UN backs Nigerian delta activists on oil wealth

A United Nations report on Nigeria’s oil producing Niger Delta has backed a call by local activists for the region to receive a greater share of its vast oil wealth.

President Olusegun Obasanjo launched the report on Tuesday to coincide with a government initiative to address a rising wave of violence in the wetlands region which accounts for all of the OPEC nation’s oil output.

“The report calls for improved revenue allocation to the Niger Delta, echoing a long-standing demand in the region that is now torn by conflicts, sabotage and violence,” the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said.
Reuters