LEGISLATIVE ROAD MAP TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NIGER DELTA : THE UDUAGHAN MODEL

LEGISLATIVE ROAD MAP TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NIGER DELTA
THE UDUAGHAN MODEL.
One of the major legislative framework for sustainable development  in the Niger Delta is the enactment of laws to regulate the activities of local refineries in the region and the handling/ disposal of stolen crude oil by security agencies. It is important to note that  the security of pipelines in the Niger Delta requires a holistic approach that will ensure the economic well being of the Niger Delta people and put an end to incidence of pipeline vandalization and oil theft. The outcome of the various meetings held with local refineries operators and ex-militants  has shown that aside the positive  economic impact on the nation's economy, the legalization of local refineries will end pipelines vandalization and crude oil theft. Before independence, the  British outlawed  the local distillation of alcohol to pave way for the continued importation  of foreign wine such as Brandy and Wisky which were produced through similar method of distillation as those produced locally in Nigeria. It was after independence that it  became obvious that the  colonial masters did it to boost their economy to the disadvantage of our people. In the same vein, the local  refining technology can be developed to international standard with continuous support and encouragement by government . We are currently partnering with the management of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources on ways by which we can come up with improved Design of local refineries that can refine products that meet international standard. Similarly, the direct discharge into water bodies  and the  cumbustion of stolen crude oil by security agencies affects the environment in several ways . Combustion of fossil fuels( coal, oil and natural gas) releases large quantities of carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, methane , Chlorofluorocarbon(CFCs) and other green house gases into the atmosphere which has a wide range of environmental impacts on the Niger Delta area. Such impacts include; rising temperature of the lower atmosphere, acidification of the ocean  as a result of acid rains caused by oxides of sulphur. The increased temperature of the lower atmosphere by green house gases is capable of causing flooding and  change in weather pattern .  Acid rain  on the other hand has the potential to reduce population of fishes and other aquatic organisms which were hiterto the economic main stay of the Niger Delta people before the discovery of crude oil. It is a known fact that crude oil is classified under non renewable energy resources which means it can be depleted  over time. If we don't make concious effort to safeguard our farm lands and aquatic environment, our people may face hardship and economic problems when most oil wells produce to abandonment condition.  Moreover, another key aspect of the legislative framework is the need to make host communities co-owners of the oil business. Host communities should be given at least 5% ownership of oil facilities / business in their areas. This will greatly reduce incidence of pipelines vandalization and crude  oil theft as host communities will take it as a priority to protect such oil facilities in their areas. The proceed from such partnership will be used to develop oil producing communities to the level where they will be able to survive a post oil economy in line with the Delta Beyond Oil initiative  of the Uduaghan led administration. The vision is real and the time is now. Uduaghan for senate 2019 is the best choice for the good people of Delta South . APC take over Delta State. No challenge. By Comrade Sanco Ovie for Uduaghan Believer's Movement.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL PURSUE AS SENATOR: UDUAGHAN

ONE OF THE THINGS I WILL PURSUE AS SENATOR

About 6,000 illegal refineries, operational in the country, were reportedly destroyed by the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in 2015. Some of these ‘refineries’ were actually rickety ‘science projects’ being over-glorified by calling them ‘oil refineries’ Be that as it may, among existing thousands of illegal refineries, there is likelihood that there will be a good number of well set-up refineries among them. The illegal refinery industry has been around, for years now, and has grown a little.
So can a country that is trying hard to manage its four legal refineries afford to destroy ‘illegal refineries’?

The poorly set up make-shift contraptions are dangerous and should be done away with, but those youths should be engaged in better set-up refineries. If there are good “petroleum product factories” out there, then why should they be destroyed?

This is the origin of the call for the upgrade of the so-called ‘illegal refineries’, and if possible, they should be licensed. The illegal refineries that are being destroyed offer a lot of employment for the youths, which relieves government of the burden of providing jobs for them.

Is the government not simply short-changing the country with the sustained posturing and grandstanding of describing the local refineries in the Niger Delta as illegal and criminalizing their operations? There has to be a rethink towards the “illegal refineries”. By and large, the illegal refineries are a testimony to the ingenuity of Nigerian youths and their ability to creatively innovate despite the challenges of their existence. The ingenuity that has been exhibited by the operators of the so called “illegal refineries” should constitute the foundation of technological breakthrough.

As a former Governor and APC Senatorial Candidate, I fully appreciate this reality and on arrival in the Senate as Senator representing Delta South Senatorial District of Nigeria, my mandate include pushing for legislative backing to recognize and reform non-conventional refineries in the country instead of the present practice of destroying them.

This gesture will achieve the following for the Delta South Senatorial District of Nigeria:
1. Create employment for more youths in Delta South Senatorial District of Nigeria and Niger Delta

2. Reduce the level of crime and criminality in Delta South Senatorial District of Nigeria and Niger Delta

3. Provide a platform to promote local technological innovation in oil refining in Delta South Senatorial District of Nigeria and other Niger Delta states (through collaboration with my brother-senators.

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HND DEGREE DISPARITY, THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM IN NIGERIA

HND/Degree Dichotomy: A Threat To Technical, Polytechnic Education In Nigeria (II)
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Continued From Last Week Monday
SPEAKING on the dichotomy between HND and degree holders in a recent interview with The Pointer, the immediate
past Rector of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, Chief (Dr.) Mrs. Edna Nneka Mogekwu said “there is no justification for the discrimination against holders of HND in the country. The dichotomy between HND and Bachelors Degree holders should not exist. There is a Federal Government policy which is expected to promote parity
between HND holders and university degree holders. I blame the Federal Government
for not implementing its policy which was aimed at abrogating the disparity
between B.Sc. and HND holders. It was the same Federal Government that made the policy statement that holders of the two certificates (B.Sc. and HND) are equal that was violating the policy. There is contradiction
in the Federal Government policy. The issue of dichotomy has to do with the Federal Government’s inability to be honest
because if the Federal Government is honest, it will enforce the implementation of the policy statement.”
“Who has the Federal Government ever sanctioned for discriminating against HND holders? I have not seen anybody that has been sanctioned. I can give instances of where the Federal Government has even violated its policy statement on the issue of dichotomy between B.Sc. and HND holders.
We raised these students (polytechnic students) for six years in a very serious manner to be the agents of technological development and when they come out (graduate) you say they cannot be equal with their B.Sc. counterparts. Is that fair? So, if the Federal Government is violating the policy, who are they going to punish. Our students are not failures and years to come, the nation may regret what is happening now vis-à-vis the disparity,” Mogekwu added.
In any case, Mogekwu said, we (Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku) are even training our students to become self-employed
as students of the polytechnic are doing excellently well in all departments in the institution; students of the polytechnic are highly skilled that some of them are not even interested in working under anybody. About four weeks ago, the management of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) requested that we should send our National Diploma (ND) holders to them for immediate employment and we sent 65 ND certificate holders who graduated from our institution to them and they are now working with BEDC.
On its part, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has appealed to the Federal Government to remove all discriminatory
policies affecting the growth of polytechnics and colleges of education system in the country. Mr. Adeyemi Aromolaran,
the Chairman, Yaba College of Technology branch of ASUP, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recently in Lagos that some of the educational policies of the Federal Government were retarding development
of polytechnic education system.
Aromolaran said that until all the unfriendly
policies are abolished, the country would not have an effective polytechnic system that would be acceptable by all. He said that Nigeria should adopt the British
educational system and upgrade all polytechnics and colleges of technology to become universities of technology.
“We need to look at the British example of running educational programmes, because that is where Nigeria copied the polytechnic education system from. Britain
had abolished polytechnics long time ago. All polytechnics have been turned to universities of technology in that country,” he added.
Aromolaran noted that admission figures into the nation’s polytechnics and colleges of education were going down every year due to unfavourable government policies. “So long as we still continue with the system
we are running, discrimination will persist and consequently, the decline in admission into polytechnics will continue to dwindle,’’ he said, pointing out that “this is part of what the union has been agitating
against.’’
He said that with the dichotomy between the polytechnic diploma and the university degree, no enlightened person would want his or her child to go to the polytechnic. According to him, most youths are drifting toward acquiring university education.
“ASUP has not been keeping quiet, but government’s responses have not been favourable,” Aromolaran said, adding that the union would continue to protest and resist all attempts to diminish the progress and development of polytechnic education in the country.
Meanwhile, the National Council on Establishment
(NCE) has abrogated a major dichotomy between HND and degree holders
which essentially borders on salary grade levels at the point of entry into the service. At its 39th meeting held between Monday 18 and Friday 22, July 2016 at Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi International Conference Centre, Minna, Niger State which was presided over by the Chairman of NCE and the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, the council, arising from its deliberations
and discussions, approved entry point salary GL.08 for all candidates possessing HND from institutions accredited
by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). This was contained in a communique jointly signed by the NCE Chairman, Mrs. Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita and Secretary, Mrs. Nuratu Batagarawa at the end of the meeting which was attended by Heads of Service from 33 states of the federation and representatives of the Federal
Capital Territory.
Interestingly, one of the states of the federation that have implemented the resolution reached at the 39th meeting of the National Council on Establishment is Kano. A circular letter titled: “Removal of Dichotomy Between Higher National Diploma
(HND) and Degree Holders” signed by the Director, Establishment, Musa Tanko Garko on behalf of Kano State Head of Civil of Service, said “as part of the present administration’s
ongoing initiatives/reforms towards improving the working condition of civil servants and ensure sustained industrial
harmony for effective and efficient service delivery, Kano State Government has approved the adoption of the resolution
of the 39th meeting of the National Council on Establishment (NCE) bridging the disparity that existed between HND and Degree holders in the public service.
Accordingly, the circular said, henceforth, all HND holders that have acquired a Post Graduate Diploma in relevant fields from a recognised university will be eligible for conversion on the same cadre and identical grade level.
The Kano State example is, indeed, a commendable initiative aimed at enabling polytechnics in the country to sustain its relevance in the nation’s educational terrain.
It is expected that other states in the country should, as a matter of urgency, do the needful by emulating the Kano State example in this regard so that the issue of dichotomy between HND and Degree holders in the country will be a thing of the past.
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