Rethinking the Ijaw Nation’s agenda: Obasanjo made grave mistake to include Imo, Abia, Ondo in Niger Delta region – INDS Director, Etekpe
Rethinking the Ijaw Nation’s agenda: Obasanjo made grave mistake to include Imo, Abia, Ondo in Niger Delta region – INDS Director, Etekpe The Director, Institute for Niger Delta Studies (INDS) of the Niger Delta University, Prof. Ambily Etekpe, has said former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, made grave mistake when he included Imo, Abia and Ondo States as member states when he created the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Prof. Etekpe explained further that it is an unarguable fact that Imo, Abia and Ondo States are crude oil producing states but that they do not fall into the geographic region referred to as Niger Delta, and therefore, should not be benefiting from funds specifically earmarked for the development of the region. Etekpe stated this while presenting a paper entitled “Towards good governance: rethinking the Ijaw Nation’s agenda in the past in Nigeria” during a one day Intra media workshop organized by the Oloibiri Youngstars Foundation in partners