Apparently alluding to blistering attacks on crude oil
installations and facilities by militant groups in the Niger Delta, Nigeria’s
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo recently said, ‘’Nigeria is losing one million barrels of crude oil per say due
to vandalism’’. Nigeria’s public space is awash with a raging debate as to whether or not the Nigerian government
should ‘negotiate’ with or as some put it, ‘appease’ the Niger Delta militants.
While Western governments led by the United
States and the United
Kingdom recommend ‘dialogue’ as the best way out
of the quagmire, President Buhari hitherto seemed unenthusiastic about a
dialogue.
