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Published 11/02/2009 by AllAfrica.com


Nigeria: Federal Govt Offers Oil Communities 10 Percent to Stifle Rebellion

Nigeria's plan to give Niger Delta residents a slice of its national energy company could be a major deterrent to militancy in the oil-producing region, the governor of Rivers state said.

President Umaru Yar'Adua has asked parliament to approve legislation that would provide 10%...

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...parliament. "The 10% equity for oil-bearing communities is the best thing that has ever happened to the country" Rivers state Governor...
Nigeria: Federal Govt Offers Oil Communities 10 Percent to Stifle Rebellion [AllAfrica.com - 11/02/2009]
...told Reuters. "What this has done is to kill militancy because no community will allow you to come and disrupt oil activities in their area because they need the 10% every month." Rivers is one of nine...
Nigeria: Federal Govt Offers Oil Communities 10 Percent to Stifle Rebellion [AllAfrica.com - 11/02/2009]
...the government. "Once the (equity bill) becomes law, any man who is carrying a gun is carrying it on his own because the communities will resist them" Amaechi said...
Nigeria: Federal Govt Offers Oil Communities 10 Percent to Stifle Rebellion [AllAfrica.com - 11/02/2009]

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