If a corrupt military regime of late Abacha cannot be held liable for its
1998 action when he sacrificed innocent lives of Nigerians in his response
to the call of MNE's Oil Barons to "remove" the nuisance caused by their
host, then a responsible civilian Senate should pass legislations within
Nigeria to ensure that, in the future, all MNEs operating in Nigeria has to
abide by Nigeria's laws, directives and regulations. And if they CANNOT
abide by our rules, let them leave our shores. We should not continue to
sacrifice the innocent lives of our people at the altar of oil revenue and
meeting our customers' oil delivery expectations. What is more important?
Life or Money? Nigerian govt, and a civilian one for that matter, ought to
put the lives and safety of ALL her citizens (no matter how lowly) ahead of
any other consideration. Even a single life lost is too many because each
one of us is precious in the sight of our maker. God does not favor one for
the other regardless of our status in life; African or American, rich or
poor, white or black, educated or illiterates - we are all the same -
precious.
If a corrupt military regime of late Abacha cannot be held liable for its 1998 action when he sacrificed innocent lives of Nigerians in his response to the call of MNE's Oil Barons to "remove" the nuisance caused by their host, then a responsible civilian Senate should pass legislations within Nigeria to ensure that, in the future, all MNEs operating in Nigeria has to abide by Nigeria's laws, directives and regulations. And if they CANNOT abide by our rules, let them leave our shores. We should not continue to sacrifice the innocent lives of our people at the altar of oil revenue and meeting our customers' oil delivery expectations. What is more important? Life or Money? Nigerian govt, and a civilian one for that matter, ought to put the lives and safety of ALL her citizens (no matter how lowly) ahead of any other consideration. Even a single life lost is too many because each one of us is precious in the sight of our maker. God does not favor one for the other regardless of our status in life; African or American, rich or poor, white or black, educated or illiterates - we are all the same - precious.