Niger Delta
Oil producing communities in Egi Clan in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Council of Rivers State, have urged the Federal Government not to neglect them in the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
The communities regretted that despite their rich natural resources, which has contributed largely to the nation’s economy, they have been neglected over the years, suffered abject poverty, serious devastation and pollution.
President General of the Egi Peoples Assembly (EPA), Ugochukwu Orikoha, said in Port Harcourt, yesterday, that despite being host to major oil companies, they have nothing to boast about in terms of infrastructure and human capital development.
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The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, speaks on issues of national importance in this interview by BOLA BADMUS. Excerpts:
What do you make of security presently in the South, particularly the South West?
I think the security threat in the region has reduced drastically through the efforts of the different security groups. There are lots of things that happen behind the scenes. We are making every effort to ensure adequate security in the South West. We are using different groups: the OPC, hunters, Agbekoyas, vigilantes, among others.
We recently distributed 10 motorcycles to all these affiliated groups under the South West Security Stakeholders Group and we have written all the councils of obas that they should bring all these people together for effective security in their communities. We are not saying government security agencies are not doing their work; they are trying, especially the police command in Osun and Ogun states. They collaborate with va
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