By Grace Omowumi Semudara
Niger Delta, as a
geographical entity, her folks and the enormous gift of nature (crude oil) have
been the cynosure of all eyes as their struggles dominate national discourse.
It can be said with all sense of humility that the region and her people, by
their endowment with abundant natural resources, should not have anything to do
with stifling poverty, as postulated by many.
But that is not the case, the
tale of the Niger Delta is that of misery, despair, penury and haplessness in
the face of immeasurable wealth, that would have accrued them, if the proceeds
of their crude oil resources are judiciously used to develop their polluted
lands. The region is only a microcosm of the dense citizenry of our African
Giant Nigeria.
