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Viewing cable 08LAGOS151, NIGERIA: STAFFDEL MEETING WITH DELTA STATE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08LAGOS151 2008-04-24 13:50 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Consulate Lagos
VZCZCXRO6994
RR RUEHMA RUEHPA
DE RUEHOS #0151/01 1151350
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 241350Z APR 08
FM AMCONSUL LAGOS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9874
INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
RUEHUJA/AMEMBASSY ABUJA 9589
RUEHNY/AMEMBASSY OSLO 0192
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 000151 
 
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 
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: NIGERIA: STAFFDEL MEETING WITH DELTA STATE 
GOVERNMENT 
 
REF: A. ABUJA 643 
 
     B. LAGOS 64 
 
1. (SBU) Summary: In a 27 March meeting with Senate Foreign 
Relations Committee Staff members (Staffdel) Michael Phelan 
and Neil Brown, Godwin Akpobire (Head of the Delta State 
Integrated Development Project) complained that international 
donors insufficiently consult with state governments when 
conducting projects in their territories.  Akpobire blamed 
foreigners and Nigerians from outside the Niger Delta for oil 
theft and the proliferation of small arms.  Fiscal 
responsibility and government procurement legislation have 
been introduced in the state assembly, but Akpobire 
criticized the state auditors and said he supported civil 
society and community oversight of government spending. End 
Summary. 
 
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International Donors Do Not Consult States 
------------------------------------------ 
 
2.  (SBU) Godwin Akpobire, Head of the Delta State Integrated 
Development Project (under the office of Delta State Governor 
Emmanuel Uduaghan, People's Democratic Party), told Michael 
Phelan and Neil Brown, staff members from the Senate Foreign 
Relations Committee, that international donors do not consult 
enough with state governments on the conception, 
implementation, and monitoring of donor projects.  Akpobire 
was dismayed that international donors often prefer to offer 
"monitoring assistance" without addressing actual project 
needs or costs, especially when states contribute matching 
funds.  In cases where donors do conduct direct projects, 
foreign aid agencies act without notifying the state 
government, Akpobire chided.  He said he would request 
auditors visit donor projects in Delta state to assess their 
completion and how they could be more efficient or enhanced. 
Akpobire thought state relations with donor agencies would 
improve if there were a better vehicle for direct 
communication and collaboration and he claimed intermediaries 
encumber government access to donors and only build mistrust. 
 
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Foreigners Responsible for Oil Bunkering, 
Arms Proliferation 
----------------------------------------- 
 
3.  (SBU) Akpobire blamed outsiders and not Niger Delta 
residents for oil theft and the proliferation of small arms 
in the region.  The complexity and scale of oil theft 
operations demands far more organizational capability, 
political connections, and financial resources than are 
available to the average local living in the creeks and 
swamps of Delta State, said Akpobire.  While some locals are 
likely involved in the theft rings as manual laborers, 
outsiders are responsible for selling the oil, coordinating 
its transfer to receiving vessels, providing security, and 
facilitating financial transactions.  Moreover, he placed the 
blame principally on oil buyers, noting that theft will 
happen only as long as there are buyers for illicit oil (Ref 
A).  Akpobire took the opposite tack on small arms in the 
Niger Delta, complaining that as long as outsiders sell arms 
to groups in the Niger Delta, the proliferation of weapons 
will continue. 
 
4. (SBU) Discussing the unrest in the Niger Delta, Akpobire 
said the Delta State government understands the genesis of 
militancy and criminality (began by youth rebelling against 
corrupt traditional rulers and oil companies in the late 
1990s), and is working with militant leaders such as Tom Polo 
 
LAGOS 00000151  002 OF 002 
 
 
to transform Delta into a safe state.  Akpobire said Tom Polo 
is the largest private employer of youth in Delta State and 
reliably pays his workers, who simply want meaningful jobs. 
(Note: In addition to his militant and criminal 
organizations, Tom Polo runs several small oilfield services 
businesses. End Note.)  He credited the state government's 
efforts with these groups and its work with the Delta State 
Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) (Ref 
B) for eliminating attacks on and kidnapping of expatriates 
in recent months. 
 
--------------------------------------------- ---- 
Delta State Ready to Pursue Fiscal Responsibility 
--------------------------------------------- ---- 
 
5.  (SBU) Akpobire lauded the federal government's passage of 
a fiscal responsibility law and thought this would facilitate 
passage of such laws at the state level.  Akpobire said a 
member of the Delta state legislature recently introduced a 
fiscal responsibility and government procurement bill and he 
noted the bill is currently being reviewed by a working 
committee of the legislature. 
 
6.  (SBU) In addition, Akpobire advocated increased oversight 
of government contracts to guard against corruption, but 
complained state government inspectors and auditors are not 
up to the task.  He suggested encouraging civil society and 
communities to monitor contracts and contractor performance. 
He also envisioned an oversight board similar to that 
governing the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency 
Initiative (NEITI) that could hold state government 
accountable for revenue spending and procurement processes. 
 
7.  (SBU) Comment: Akpobire's complaints that international 
donors fail to coordinate with state governments have been 
raised by other government contacts in southern Nigeria.  He 
was quick to blame Niger Delta outsiders for oil bunkering 
and small arms trafficking, pointing a finger alternately at 
the demand side in oil theft and the supply side in arms 
sales.  While his comments suggest a concern over foreign 
disregard for local interests and foreign causation of local 
problems, they are also an example of a distressing tendency 
of some Niger Delta officials to refuse to acknowledge the 
role they and their organizations play in sustaining poverty 
and unrest in the region.  For our part, there are a range of 
agencies and sections that have sought and continue to work 
with reforming state governments to be responsive to Niger 
Delta community needs, in addition to their work with NGO and 
civil society groups. End Comment. 
 
8.  (U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Abuja. 
BLAIR