Daily Champion
10 May 2011
WITH the general elections over, attention should now shift to the critical issues of governance and development which in any event are the essence of the political contest. Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who has now been elected President in his own rights, has a firm mandate to pilot the affairs of this nation to greater heights in for the next four years.
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The people of the Niger Delta region are looking up to President Jonathan to vigorously tackle the problem of inadequate infrastructure in the region. They expect him to attract accelerated development to the region which had over the years suffered environmental degradation because of the operations of the oil and gas companies. The situation is further worsened by the neglect of various tries of government.
The new government would need to build on the gains of the amnesty programme for the former militants and resolve the problem of youth restiveness in the region once and for all. In doing this, it must also ensure accelerated development of the region and create employment opportunities for the youths as a way of effectively tackling militancy.
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