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Viewing cable 08LAGOS11, NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CHAIRMAN

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08LAGOS11 2008-01-10 16:29 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Lagos
VZCZCXRO8946
RR RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHOS #0011/01 0101629
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 101629Z JAN 08
FM AMCONSUL LAGOS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9678
INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
RUEHUJA/AMEMBASSY ABUJA 9419
RUEHNY/AMEMBASSY OSLO 0164
RUFOADA/JAC MOLESWORTH AFB UK
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC
RHMCSUU/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 LAGOS 000011 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - HANDLE ACCORDINGLY 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR AF/W, INR/AA, DS/IP/AF, DS/ICI/PII, DS/DSS/OSAC 
OSLO FOR HELENA SCHRADER 
DOE FOR GPERSON, CAROLYN GAY 
TREASURY FOR ASEVERENS, SRENENDER, DFIELDS 
COMMERCE FOR KBURRESS 
STATE PASS USTR FOR ASST USTR FLISER 
STATE PASS TRANSPORTATION FOR MARAD 
STATE PASS OPIC FOR ZHAN AND MSTUCKART 
STATE PASS TDA FOR NCABOT 
STATE PASS EXIM FOR JRICHTER 
STATE PASS USAID FOR GWEYNAND AND SLAWAETZ 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL SENV NI
SUBJECT: NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CHAIRMAN 
OUTLINES AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT 
 
REF: ABUJA 23 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary: The Chairman of the Niger Delta 
Development Commission (NDDC) told the Consul General on 
January 3 that under President Yar'Adua the NDDC has begun to 
receive funding, a notable switch from President Obasanjo's 
days.  The NDDC Master Plan is scheduled to develop the Niger 
Delta in 15 years with over USD 50 billion; however, three 
years into the Plan the Chairman could offer few successes. 
The Chairman would like the NDDC to tackle HIV/AIDS and 
unemployment and improve agriculture, industry and 
microfinance. End Summary. 
 
----------------------------------- 
Niger Delta Master Plan "Uncovered" 
----------------------------------- 
 
2.  (U) Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission 
(NDDC), Ambassador Sam Edem, met the Consul General on 
January 3 and discussed in general the commission's 
accomplishment and the NDDC's Niger Delta Master Plan, 
conceived under former President Obasanjo.  Edem said the 
Master Plan, which draws a 15 year roadmap beginning in 2005 
to development in the Niger Delta, was created after 
extensive consultation with all levels of government, 
international oil companies (IOCs), and international bodies. 
 The plan is divided into three five-year phases and the 
budget during this period would total over USD 50 billion. 
The Master Plan is meant to harmonize federal, state, and 
local government budgets in the nine NDDC states (Ondo, Edo, 
Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Abia, Imo, Akwa Ibom, and Cross 
River), Edem said. (Note: Ambassador Edem joined the NDDC in 
2005.  Despite the Commission's eight years of existence, 
Edem had few achievements to share with us. End Note.) 
 
----------------------------------------- 
Yar'Adua Provides More Consistent Funding 
----------------------------------------- 
 
3.  (SBU) The NDDC was created in 2000 under President 
Obasanjo and took approximately one year to become 
operational, according to Edem.  While the NDDC is supposed 
to receive 15 percent of all GON oil revenue and 3 percent of 
the IOCs' annual budgets, Edem said this was in principle, 
not reality and that it is difficult to say how much was 
really received in the commission's coffers.  (Note: 
According to the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency 
Initiative (NEITI) financial audit, the NDDC received over 
USD 360 million from IOCs between 2001 and 2004.  End Note.) 
 
4.  (SBU) However, government /additional funding has begun 
to flow to the NDDC under President Yar'Adua and is being 
split between state and regional needs.  (Comment: The NDDC 
has been referred to as a "political incubator" by political 
contacts in the run-up to the elections.  While money may 
have left the GON and IOCs, its travel to development 
projects may have proved more difficult. End Comment.) 
 
---------------- 
NDDC Focus Areas 
---------------- 
 
5.  (U) While the Niger Delta Master Plan is an exhaustive 
document listing numerous problems and recommendations for 
developing the region, Edem mentioned five specific areas the 
NDDC would like to pursue: 
 
--HIV/AIDS: The NDDC has few partners in addressing HIV/AIDS; 
the Chairman expressed interest in partnering with the United 
 
LAGOS 00000011  002 OF 002 
 
 
States on this issue. 
--Unemployment: The NDDC could provide skills training in the 
oil and gas industry.  IOC assistance in identifying 
employment needs and training course quality/inspection would 
be much appreciated, he said. 
--Agriculture: There are opportunities in pursuing 
agriculture.  Nigeria imports USD 1.2 billion a year in rice 
from Asia; southern Nigeria has the potential to meet this 
need, he claimed. 
--Industry: The petrochemical industry could attract 
investment, development, and employment to the region. 
--Microfinance: Through microfinance indigenes could access 
funds for cottage industries and other needs. 
 
6.  (U) Edem said the NDDC would be interested in receiving 
U.S. assistance for health care delivery, skills training 
(through joint-ventures or direct investments) or 
scholarships for study in the oil and gas sector outside 
Nigeria (he criticized IOC omnibus scholarships for not 
focusing on the oil and gas sector). 
 
------------------------------------- 
Security & Infrastructural Challenges 
------------------------------------- 
 
7.  (U) Edem said Delta and Akwa Ibom are fairly quiet 
despite having kidnappings in the past, but he admitted 
Bayelsa and Rivers are a "little more difficult," 
particularly given the recent attacks in Port Harcourt 
(reftel).  He also admitted poor infrastructure is a major 
challenge to development in the Niger Delta, as is the short 
dry season (four to five months a year) for building roads 
and bridges.  However, Edem commented the lack of oversight 
on the spending of the 13 percent derivation by governors is 
perhaps the largest challenge to infrastructural development 
in the region. 
 
8.  (SBU) Comment: The NDDC has a reputation for not 
delivering on its mandate.  It also shows a disturbing lack 
of transparency.  While the relatively new Master Plan offers 
a new direction for the commission, it remains to be seen 
whether it will receive the funding and oversight it needs. 
End Comment. 
 
9.  (U) The cable was cleared by Embassy Abuja. 
BLAIR