If we don’t deal with this now, we will continue to create problems for our future?

No group can stand the might of the government and the government should develop the Niger-Delta while dealing with all these mercenaries who call themselves freedom fighters?

God bless Nigeria.