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Viewing cable 06LAGOS606, TEXTS OF NIGER DELTA MILITANT LETTERS

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06LAGOS606 2006-05-05 12:31 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Lagos
VZCZCXRO5406
PP RUEHPA
DE RUEHOS #0606/01 1251231
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 051231Z MAY 06
FM AMCONSUL LAGOS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7087
INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 0632
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RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 LAGOS 000606 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE PASS DOE FOR DAS JBRODMAN AND CGAY 
COMMERCE FOR KBURRESS 
STATE FOR S/CT MTHOMPSON AND JWEBSTER 
STATE FOR DS/IP/AF, AF/EX, DS/IP/OPO, DS/ICI/PII, 
DS/DSS/ITA, CA/EX 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV EPET PREL PTER CASC NI
SUBJECT: TEXTS OF NIGER DELTA MILITANT LETTERS 
 
1.  (U)  The following is the full text of the letter the 
chief of Oporoza village presented Conoffs.  The letter lists 
the community's grievances against the GON and multi-national 
oil companies and was slightly edited for clarity.  It is 
signed by the Oporoza secretary Lemon Gulbert. 
 
Begin text 
 
Oporoza Gbaramatu kingdom headquarters 
Our problems that needed drastic solutions 
 
A.    Oporoza is the headquarters of the kingdom where many 
companies are operating these are Abiteye (Keyengbene), Jones 
Creek, Otunana Flowstation, Macaraba Flowstation, Egwa I. 
B.    The crude and gas pipeline pass from our communities to 
Abiya. Oporoza is the headquarters of these operations areas. 
Oil exploration and exploitation activities started from 1957 
in our communities in this kingdom but uphill now no 
development. 
C.    The companies refuse to develop both the traditional 
headquarters and other communities. Especially Chevron-Texaco 
and Shell. 
D.    Federal Government and State Government also refuse to 
develop our communities. 
 
Items needed for our communities 
 
1.    No standard schools in the kingdom (our communities) 
2.    We have only one secondary school.  No teachers in all 
of our schools and lack of schoolhouses. 
3.    No health care center 
4.    No pipe-born water in our communities 
5.    No electricity 
6.    No employment opportunities 
7.    There is degradation in our communities. We need a sea 
wall in our communities 
8.    No road in our communities 
9.    No means of transportation in our communities in this 
kingdom 
10.   There is continual abandoning of projects in our 
communities in Oporoza. 
11.   The skill acquisition programs are not extended to our 
kingdom in the rural areas. 
 
Because of no employment for our youths there is no way to 
further education to university. 
 
End text 
 
2.  (U)  The Kurutie town secretary also provided Conoffs 
with the following letter was slightly edited for clarity 
addressing their community's concerns: 
 
Begin text 
 
Welcome address presented by the above named community on the 
occasion of the visit of the U.S. Embassy on the 11th day of 
April 2006. 
 
Distinguished guests, 
 
Our respected chiefs, elders, community executives, youths, 
ladies and gentlemen. 
 
With great pleasure we welcome you to this community. Your 
visit today has added another significant chapter to the 
annals of this community. 
 
The Kurutie community is one of the oil producing communities 
in the kingdom. We are host to flow stations operated by 
Chevron and flow stations operated by Shell. These 
multi-national oil companies have been exploring oil in our 
territories for very many years without any signs of 
development in our community.  From the many years of 
operations, the only impact we have from them is degeneration 
 
LAGOS 00000606  002 OF 002 
 
 
of our natural resources, which has led to perpetual hardship 
and poverty. 
 
There are many social amenities which are lacking in this 
community, such as potable drinking water, electricity, 
employment, hospital or healthcare, scholarship for our 
children, school, women/youth empowerment, shore protection 
which are being washed away by the waves of their vessels 
that ply the Warri-Escravos route. 
 
We wish to remind you that we have tried several occasions to 
meet with these companies to discuss this pressing issues but 
to no avail as they turn down our requests always. This ugly 
situation reminds us of a common saying, "that the man who 
lived by the river Niger does not wash his hands with spivar, 
but here we are washing our bodies with spivar".  This is to 
say we are suffering in the midst of plenty. 
 
We know, you are god sent visitors to come and see things for 
yourselves and improve us. 
 
Therefore, we wish to use this medium to appeal to you to use 
your good offices to talk to these companies to come to our 
aid, as this will alleviate us from this long ugly, 
unprogressive and under developed conditions. 
 
Once more, we thank you all for coming. 
 
We wish your safe journey back home. 
 
End text 
 
3.  (U)  The letter was signed by the community leaders to 
include the chairman, Chief Ekpemupolo; secretary, Godspower 
Uyabribinde; spokesman, Coach James Igare; spokesman, Captain 
James Ubebe; chief advisor Chief Dr. Money Inpori; and 
council member, Ikekama Dogood.  Other community leaders 
listed in the letter head were:  Anthony Ayebidode; chairman, 
Charles Toruosei; vice chairman, Sir Wellington Uduboh; 
secretary, Mrs. Jestina Timiyan; treasure, Rueben Gbofonye; 
 
SIPDIS 
pro (NFI), Yuesi Pori; chief organizer, Dowell Odiki; 
publicity secretary, Isaac Kpenfe; assistant secretary, 
Lawrence Pori; financial secretary, Emmanuel Emotimide; 
assistant organizer, Mrs. Grace Kemebeiware; assistant 
treasure.  The contact address on the letterhead was 5 Bright 
Demi Lane, off Okoloba Road, Effurun, Delta State.  End 
Comment. 
BROWNE