The Niger Delta Expects

This Day

25 October 2011

The Niger Delta Expects

President Goodluck Jonathan holds a dual mandate. The first is that of President of the entire federal republic of Nigeria, requiring that he do good to all manner of persons in line with the letter and spirit of the Nigerian constitution. The second is an unstated mandate to renew the social and political contract between the peoples of the Niger Delta and the Nigerian federation through rapid reparatory development of the region. The expectations of each aspect of this mandate are divergent but mutually inclusive. One is the other.