Reorganization continues (part 2)
Many things in Nigeria are in transition. So, I consider this week's news as prelude. It's something we should pay attention to for awhile.Last week, Nigerian President Yar'Adua created a new ministry and reorganized his cabinet.
From ThisDay in Lagos:
Yar'Adua Creates Ministry of Niger Delta
"President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday stepped up ongoing moves to revamp the machinery of his government with the restructuring of the federal ministries under which a Ministry of Niger Delta has emerged.
"Also, Aviation, Transport, Works, Housing and Urban Development, Water Resources, as well as Agriculture and Rural Development are now substantive ministries...
"Secretary to Government of the Federation, Alhaji Mahmud Yayale Ahmed, said the new Ministry of Niger Delta which will have two ministers, would lead and coordinate environmental and youth empowerment policy initiatives as well as reinforce the administration's commitment to the overall development of the region.
He said there would not be any duplication between the new ministry and the Niger Delta Development Commis-sion (NDDC) as the latter will be a parastatal under the ministry..."
Doubts over Niger Delta ministry
"Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has announced that a new ministry will be created to deal with the problems of the oil-rich Niger Delta.
"The region has seen little economic development in the 50 years that oil has been produced there and militants often attack oil installations...
"Activists say that the region needs real government, infrastructural development and jobs to prevent politically well-connected crude oil-stealing syndicates from further destabilising the region.
"The Delta region is the source of most of the government's income, yet it remains in poverty.
Corruption has left the whole region largely ungoverned..."
See also:
- From Daily Trust in Abuja: Yar'Adua Restructures Ministries
- From Leadership in Abuja: Yar'Adua Creates Niger Delta Ministry
Labels: change, Nigeria, politics
posted by Ken Wedding @ 6:19 AM
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