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When the Niger Deltans rose to "revolt" & cut short the oil supply of oil companies/barons, they were asked to select "leaders" & representatives.
They had just won a few battles. Not the war.
Each time, the "representatives" were flown to Abuja, lodged in 5 star hotels and
They had just won a few battles. Not the war.
Each time, the "representatives" were flown to Abuja, lodged in 5 star hotels and
"entertained". A chaperone was attached to them from the other side, & ensures that they are lacking of nothing.
These were riverine boys who hadn't seen opulence, talk more of the extravagance of oil coys, barons who saw these expenses as slush funds & the lavishness of Abuja.
These were riverine boys who hadn't seen opulence, talk more of the extravagance of oil coys, barons who saw these expenses as slush funds & the lavishness of Abuja.
A day turned into two & into weeks, & the message of the "chaperone" will be, "Enjoy yourselves. They're still in a meeting & will be with you shortly".
The representatives were "freedom fighters", here to speak about their impoverished people & oil drenched villages.
The representatives were "freedom fighters", here to speak about their impoverished people & oil drenched villages.
Often, one or two will remind them of why they came to Abuja, because they were already falling into the hedonic trap. Others will remind the conscious ones to take life more easily - the inability to subdue the pull of money is where evil roots in. They fell.
These were conscious strategies. A week or two later, when these "representatives" had fully clung to the web, the chaperone announces that the "ogas" were ready to see them.
It took nothing to convince these boys why a few millions, houses & cars for themselves & their boys
It took nothing to convince these boys why a few millions, houses & cars for themselves & their boys
(and maybe a few boreholes for the community) and a little projects by the companies was a good deal.
They were making a concession, after all, they had treated them well & understand their clamour. Why should they keep being at loggerheads with the military when they can work
They were making a concession, after all, they had treated them well & understand their clamour. Why should they keep being at loggerheads with the military when they can work
together? A little muscle is a good tactic even when you're at odds.
The representatives agreed. They forgot about the struggle. The community. They reason they took up to arms. And the people.
Greed is a motivator. Everyone has a price.
"Concession. Negotiation. Leaders."
The representatives agreed. They forgot about the struggle. The community. They reason they took up to arms. And the people.
Greed is a motivator. Everyone has a price.
"Concession. Negotiation. Leaders."
"Committee."
The oldest trick in the Machiavellian book. As the saying goes, "if you must dine with the devil, use a long spoon".
It's a deliberate derailment. Citizens (we) have not won ANYTHING. Just a few battles.
If the government wanted to make reforms, they don't need
The oldest trick in the Machiavellian book. As the saying goes, "if you must dine with the devil, use a long spoon".
It's a deliberate derailment. Citizens (we) have not won ANYTHING. Just a few battles.
If the government wanted to make reforms, they don't need
to "negotiate" to do the right thing.
Already, factions are forming. They know you want power. If money is the root of evil, power is the soil on which it germinates.
There's always a history lesson.
Focus.
#EndSWAT
Already, factions are forming. They know you want power. If money is the root of evil, power is the soil on which it germinates.
There's always a history lesson.
Focus.
#EndSWAT
