FORMER Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, declared yesterday that the current socio-political situation in the Niger Delta was "a major national crisis with potentially perilous implications that will go beyond our national economy if not properly resolved."
If Yar's adminstration is sincere about resolving the Niger Delta crises peaceably, I can't think of a better candidate to chair the effort than Chief Anyaoku, as a well regarded sons of the soil. Not only did he serve his country creditably as the Commonwealth SG, his diplomatic brilliance is renowned worldwide, unlike Gambari's failed diplomacy in Burma as reported in yesterday's Washington Post editorial. but then, do yar ever had a vision talk less of attaining the 20/20 vision of OBJ. Besides, Gov Uduaghan is right to demand 50% derivation not only for the Niger Delta states but for all 36 states of the country so each state can set aside a portion of their revenue on R&D to find and develop untapped resources for each state's comparative advantage so each region or state grow at its own pace without one region or state holding the rest back