Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has appealed to the Federal
Government to apply the stick and carrot approach to solve the issues
surrounding militant activities in the Niger Delta region. Atiku made
the appeal while speaking at the launch of a book titled "We Are All
Biafrans’’ written by Chido Onumah today May 31st.
“I think the Niger Delta should be handled with a stick and carrot
approach. In 2007, before I ran for president, I met with various
stakeholders on the Niger Delta issue and they came up with a policy.
Part of the recommendations was that the ministry be moved to the Niger
Delta and not Abuja. We have had administrations that did not do their
homework on the Niger Delta. If I had won, I would have sold 10 per cent
shares in the NNPC; that will give me 20 billion dollars which would
build infrastructure for the Niger delta but we will always end up with
accidental leadership. Bring peace and development to the Niger Delta
then they will stop blowing up pipelines. Then, we will get gas and then
power can be stable but until then, we will not get it.’’he said.
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