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Daily Independent (Lagos)PETER ESELE, President General, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and former President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), does not appear to be a happy man at the moment. Just like many other Nigerians, he is peeved with the situation of the country, which has the potentials of not only leading the African continent, but has failed to do so due to failure of leadership. In this interview with Correspondent, FRANCIS ONOIRIBHOLO, he flays the nation's political institutions, saying while political parties lack ideology, politicians lack principles. He however says the country still has a chance to redeem itself among other issues. Excerpts:
This Day (Lagos)Lagos - Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva last week met with THISDAY Board of Editors at its Corporate Office in Lagos where he was asked questions ranging from his giant strides as a governor of the oil rich state to the ongoing amnesty deal for the Niger Delta militants by the Federal Government. The governor, who dismissed the recent threat by the militants to resume attacks, also expressed confidence in the amnesty deal.
Daily Independent (Lagos)Lagos - TIMIPRE SYLVA, Governor of Bayelsa State is one man at the centre of the implementation of the amnesty offer by the Federal Government to restive youths in the creeks of Nigeria's Niger Delta region. As a former lawmaker, though at the State Assembly level, it is believed he understands the importance of compromise and accommodation in the politics of the oil river basin.
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Lagos - TIMIPRE SYLVA, Governor of Bayelsa State is one man at the centre of the implementation of the amnesty offer by the Federal Government to restive youths in the creeks of Nigeria's Niger Delta region. As a former lawmaker, though at the State Assembly level, it is believed he understands the importance of compromise and accommodation in the politics of the oil river basin.
Daily Independent (Lagos)Lagos - Amid growing uncertainties concerning the amnesty package for militants in the Niger Delta engineered by the Federal Government, Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, blew hot during the week, threatening to crush militants who failed to turn in their arms during the amnesty period which ends on October 4. His threat came as part of his government campaign to wipe out waterfronts, including the ones in Okrika, whose owners have tried to stop him from pulling down. He said his decision to demolish the shanties was toughened after arms were discovered in some of them. The governor pointed out that 80 per cent of crime committed in Port Harcourt incubated on the waterfronts, which serve as hideouts for criminals.
Vanguard (Lagos)pokesman of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Jomo Gbomo has explained the reason for the recent secret meeting between the leader of Camp 5, Government Ekpemupolo and the supposed leader of the group, Henry Okah.
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Lagos - Amid growing uncertainties concerning the amnesty package for militants in the Niger Delta engineered by the Federal Government, Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, blew hot during the week, threatening to crush militants who failed to turn in their arms during the amnesty period which ends on October 4. His threat came as part of his government campaign to wipe out waterfronts, including the ones in Okrika, whose owners have tried to stop him from pulling down. He said his decision to demolish the shanties was toughened after arms were discovered in some of them. The governor pointed out that 80 per cent of crime committed in Port Harcourt incubated on the waterfronts, which serve as hideouts for criminals.
interview
pokesman of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Jomo Gbomo has explained the reason for the recent secret meeting between the leader of Camp 5, Government Ekpemupolo and the supposed leader of the group, Henry Okah.