In the more than a quarter century since Shell Plc left Ogoniland in southern Nigeria, oil has continued to ooze from dormant wellheads and active pipelines, leaving the 386-square mile kingdom’s wetlands shimmering with a greasy rainbow sheen.
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•They’re benefiting from the corrupt govt system
•Engage in meaningless discussions, centred on their own needs
•They’re rubber stamp NASS, timid, lethargic
•Nigeria is bleeding, govt must rise to the occasion
•We need the president, not presidency to address us, answer questions
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Following unceasing agitations for self determination by some sections of the country, the presidency recently argued that only lawmakers as the representatives of the people have the mandate to effect whatever change they desired in the country.