Niger Delta Region Is Largely Seen As A Bazaar – Chima Nnaji

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Legal Practitioner, Chima Nnaji, believes that the Niger Delta region is largely seen as a bazaar and the government should appreciate the fact that the issues are deeper than they appear.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, Mr Nnaji attributed the recurring problems in the region to the failures of people in government. He stated that the government should be seen as the representation of the ideals of the people but this has not been the case.

By referring to the region as a bazaar, he explained, “The classical bazaar then is that they had this big basin of rice and children are allowed to come and have a go at it.

“Some will come with plates from home, some with their hands, but at the end of the day, the rice in the basin must go and it is not to be found in any dustbin.

“Some will have more, some will have less. Some will fight and will have nothing. That is what is happening in the Niger Delta.”

He explained that solving the problem of the Niger Delta does not require government assembling large commissions of several people but that a team of five persons can quietly study the issues and come up with proposals on how to solve their demands.

He noted that the expectations of the masses in the region are not unrealistic but government needs to engage more in strategic thinking.

“There are very few strategic thinkers in government and that is why we have problems in government, because majority are just doers and doers are not problem solvers. They only implement solutions that are supposed to come from strategic thinkers” he added.

He advocated the need for the government to look inwards in finding a solution to the problems or demands of the Niger Delta Avengers.