VOA NEWS: NIGER DELTA PHILANTHROPIST SEEKS BETTER DEAL FOR OIL COMMUNITIES
October 11, 2008
October 11, 2008
ABUJA, Nigeria, Oct. 11 -- The Voice of America issued the following story:
By Gilbert da Costa
Nigerian rebels who have waged an increasingly bold campaign in the oil-rich Niger Delta say they feel cheated out of the oil wealth being pumped out of their land. Residents are equally disappointed by the near-absence of schools in the Delta. A philanthropist in the region says education holds the key to the Niger Delta's future. Gilbert da Costa reports from Abuja.
By Gilbert da Costa
Nigerian rebels who have waged an increasingly bold campaign in the oil-rich Niger Delta say they feel cheated out of the oil wealth being pumped out of their land. Residents are equally disappointed by the near-absence of schools in the Delta. A philanthropist in the region says education holds the key to the Niger Delta's future. Gilbert da Costa reports from Abuja.