Sixty-Five (65) Nobel laureates comprising the Commission of Nobel Laureates on Peace, Equity and Development in the [tag]Niger Delta[/tag] Region of Nigeria have proposed measures to prevent the spiral of deadly violence in the oil-rich yet impoverished Niger Delta region. The proposal is available (via Odili.net) on Nigeria Vanguard. Here are some focus areas:
- Proposes that oil companies in the Niger Delta states publish audits of their revenues.
- Calls upon oil companies to establish a “Community Investment Fund†earmarking a percentage of gross revenues directly to local community organizations working in the fields of health, education, micro-credit, and infrastructure development.
- Asks oil companies to clean up oil spills, eliminate gas flares, and provide special compensation to communities devastated by environmental degradation.
- Proposes that oil companies train and hire residents from affected populations in the Delta region.â€
The Commission is an endeavor of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity (EWF).
[...] Grandiose Parlor the Niger Delta crisis, “Sixty-Five (65) Nobel laureates comprising the Commission of Nobel Laureates on Peace, Equity and Development in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria have proposed measures to prevent the spiral of deadly violence in the oil-rich yet impoverished Niger Delta region.” Ndesanjo Macha [...]
December 7, 2006 at 7:04 am
Nigeria should follow the lead of Venezuela and Bolivia and renegotiate all contracts so that the State is a 51% owner and profit margins are distributed more equitably.The oil belongs to the people ,they needn’t beg for a share.
December 18, 2006 at 12:18 am
[...] If the Nigerian ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) permutations work out right, the next president will be Umar Yar’ Adua (Kastina state governor) deputized by Goodluck Jonathan (Bayelsa state governor). An interesting but surprising combination that seems driven by two factors: Atiku’s presidential ambition and the Niger-delta sectarian violence. [...]
December 18, 2006 at 10:44 am
Will the Nigerian authourities listen. I am afraid they won’t because they are thiefs and crooks who are only interested in enriching themselves. There is no military solution in the Niger delta, but the president is hell bent on committing genocidal acts in the region in the name of fighting militants.Until the injustice in the Niger Delta is corrected, there will be no peace.
January 5, 2007 at 9:40 am
The Federal Government will never act in the Niger Delta, as corruption has eaten very, very deep into the Nigerian system. To develop the Niger Delta means the thiefs must be ready to steal less, as to find the funds to commence development
July 5, 2007 at 3:23 am
i am a peace and conflict student i opine that al stakeholders must participate in the restoration of peace in the wetlands. i particularly think that the oil explorers who make profits from the region should not see themselves as an ‘other’ in the comunity. they are comunity members too; stakeholders, and should take care of the community not only by aplying the all neglected or il practised CSR
October 4, 2007 at 2:06 pm
i am from the Niger Delta region. the ongoing crises which the federal government now boast of being in control, can not be resolved through military action, because the more the attack on freedom fighters the more the abduction driven by new strategies. so i think the government should talk less and take action by developing the poverty engulfed region and empowering the youths,etc.
October 11, 2007 at 5:08 pm
Akran, you call this people “freedom fighters”? I’m not convinced, and I’m not the only one who share this mentality.
October 11, 2007 at 8:55 pm