I read with interest your cover story on the report on the Niger Delta that President Umaru Yar’Adua is sitting on (TheNEWS, July 6 2009 edition). Though it makes for interesting reading, I don’t want to believe that Yar’Adua is sitting on it; it could just be that he is still studying the report. The Niger Delta issue is a sensitive one that requires thorough understanding before a decision is taken.
I believe that the President is committed to resolving the Niger Delta crisis and move the nation forward.
Monday Adamson,
Calabar.
The Ledum Mittee-led committee is made up of credible Nigerians who have indepth knowledge of the troubled Niger Delta region. This explains why President Yar’Adua cannot throw their recommendations into the waste bin. The President is not unaware of the income the country is losing to unrest in that region. I want to believe he has tangible great to offer.
Funmilayo Ajirire,
Ikare-Akoko.
The recommendations made by the committee on the Niger Delta are commendable, but as the President said, the government will implement only those it considers acceptable. The President is right because government cannot provide all the needs of people in the region. Imagine a report that recommends providing jobs for every Tom, Dick and Harry of that region. This is not practicable. The Niger Delta militants are only being self-centred. All the same, I will advise the President to be fair when handling the matter.
Temidire Ropo,
Ijebu-Ode.
I see the committee’s recommendations as a wake-up call for Mr. President. President Yar’Adua should resolve the Niger Delta crisis as doing that could become a major legacy of his administration. He should not allow his good intentions to be thwarted by people who obviously are enemies of this great nation.
The President should do something, and fast, in this regard.
Hakeem Habeeb,
Kebbi.
From your cover story on the Niger-Delta report, it is obvious that President Yar’Adua and his government are profiting from the crisis in the region. Or, how else can one describe his refusal to implement the recommendations of the committee?
Kayode Hassan,
Abeokuta.
With such an attitude by President Umaru Yar’Adua, there is no end in sight to the crisis ravaging the Niger Delta region. A careful look at the recommendations made shows that those who conceived them meant good. But, again, it takes the sincerity of the federal government to implement it.
Kamayo Isibuzo,
Abakaliki.
Thank you TheNEWS magazine for making such an incredible revelation. It goes to show that President Yar’Adua and his northern fellas are bent on milking the Niger Delta while indigenes of the region continue to wallow in poverty.
Sonny Adamson,
Yenagoa.
To me, the recommendations made by the Ledum Mitee committee on the Niger Delta are too ambiguous. Why would the people of the Niger Delta region always have their say and way? As a matter of fact, implementing those recommendations wholly would be a slight on the other regions of the country.
Abdullahi Salisu,
Kano.
I support President Yar’Adua’s decision to sit on the report. This is because any attempt to implement its recommendations will trigger crises in other regions. It would even be hijacked by politicians who are intent on reaping from where they did not sow. In my opinion, maximum force is needed to end the mayhem in the Niger Delta region.
Emeka Ikedioha,
Ibadan.
Any sane governement would rather distance itself from such a report that was put together by people of the Niger Delta. Why should the federal government always dance to the tune of a few dissidents? In a more civilised country, military might would have been employed in dealing with such malaise. But in Nigeria, political considerations are optimum.
Kazeem Abdullahi,
Ilorin.
I stoutly believe that it is not President Umaru Yar’Adua’s wish to dump the report on the way forward for the Niger Delta region. Known to be very docile, those around him are probably ensuring that his hands remain tied on the issue. And that is why nothing concrete may come out of that report.
Solomon Ariyibi,
Lokoja.
Kudos to your magazine for coming out with another shattering revelation. Having said that, I think it is not enough to persuade President Yar’Adua to implement its recommendations. Perhaps the people of the Niger Delta region should pursue the option of suing the President and the federal government.
Steve Omorege,
Warri.
It is apparent that the President is slow to react to many issues that concern the country and the Niger Delta is not an exception. With an equally slow Vice-President, it is not likely that anything would ultimately get done.
Tari George,
Port Harcourt.
Why set up a technical committee when you know that you will not act on their findings? It is a way of wasting national resources and keeping the country stagnant. We need a leader that can act decisively.
Ishola Oyesanya,
Lagos.
The deteriorating security situation in the Niger Delta can be traced to the inability of the Presidency to act promptly on very cogent issues. These aggreived people have resorted to destroying the country’s oil facilities, the mainstay of the economy and we are all paying for Yar’Adua sluggishness.
Patrick Olusola,
Ido-Ekiti.
The President’s refusal to act on the recommendations of the Ledum Mitee technical committee on the Niger Delta is a gratutious insult to this country. His long silence clearly shows that he does not appreciate the enormity of the situation.
Godwin Thankgod,
Yenagoa.
For someone who is bewildered by problems like power generation facing the country, expecting President Yar’Adua to handle the Niger Delta crisis with the required dexterity is wishful thinking. The sensitive affairs of this country, power supply, motorable roads, housing etc will remain for as long as our incompetent president remains in the saddle.
Akeem Musa,
Jalingo.
Nigeria is a country that devours its inhabitants. And like we all know, anything can happen in Nigeria. President Yar’Adua is interested in solving the Niger Delta problem only to the extent that oil supply is not hampered. That represents the interest of Nigeria.
Anietie Ubaka,
Uyo.
I don’t understand why Yar’Adua will refuse to implement the recommendations of a committee he set up in the first place. Why waste time and resources to commission an inquest when you know that you don’t intend to follow the matter to the letter?
Akpos Daniels,
Port Harcourt.
The recommendations of the technical committee on the Niger Delta are comprehensive and broad-based. Without a doubt, if implemented to the letter, the seemingly intractable problems in the region would be resolved once and for all.
Bisi Akindele,
Lagos.
Let the truth be told, there is really no big deal about the content of the Technical Report on the Niger Delta submitted by Ledum Mitee and Co. All we need to make the Niger Delta peaceful is the will to transfer all the talk-talk to work-work.
Magaret Osaemeka,
Lagos.
Nigeria is indeed the strangest country on the planet. How can a president set up a commission of inquiry and yet refuse to implement its recommendations? What a country, what a nation, what a people!
Ekene Ositadinma,
Enugu.
It is wrong for us to believe that implementing the recommendations of that report will bring the needed peace to the Niger Delta region. Any attempt to do that will only embolden the so-called militants to ask for more. You will be surprised that no sooner would those recommendations be implemented than the militants would come up with another strategem to demand for more. These are people who are feeding fat on disturbances in the region.
Londe Abubakar,
Ilorin.
For so long, Nigeria as a nation has dwelt on a foundation of massive injustice sustained by the passivity of the citizenry. How else can one explain a situation where President Yar’Adua has not only failed to address the Niger Delta question squarely but has also refused to accept the recommendations of those who know better. The Niger Delta will remain a troubled area until justice is not only done but is seen to be done.
Magnus Onyechoro,
Owerri.
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